Mekong Delta households face water shortage
More than 377,000 people in the Mekong Delta face a fresh water shortage
because of saline water intrusion in the area, according to the
National Centre for Rural Clean Water Supply and Environmental
Sanitation.
More than 377,000 people in the Mekong Delta face a fresh water shortage
because of saline water intrusion in the area, according to the
National Centre for Rural Clean Water Supply and Environmental
Sanitation.
The price for fresh clean water has soared as a result. In Kien Giang, Ben Tre and Ca Mau provinces, people have been buying clean water for 25,000-60,000 VND (1.2 USD-2.9 USD) a cubic metre, far higher than the normal price of 7,000-10,000 VND.
Vo Thi Thong, 47, from Hon Dat district's Binh Son commune in Kien Giang said the bore wells of hundreds of households have been affected by saline intrusion and acidic soil.
To have water for cooking and drinking, people here have to travel about 10km to the commune's centre to buy clean water, she said.
Saline water intrusion and drought in the delta has affected agricultural production, with salt water concentration increasing to 0.9 percent in several areas in Hau Giang province, Nguyen Van Dong, director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
In Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces, the water is more saline than last year, officials said.
In Ca Mau province, the salt concentration reached 3 percent. Rice will die when the salt concentration in fields becomes higher than 3 percent.
About 100,000ha of farmland in the delta have been affected by saline water intrusion, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
This intrusion occurred one month earlier than in the past, and entered 40-50 km deep into river mouths.
In some areas in Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, Tien Giang and Long An, saline water has intruded 50-60km into rivers.
Since early February, strong winds combined with drought have created favourable conditions for deeper saline water intrusion.
Steps have been taken to provide fresh water to farms.
Hau Giang and Vinh Long have dredged and upgraded dozens of canals to supply irrigation water for 38,000ha of rice and fruit fields in affected areas.
Tien Giang has built 173 temporary dams to prevent saline water intrusion and set up 173 sites to pump water into fields.
Kien Giang has closed sluice gates along sea at Rach Gia - Ba Hon areas to keep fresh water.-VNA
The price for fresh clean water has soared as a result. In Kien Giang, Ben Tre and Ca Mau provinces, people have been buying clean water for 25,000-60,000 VND (1.2 USD-2.9 USD) a cubic metre, far higher than the normal price of 7,000-10,000 VND.
Vo Thi Thong, 47, from Hon Dat district's Binh Son commune in Kien Giang said the bore wells of hundreds of households have been affected by saline intrusion and acidic soil.
To have water for cooking and drinking, people here have to travel about 10km to the commune's centre to buy clean water, she said.
Saline water intrusion and drought in the delta has affected agricultural production, with salt water concentration increasing to 0.9 percent in several areas in Hau Giang province, Nguyen Van Dong, director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said.
In Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Ca Mau and Bac Lieu provinces, the water is more saline than last year, officials said.
In Ca Mau province, the salt concentration reached 3 percent. Rice will die when the salt concentration in fields becomes higher than 3 percent.
About 100,000ha of farmland in the delta have been affected by saline water intrusion, said the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
This intrusion occurred one month earlier than in the past, and entered 40-50 km deep into river mouths.
In some areas in Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, Tien Giang and Long An, saline water has intruded 50-60km into rivers.
Since early February, strong winds combined with drought have created favourable conditions for deeper saline water intrusion.
Steps have been taken to provide fresh water to farms.
Hau Giang and Vinh Long have dredged and upgraded dozens of canals to supply irrigation water for 38,000ha of rice and fruit fields in affected areas.
Tien Giang has built 173 temporary dams to prevent saline water intrusion and set up 173 sites to pump water into fields.
Kien Giang has closed sluice gates along sea at Rach Gia - Ba Hon areas to keep fresh water.-VNA
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