Billion-dollar pumping station in Nghe An unfinished for 7 years, many agricultural land areas abandoned
(Baonghean.vn) - Pumping Station No. 2 project in Nghi Thai commune (Nghi Loc) was completed and installed in 2018. However, it has not been put into operation yet, causing many agricultural areas without irrigation water to be left fallow.
Leading us to the field, a resident of Thai Hung hamlet, Nghi Thai commune said that although the commune invested in a pumping station in 2013, it has not yet been operational. More than 170 hectares of rice fields in the commune are waiting for projects from hamlets such as Thai Loc, Thai Hoa, Thai Hung, Thai Quang, Thai Son, Thai Tho... and have to abandon the summer-autumn crop, only producing one crop per year.
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| Nghi Thai pumping station (Nghi Loc) is not operating, the invested canal is also in a dry and unfinished state. The project is not effective, causing hundreds of hectares of agricultural land here to have no irrigation water. Photo: Viet Phuong |
The pumping station is unfinished and not yet in operation. The canals are bare, and the items are showing signs of silting and damage. Many agricultural areas near the pumping station have no irrigation water and cannot be used for production and must be abandoned.
It is known that the project of Pumping Station No. 2, Nghi Thai Commune, Nghi Loc District was approved by the People's Committee of Nghe An Province for its technical economic report in Decision No. 4790/QD.UBND-NN dated October 18, 2013 with a total investment of 12,583 billion VND, with the People's Committee of Nghi Thai Commune as the investor. Currently, the construction unit has completed and accepted a number of items: suction tank; operation house; discharge tank, pump and equipment in the operation house and 900/1,900m of canal. As for the 800m long power line system of the pumping station, the investor and related units have accepted and energized it for trial operation of the pumping station, but the pumping station cannot operate.
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Nghi Thai pumping station (Nghi Loc) in Thai Hung area is slow to come into operation. causing investment waste. Photo: Viet Phuong |
Mr. Dang Van Phuong - Chairman of Nghi Thai Commune People's Committee said that the reason is that the power line connecting to the commune's transformer station has a capacity of 150KVA, while the motor to operate the pump needs a capacity of 220KVA. Thus, the capacity of the currently connected transformer station is too small to ensure the pump operates.
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| Many summer-autumn rice fields in Dong Cua area, Nghi Thai commune are left fallow. Photo: Viet Phuong |
Because the project has not been completed and handed over for use, Nghi Loc District People's Committee has directed Nghi Thai Commune People's Committee to inspect and survey the construction of a new transformer station to ensure the operating capacity of Pumping Station No. 2 to serve irrigation production for the people.
Recently, the Department of Industry and Trade has approved the investment policy for the urgent construction project of a transformer station and power transmission line system to serve the daily life and agricultural production of Nghi Thai commune. In particular, the investment in the construction of a 320kVA transformer station is to ensure the operation of the pumping station. The project is worth nearly 1.3 billion VND and is invested by the Nghi Loc District Investment and Construction Project Management Board.
Nghi Loc District People's Committee and investors need to promptly overcome current problems to complete acceptance and handover of the project for use in accordance with regulations, avoiding waste and loss of investment capital.
