More than 12.7 billion VND to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion in the summer-autumn crop of 2024

To promptly respond to the drought situation and ensure water resources for summer-autumn crop production, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a plan to respond to heat, drought, water shortage, and saltwater intrusion in the summer-autumn crop in 2024.

The main content of the plan focuses on a number of solutions: organizing irrigation work, clearing water flows, repairing and dredging canals and water inlets to ensure the best water transfer, maintaining pumping stations well to be ready for irrigation, and preparing backup pumps to be ready for support pumping.

Truc Kinh irrigation lake currently has about 65% water compared to the design area - Photo: LA

Apply rotational irrigation from the beginning of the season, take advantage of the returning water sources in drainage axes, ponds, lakes, rivers and streams to pump and drain for land preparation, sowing, and store water in reservoirs for irrigation when necessary.

Proactively build embankments to retain water in the fields before the production season, store water in ponds, lakes, and lagoons, and proactively zone off areas to place field pumps to support when necessary.

Reserve basic water from Ai Tu lake to supplement Tan Luong pumping station to ensure water supply for Dong Ha city; ensure water source from Tich Tuong lake to supply Quang Tri town water plant to serve water supply for people in the area. Areas with water source and near electricity source need to study and invest in building more electric pumping stations to pump water to fight drought in the short and long term.

Mobilize localities to plant short-term rice varieties to shorten irrigation time to save water.

For highland areas with difficulty in irrigation and no supporting pumped water source, mobilize people to change crop structure or other suitable production forms to bring higher efficiency. Focus on implementing drought support solutions for 3,286.46 hectares at risk of water shortage in the area.

The drought support budget is 12.71 billion VND. Of which, the budget implemented by the Irrigation Works Management and Exploitation Company Limited is 6.579 billion VND; the drought support budget implemented by localities is 6.131 billion VND. The support budget is arranged from the provincial budget, district budget and legal sources according to regulations.

Le An

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/hon-12-7-ti-dong-ung-pho-voi-han-han-xam-nhap-man-vu-he-thu-nam-2024-185861.htm