According to the General Department of Irrigation ( Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ), from 7:00 p.m. on February 6 to 3:00 p.m. on February 7, the Northern Midlands and Delta regions will have light rain and drizzle.
Vietnam Electricity Group has flexibly operated hydropower reservoirs to adjust downstream water levels in accordance with the content of Document No. 133/TCTL-QLCT dated February 6, 2023 of the General Department of Irrigation.
Regarding the Red River water level, as of 4:00 p.m. on February 7, 2023, the average water level on February 7 at the Hanoi Hydrological Station reached 1.71 m, the highest at 12:00 p.m. reached 1.98 m.
With the water level on February 7, irrigation works have been repaired, upgraded, and the water intake elevation lowered, and field stations continue to be qualified for operation. Localities are organizing maximum operation of irrigation works to get water.
In particular, fixed works that have not been invested in, repaired or upgraded such as Trung Ha and Phu Sa pumping stations (Hanoi City); Cam Dinh and Lien Mac sluices (Hanoi City), Long Tuu ( Bac Ninh Province) are not qualified to operate to take water.
As of 4:00 p.m. on February 7, the water area of the entire Northern Midlands and Delta region reached 462,049 ha/498,359 ha, reaching 92.7% (an increase of about 3% compared to February 6), including: Thai Binh 100%, Nam Dinh 100%, Ha Nam 100%, Ninh Binh 99%, Phu Tho 99%, Hai Phong 94%, Hai Duong 93%, Bac Ninh 91%, Vinh Phuc 87%, Hung Yen 87%, Hanoi 75%.
To effectively collect water, the General Department of Irrigation recommends that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of provinces and cities direct management and exploitation units to strengthen solutions and operate water collection vehicles to the maximum to speed up the progress of water collection for cultivated areas that depend on additional regulated water sources from hydroelectric reservoirs, strive to complete the water collection plan in the second phase, and at the same time store it in the canal system, low-lying areas, ponds and lakes.
The provincial Irrigation Sub-Departments update the watered area before 3:00 p.m. every day during the water intake period on the website of the General Department of Irrigation at: https://capnuocdongxuan.tongcucthuyloi.gov.vn./.
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