Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development has approved a master plan on irrigation for the Tay Nguyen CentralHighlands to 2030 with a vision to 2050 with total investment of more than 103 trillion VND (nearly4.4 billion USD).
Of the investment, over 93 trillion VND will be spent onwater supply, nearly 7.6 trillion VND on water drainage and flood prevention,and 1.3 trillion VND on non-construction solutions.
The capital will be sourced from annual allocation of theState budget, investment from economic sectors and contributions of residentsin target areas.
The irrigation master planaims to enhance the region’s capacity toadapt to climate change, serve agricultural restructuring, modernise the region’sirrigation systems and ensure water supply for agricultural and industrial production,and residents’ daily life.
Specifically, the plan targets to ensure water supply formore than 1.16 million ha of arable land and meet 90 percent of water demand inindustry and daily life. Another important goal is to ensure water drainage forrains with a 10 percent rainfall recurrence interval.
Under the plan, 408 irrigation works will be built orrepaired and upgraded in the Sesan river basin sub-region, along with 345 worksin the Ba river upper basin sub-region, 646 works in the Dong Nai river upperbasin sub-region, and 707 works in the Srepok river upper basin sub-region.
Regarding non-construction solutions, the plan calls forenhancing the efficiency of the management and operation of irrigation works,building and modernising forecast and warning systems, researching and applyingadvanced water-saving irrigation systems and studying the use of surface waterinstead of ground water.
The region targeted by the plan is home to five CentralHighland provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong.-VNA