Provincial People's Committee leaders inspect drought response work in Ninh Hai and Thuan Bac districts

On the afternoon of May 8, Mr. Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, inspected drought response work in Ninh Hai and Thuan Bac districts. He was accompanied by leaders of relevant departments and branches.

After inspecting the Bau Tro pond area in Thai An village; visiting the grape production area in My Hoa village, Vinh Hai commune; inspecting Ong Kinh lake, Nhon Hai commune (Ninh Hai); inspecting Cay Sung dam and visiting the aloe vera planting model in Xom Bang village, Bac Son commune (Thuan Bac), the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee listened to the leaders of the two localities report on the drought response situation in the area. Accordingly, in Ninh Hai district, as of May 7, Thanh Son lake still had 735,000m3, accounting for 35.92% of the design capacity; Nuoc Ngot lake still had 580,000m3, accounting for 32.22% of the design capacity; Ong Kinh lake is currently out of water. Based on the water source situation, Thanh Son lake and Nuoc Ngot lake will prioritize water for daily life, livestock, and perennial crops such as: Grapes with an area of over 384 hectares; apples 49 hectares.

Comrade Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected Ong Kinh Lake, Nhon Hai Commune (Ninh Hai).

Ninh Hai District People's Committee proposed that the Provincial People's Committee direct the Provincial Center for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Sanitation to have a plan to reserve domestic water sources for people in My Tuong 2 village, Tri Hai commune, Thanh Hai commune, My Hoa village, Thai An, Da Hang through a plan to support increasing water pressure from Phan Rang Water Plant through the My Tuong water plant system (when Nuoc Ngot lake drops to dead water level, shortage); propose that the Provincial People's Committee direct relevant sectors to soon survey and dredge to store water when it rains for Ong Kinh lake and Nuoc Ngot lake. For Thuan Bac district, as of May 8, the amount of water in the lakes: Song Trau 14.5 million m3 / 31.53 million m3; Ba Rau 1.58 million m3 / 4.67 million m3; Loi Hai: 1.85/3.26 million m3; Ba Chi 0.26 million m3 / 0.48 million m3; Ma Trai 0.45 million m3 / 0.48 million m3. Based on the above water source, the District People's Committee advocates using water resources to prioritize domestic use and livestock farming, then consider water for industry and production. In the summer-autumn crop, production is focused on areas with guaranteed irrigation water; focusing on converting dry crops that use less water and have high economic efficiency. It is expected that the area that must stop production is 832 hectares in the areas at the end of the canal and seasonal dams.

Comrade Trinh Minh Hoang, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected Cay Sung dam in Xom Bang village, Bac Son commune (Thuan Bac).

Through the field inspection, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged the efforts of local authorities in implementing solutions to cope with drought. It is forecasted that the drought situation will continue to be severe. Therefore, he requested that sectors and localities continue to be proactive and focus on implementing drought prevention work, in which priority is given to ensuring domestic water for people; followed by drinking water for livestock and irrigation water for perennial crops with high economic value such as grapes, grapefruit, jackfruit, etc. Review the demand for domestic water for people and drinking water for livestock to have timely support plans. Localities should well implement the plan to convert the structure of crops that use less water; apply water-saving irrigation models and resolutely stop production in areas without proactive water supply. Allocate funds to dredge ponds, lakes and canals; propagate and mobilize people to proactively reserve food and drinking water for livestock. In addition, strengthening forest fire prevention and control during the dry season...

Kha Han

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