Paddy fields in the Long Xuyen Quadrilateral. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - The Mekong provinces of AnGiang and Kien Giang have worked together to efficiently use water resources, combatnatural disasters and cope with their aftermath.
Kien Giang and An Giang signed an agreement in 2013 forwater resource management in the Long Xuyen Quadrilateral with support from theIntegrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP).
The agreement relates to water resource, flood and salinitycontrol, water resources for irrigation and the responsibility of localauthorities in implementing the agreement, Quang Trong Thao, deputy director ofthe Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said at arecent conference on water management in the two provinces in 2013-2017.
Situated in the west of the delta, the 498,000ha Long XuyenQuadrilateral is bordered by the Vinh Te Canal, the Hau River and Cai SanCanal. It is a major producer of rice and aquatic products.
Under the agreement authorities have built the Tha La and TraSu flood control systems in An Giang province’s Tinh Bien district, a floodcontrol dyke along National Highway 1 from Chau Doc to Ha Tien, a flood controlsystem along the Hau River, dykes and rainwater drainage and saltwater controlsystems along the coast, Grade 1 and 2 canal systems, an urban flood controlembankment, and an embankment for agricultural production and flood control inAn Giang and Kien Giang provinces.
The water resource monitoring system includeshydrometeorology stations and stations for measuring water and alluviumquality.
Thao said in the past several years authorities in the twoprovinces have collaborated for the operation and maintenance of irrigationworks that serve agriculture and foster socio-economic development.
The well-funded and -operated irrigation works in the LongXuyen Quadrilateral have helped control flooding and saltwater intrusion andprovide water for locals’ daily needs, irrigation and river traffic.
Now the region has over 85,000ha of land under rice,producing over five million tonnes of paddy a year, 13,598ha of ponds forshrimp farming, producing nearly 18,000 tonnes.
An Giang and Kien Giang have also agreed on the annualrelease of water from the Tha La and Tra Su dams between late August and earlySeptember to irrigate the summer-autumn and autumn-winter rice crops, mitigateflooding in the upper section of the river, wash away salt and disease-causingpathogens and deposit alluvium.
The two provinces have also jointly operated a drainage andsaltwater control dyke system in the quadrilateral.
In 2018-20 a recent agreement on water management in thequadrilateral will be implemented, with Hau Giang province and Can Tho cityjoining Kien Giang and An Giang.
They will work together to collect and share data on surfaceand ground water resources and the zoning and use of water resources in thequadrilateral.
Nguyen Huu Thien, an expert on the Mekong Delta’s ecology,said: “In the complex situation caused by climate change, water is an essentialresource. All fresh, salt and brackish water must be considered resources.”-VNA
Kien Giang and An Giang signed an agreement in 2013 forwater resource management in the Long Xuyen Quadrilateral with support from theIntegrated Coastal Management Programme (ICMP).
The agreement relates to water resource, flood and salinitycontrol, water resources for irrigation and the responsibility of localauthorities in implementing the agreement, Quang Trong Thao, deputy director ofthe Kien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, said at arecent conference on water management in the two provinces in 2013-2017.
Situated in the west of the delta, the 498,000ha Long XuyenQuadrilateral is bordered by the Vinh Te Canal, the Hau River and Cai SanCanal. It is a major producer of rice and aquatic products.
Under the agreement authorities have built the Tha La and TraSu flood control systems in An Giang province’s Tinh Bien district, a floodcontrol dyke along National Highway 1 from Chau Doc to Ha Tien, a flood controlsystem along the Hau River, dykes and rainwater drainage and saltwater controlsystems along the coast, Grade 1 and 2 canal systems, an urban flood controlembankment, and an embankment for agricultural production and flood control inAn Giang and Kien Giang provinces.
The water resource monitoring system includeshydrometeorology stations and stations for measuring water and alluviumquality.
Thao said in the past several years authorities in the twoprovinces have collaborated for the operation and maintenance of irrigationworks that serve agriculture and foster socio-economic development.
The well-funded and -operated irrigation works in the LongXuyen Quadrilateral have helped control flooding and saltwater intrusion andprovide water for locals’ daily needs, irrigation and river traffic.
Now the region has over 85,000ha of land under rice,producing over five million tonnes of paddy a year, 13,598ha of ponds forshrimp farming, producing nearly 18,000 tonnes.
An Giang and Kien Giang have also agreed on the annualrelease of water from the Tha La and Tra Su dams between late August and earlySeptember to irrigate the summer-autumn and autumn-winter rice crops, mitigateflooding in the upper section of the river, wash away salt and disease-causingpathogens and deposit alluvium.
The two provinces have also jointly operated a drainage andsaltwater control dyke system in the quadrilateral.
In 2018-20 a recent agreement on water management in thequadrilateral will be implemented, with Hau Giang province and Can Tho cityjoining Kien Giang and An Giang.
They will work together to collect and share data on surfaceand ground water resources and the zoning and use of water resources in thequadrilateral.
Nguyen Huu Thien, an expert on the Mekong Delta’s ecology,said: “In the complex situation caused by climate change, water is an essentialresource. All fresh, salt and brackish water must be considered resources.”-VNA
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