Bara Do Luong spillway failure incident resolved
(Baonghean.vn) - After 3 days of continuous construction day and night, on the morning of June 10, the Do Luong spillway collapse incident was resolved.
As reported, on June 7, the Bara Do Luong spillway had an incident of breaking compartments 10 and 11 (old dam compartments that have been in use for more than 80 years), causing a number of consequences affecting life and production.
Three days after the incident, the Project Management Board and the construction team actively mobilized manpower and machinery to pour more than 4,000 tons of concrete and hundreds of tons of rock into the broken dam to quickly join the old and new spillways. On the morning of June 10, the construction team basically completed patching the broken dam.
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| Leaders of the General Department of Irrigation on the project directed to fix the problem. Photo: PV |
During the repair process, under the direction of Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu, the contractor, Hoa Hiep Company Limited, mobilized dozens of machinery and equipment to transport and lift rocks and concrete down to the dam and raise the sand discharge sluice to regulate water flow to facilitate the repair process.
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| Concrete blocks were dropped onto the broken dam. Photo: PV |
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| Previously, the construction unit had diverted water to the sand discharge culvert to facilitate the repair. Photo: PV |
Mr. Hoang Ngoc Tuan - Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Do Luong town said: "When hearing the news of the Bara Do Luong dam breaking, the people were very surprised, then worried about losing water for daily use, because our whole town has over 10,200 people, all households use tap water (including poor households). After the dam was blocked, along with the Do Luong Water Supply Station using field pumps to pump water, so up to now, the people's domestic water has stabilized again, people are more secure."
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| The spillway was basically patched successfully. |
| Clip of fixing the spillway break at Do Luong on the evening of June 9. Clip: Ngoc Phuong |
The construction unit said that immediately after patching the broken dam section, they will block the flow and construct the broken section to strive to complete the project 1 year ahead of schedule.
This package is conducted through international bidding, using JICA capital, with JICA experts closely monitoring all stages.
