Pumping station in Thanh Chuong was built and abandoned for 16 years.
(Baonghean.vn) - The project to build N1 Canal, Lam Thinh Pumping Station in Thanh Duc Commune, Thanh Chuong District was built to irrigate 35 hectares of rice, but since the handover, the project has been abandoned and wasted for many years.
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Project to build N1 Canal, Lam Thinh Pumping Station, Thanh Duc Commune, DistrictThanh ChuongThe project is invested by Thanh Chuong District People's Committee with a capital of more than 1.6 billion VND from Target Program 135. In the photo: Lam Thinh pumping station operator house is overgrown with grass. Photo: Van Truong |
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Construction started in December 2006, and was scheduled to be put into use in September 2007, with the goal of irrigating 35 hectares of rice/2 crops, but since the handover until now, the project has not been used.wasteover the years. Photo: Van Truong |
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The suction pipe system at the Lam Thinh pumping station operator's house is rusted and peeling off in patches. Photo: Van Truong |
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The project's pumping system has not been used for many years and is now degraded and damaged. Photo: Van Truong |
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The project has 2 units with a pipeline system made of 5mm thick steel pipes, 596m long. Each pipe is 7m long, 600mm in diameter, welded together. The pipeline is placed on a system of 86 concrete pillars with a height of 1.3 - 3.2m. Photo: Van Truong |
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Unused water pipes have now become garbage dumps. Photo: Van Truong |
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The iron pipeline system occupies a large area of tea growing land in Thanh Duc commune, Thanh Chuong district. In the photo: A section of iron pipeline had to be cut to make a road for people to go to the tea fields. Photo: Van Truong |
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The project also has a concrete water supply system over 885 m long. In the photo is the N1 irrigation canal section of Lam Thinh pumping station, with grass growing all over the canal bed. Photo: Van Truong |
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Mr. Nguyen Huu Vinh - Chairman of Thanh Duc Commune People's Committee, Thanh Chuong District said: This pumping station could not operate when put into operation because the water source in Tray stream dried up, so it had to stop operating for many years. In the photo: Some sections of the canal were broken and damaged. Photo: Van Truong |
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Because the project has not been effective and has not been used since it was handed over to the Commune People's Committee for management, Thanh Chuong district has submitted a document to relevant authorities proposing the liquidation of the N1 canal of Lam Thinh pumping station to clear the land for agricultural production. Photo: Van Truong |
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