Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Mekong Delta region is in anurgent need for an inter-sectoral and comprehensive solution in water reserving,especially in years with drought, stated Deputy Minister of Natural Resourcesand Environment Le Cong Thanh on August 22.
Addressing a conference in Hanoi, Thanh further noted thatresearches and projects in the field have been conducted in a small scalewithout efficiency in regional connection and water quality ensuring.
He asked the Water Resources Institute and the Department ofClimate Change to build a general report in the work in June 2020, while workingwith other ministries and sectors to design a comprehensive solution for waterstocking in the region.
Vice Director of the Water Resources Institute Nguyen AnhDuc gave a number of water stocking measures, including reserving water incanal systems by forming small reservoirs, as well as building drains and damsto turn major river branches into fresh water reservoirs. However, he alsostressed the need to carefully consider investment resources and environmentalimpact.
Meanwhile, representatives from the Water ResourcesInstitute and the Department of Climate Change proposed that the ministry soonimplement a comprehensive research on measures to stock water in the region,with vision towards 2050 and 2100.
Duc suggested that the ministry promptly consider andapprove a project submitted by the institute to deal with water surplus inflood season and shortage in dry season in the Mekong Delta region.
At the event, participants also sought measures in thefield, stressing the need to collect and evaluate information for aDutch-invested project to reserve water in the
Long Xuyen and Dong Thap Muoi areas.
They also considered theproject to turn the Dong Thap Muoi area into a major reserve area for the MekongDelta region.-VNA
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