Central region adopts strict drought measures
Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on large scale to deal with
the on-going severe drought that has plagued central coastal provinces,
particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.
Hard-engineering solutions have been adopted on large scale to deal with
the on-going severe drought that has plagued central coastal provinces,
particularly those in the basin of Vu Gia-Thu Bon rivers.
The resolutions were outlined by Dang Duy Hien of the General Department of Irrigation ( GDI ) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development during a recent online discussion facilitated by the Government Online Portal in Da Nang City.
The solutions include supplying water on an alternating basis, installing on-site pumps and sharing irrigation water.
The official said his ministry has advised farmers at the places without irrigation systems water to grow crops that need less water yet produce good yield.
The ministry has worked closely with the Vietnam Electricity to operate the hydroelectric reservoirs in a way synchronised with farmers’ cultivation activities downstream.
According to Vo Van Diem, deputy director of Quang Nam province’s Department of Agriculture Development, in 2012 the region experienced irregular climate patterns, such as lower levels of rainfall (only 60 percent of the average amount).
During the winter spring crop, the central provinces , the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta were all hit by the drought. From Da Nang City to Ninh Thuan province, there were 4,000 hectares affected by severe droughts.
Meanwhile, more than 32,000 large trees have died due to the prolonged drought and hot weather in the protective forest of Xuan Loc in southern Dong Nai province, according to the Xuan Loc protective forest management boards director Hoang Dinh Long.
“It is the first time that the area has been faced with this situation,” said Long. “We have no choice but hope for rain to come soon because many efforts in drought prevention and bringing water from reservoirs have had no effect.”
The province has asked local authorities to strengthen forest inspections in efforts to combat the drought.-VNA
The resolutions were outlined by Dang Duy Hien of the General Department of Irrigation ( GDI ) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development during a recent online discussion facilitated by the Government Online Portal in Da Nang City.
The solutions include supplying water on an alternating basis, installing on-site pumps and sharing irrigation water.
The official said his ministry has advised farmers at the places without irrigation systems water to grow crops that need less water yet produce good yield.
The ministry has worked closely with the Vietnam Electricity to operate the hydroelectric reservoirs in a way synchronised with farmers’ cultivation activities downstream.
According to Vo Van Diem, deputy director of Quang Nam province’s Department of Agriculture Development, in 2012 the region experienced irregular climate patterns, such as lower levels of rainfall (only 60 percent of the average amount).
During the winter spring crop, the central provinces , the Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta were all hit by the drought. From Da Nang City to Ninh Thuan province, there were 4,000 hectares affected by severe droughts.
Meanwhile, more than 32,000 large trees have died due to the prolonged drought and hot weather in the protective forest of Xuan Loc in southern Dong Nai province, according to the Xuan Loc protective forest management boards director Hoang Dinh Long.
“It is the first time that the area has been faced with this situation,” said Long. “We have no choice but hope for rain to come soon because many efforts in drought prevention and bringing water from reservoirs have had no effect.”
The province has asked local authorities to strengthen forest inspections in efforts to combat the drought.-VNA
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