Northern irrigation system upgrade project to be implemented before January 10

(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of January 4, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a working session with relevant departments, branches and districts to prepare for the project to restore and upgrade the Northern Nghe An Irrigation System.

Conference overview.

The project to restore and upgrade the Northern Nghe An irrigation system was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for investment in Decision No. 1929/QD.BNN-TCTL with a total investment of VND 5,705 billion, including 2 components, of which: Component 1 is to restore and upgrade the Northern irrigation system invested by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; Component 2 is to strengthen irrigation management and training facilities invested by the Vietnam Institute of Water Resources.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the conference.

The investment objective of Component 1 is to restore and upgrade the entire system to ensure long-term safety of the project, stably irrigate 27,656 hectares, of which 21,459.6 hectares are rice and 6,160.4 hectares are crops; provide clean water for daily life at 1.6 m3/s and water for industry at 1.89 m3/s. Drain 1,405 hectares of water for the low-lying area of ​​Yen Thanh - Dien Chau; prevent salinity and retain fresh water to create a water source for agriculture and daily life.

Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported on the project preparation process.

The investment scale of Component 1 is to renovate and upgrade Ba Ra Do Luong including 12 bays with a length of 315.4m; Renovate Trang Son water transfer culvert including 3 bays, 17m wide. Repair and upgrade 56.064km of main canals; 44 level 1 canals with a total length of 222.5km; 250 level 2 canals and below with a total length of 1,200km, dredge 3 drainage canals and renovate Dien Thanh drainage culvert.

The total investment capital for component 1 is over 5,205 billion VND, of which JICA capital is over 4,394 billion VND, Central counterpart capital is over 439 billion VND and Nghe An province counterpart capital is over 371 billion VND. Currently, NAPMU has signed construction contracts with the winning enterprises. It is expected that the construction will be implemented before January 10, 2016.

The leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will coordinate with localities to effectively implement land acquisition, compensation, and site clearance.

The representative of the Department of Finance proposed to have timely measures to handle counterpart funds to implement the project.

At the meeting, delegates focused on analyzing some problems in site clearance; compensation for households; land use conversion and land recovery; capital needs;...

At the conference, Mr. Dinh Viet Hong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded: This is one of the major projects of the province, so relevant levels and sectors need to focus on land acquisition, site clearance, and early handover of clean land to the construction unit. The districts have done a good job of ensuring security and order, and at the same time proactively coordinated with the Departments and sectors to promptly handle problems arising during the project implementation process. For the investor (Department of Agriculture and Rural Development), it is necessary to have a specific plan for capital use according to progress and proactively grasp the implementation process of bidding packages in the districts for timely handling.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Finance and the Department of Planning and Investment coordinate with investors to promptly provide counterpart funds. Irrigation units and localities need to have plans to regulate and use water appropriately to ensure both construction and agricultural production.

Hoang Vinh