Tien Giang spends 1 million USD on flood prevention

The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has allocated nearly 23 billion VND (over 1 million USD) since the start of the year for flood prevention and natural disaster mitigation projects.
Tien Giang spends 1 million USD on flood prevention ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Tien Giang (VNA) –The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang has allocated nearly 23 billion VND (over1 million USD) since the start of the year for flood prevention and natural disastermitigation projects.

Nguyen Thien Phap, head of the irrigationand flood and storm prevention division under the Department of Agriculture andRural Development, the projects have focused on reinforcing dykes and dredgingirrigation canals.

Accordingly, 11 dykes and dams inCai Lay, Chau Thanh and Tan Phuoc districts and Cai Lay town have beenstrengthened with a total budget of over 3.3 billion VND (145,200 USD).

Since 2003, Tien Giang has spentabout 92 billion VND on consolidating 1,122 temporary dykes and dams in itswestern areas, where frequently affected by flood. In addition, it has dredged121 irrigation canals with total length of 128,000m to  ensure water supply for crops.

Ahead of this year’s floodingseason, the province invested an additional 3.3 billion VND to build four dykeswith steel frames, aiming to prevent floods and protect farming land for fruittrees with high-economic value in Cai Lay district.

This year, Tien Giang has strivedto harvest more than 1.2 million tonnes of rice, over 1 million tonnes ofvegetables and 1.38 million tonnes of fruits. It has also sought ways for localfarmers to grow crops adaptive to climate change.-VNA 
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