Binh Dinh experiences most serious drought in 15 years

The south central province of Binh Dinh is experiencing its most serious drought in the last 15 years, with 4,000 households and 3,400ha of crops lacking water.
Binh Dinh experiences most serious drought in 15 years ảnh 1The biggest fresh lake in Hoai Nhon district – My Binh Lake – had its water level reached the dead level. This means over 5,000 households living in Tam Quan Bac Area in Hoai Nhon district is facing risk of water shortage. (Photo: VNA)

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- The south central province of BinhDinh is experiencing its most serious drought in the last 15 years, with 4,000households and 3,400ha of crops lacking water.

According to the provincial Department of Agriculture andRural Development, more than 3,400ha of crops face water shortages and about200ha of summer-autumn rice has died of the drought.

Quy Nhon city and the districts of Phu My, Hoai Nhon, Hoai An,Tay Son and Tuy Phuoc have been hit the hardest by drought as the affectedcultivation areas ranged from 163ha to nearly 500ha.

Vo Duy Tin, deputy head of Hoai An district’s Division of Agricultureand Rural Development, said that almost all reservoirs in the district weredried up.

“The district has spent nearly 3 billion VND (129,000 USD)to take the little available water from small ponds and streams to cultivationareas,” he said, adding that all 66 pumping stations in the district operatedall day to provide water for agriculture.

In Hoai An district, drought has lasted for more than amonth, killing 200ha of rice, posing a risk of water shortages for 860ha ofcrops and leaving 160ha of cultivation land unused.

Le Trung Cang, Deputy Director of Binh Dinh Irrigation WorksManagement Ltd Company, said rivers and major dams in the north of Binh Dinh provincewere dry and unable to provide water for farmers.

The company had used 13 mobile pumping machines to takewater from ponds and streams for crops in Hoai Nhon district.  

The province’s agricultural department also reported thatabout 4,000 households in the province did not have enough water for daily use,most of them in Phu My, Tuy Phuoc and Tay Son districts.

Le Van Toan, Vice Chairman of the My Chanh Commune People’sCommittee in Phu My district, said that some 2,100 households in the communehad suffered water shortages for the last few months.

Seventy-year-old La Van Hiep in My Chau commune in Phu My districtsaid this was the first time he saw the Tra O Lagoon dry up.

My Binh Lake – the largest fresh lake in Hoai Nhon district -also had its water reached dead levels. This means more than 5,000 householdsliving in Tam Quan Bac Area in Hoai Nhon district are at risk of watershortage.

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Tran Chausaid the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was reviewing thedamage caused by the drought.

He said police and army soldiers would carry clean water topeople living in affected areas so they wouldn't have to buy water of unclearorigin and risk catching diseases.-VNA

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