The storm has passed, Hai Phong farmers urgently go to the fields

Storm No. 3 (Storm WIPHA) has dissipated, Hai Phong farmers urgently check their fields to ensure agricultural production.

Do Neo pumping station in Dai Son commune, Hai Phong city, remains operational after storm No. 3 made landfall. This pumping station is responsible for draining nearly 4,000 hectares of agricultural land in the west of the city. Photo taken on the afternoon of July 22.

The city's Hydrometeorological Station forecasts that on July 23-24, Hai Phong area is likely to continue to have rain. The city's People's Committee requests localities to continue to maintain measures to protect production after the storm, focusing on preventing heavy rains causing flooding, guiding farmers on measures to restore production safely and effectively, ensuring timely harvest...

The total rainfall measured in the western part of the city from 7pm to 3pm on July 22 was about 105mm. Hai Duong Irrigation Works Exploitation One Member Co., Ltd. has been taking advantage of the opportunity to open self-flowing drainage sluices and operate 82 pumping stations with 373 pumps to drain water for local low-lying areas, rice fields, and sowing.

After the storm, the water level in the canals in the western part of Hai Phong City basically remained lower than the field surface.

According to the reporter's records, by the evening of July 22, the water level in the intra-field canal system in most localities was basically maintained at a low level. About 49,500 hectares of winter-spring rice, 3,500 hectares of summer-autumn vegetables that had been planted, and many other crops in the west of the city were basically only slightly damaged. However, a part of the rice and vegetable areas in the communes of Thanh Mien, Vinh Lai, Nam Thanh Mien, Nam Sach, Thai Tan, Dai Son, and Chi Minh were partially flooded and waterlogged.

On the afternoon of July 22, some farmers went to the fields to sow summer-autumn rice and grow summer-autumn vegetables despite the rain.

Farmers in Gia Loc commune sow rice in the fields when storm No. 3 has just weakened and is still causing rain in the Hai Phong area.

Mr. Le Thai Nghiep, Deputy Head of the Department of Cultivation and Plant Protection of Hai Phong City, said that the city currently has about 10,000 hectares of new rice that has been sown for about 5-6 days. If heavy rains of over 100 mm occur, these areas will be at risk of flooding, rotting, and will have to be replanted if the waterlogging is not drained in time.

Therefore, for low-lying fields that have not been planted, especially those that have been sown, farmers are advised to temporarily stop sowing if it continues to rain. Prepare a reserve amount of seeds to replant in areas that have been damaged due to being soaked in water for many days.

For summer-autumn vegetables, farmers are instructed to temporarily stop planting if it rains heavily. Actively clear and dredge ditches in the fields and prepare plans to prevent flooding. Continue to build shelters and rain shelters to limit the areas of leafy vegetables and herbs from being crushed...

Experts recommend that farmers should build shelters and trellises to prevent vegetables from being crushed if the rain lasts for a long time.

According to a quick report from the Hai Phong City Civil Defense Command, as of July 22, in the agricultural sector, due to good preparation and implementation of flood prevention and lowering of the buffer water level on the canal system, 72,050 hectares (60,000 hectares of winter-spring rice, 12,050 hectares of vegetables) and 28,730 hectares of fruit trees, 2,696 livestock farms, and 22,860 hectares of aquaculture were ensured safety.

However, about 50 hectares of rice in Thanh Mien, Vinh Lai, Nam Thanh Mien, Nghi Duong communes were partially flooded; about 50 hectares of vegetables in Nam Sach, Thai Tan, Dai Son, Chi Minh communes, An Duong ward were flooded. Currently, the flooded rice and vegetable areas have been and are being pumped to drain the water.

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Source: https://baohaiphongplus.vn/bao-tan-nong-dan-hai-phong-khan-truong-xuong-dong-417039.html