Efforts to ensure domestic water for people

The prolonged heat over the past few days has depleted water sources for daily life, leading to local water shortages in some residential areas in the province. To ensure domestic water supply for people, Son La Water Supply Joint Stock Company has directed water supply branches in districts and cities to regulate water appropriately; and to increase propaganda for people to use water economically during the dry season.

Son La Water Supply Joint Stock Company inspects the newly invested water pipeline system in Chieng Sinh ward.

These days, staff and workers of Son La City Water Supply Enterprise regularly check water pipes in the city, promptly repair damaged pipes, and avoid water loss. Mr. Luong Xuan Chung, Team Leader of the Network Management Team, Son La City Water Supply Enterprise, said: During the dry season, especially during this time, workers of Son La City Water Supply Enterprise regularly inspect and review the entire water pipe system, regulate water reasonably in areas lacking water; advise the Company to install water boosters to push water to areas with high terrain, ensuring sufficient water supply for customers.

Network management team, Son La City Water Supply Enterprise handles and repairs damaged water pipes.

In Co Noi commune, Mai Son district, since March, water supply wells in the center of Co Noi commune and sub-areas 19/5 and Binh Minh have no longer been able to supply water, affecting about 1,700 customers. Mai Son water supply company has had to increase pumping of water from Hat Lot town to serve the daily needs of people in Co Noi commune.

Officers and workers of Son La Water Supply Company and Mai Son Water Supply Enterprise inspect the water treatment system.

Mr. Dinh Khac Hoang, Director of Mai Son Water Supply Enterprise, said: The branch has over 8,850 customer households. Since the beginning of the year, the Enterprise has developed a water supply plan for the dry season, developed scenarios, invested in upgrading pipelines, and installed additional water pumps from the center of Hat Lot town to serve customers in Co Noi commune. At the same time, it has assigned workers to be on duty to regulate, divide zones, schedule pumping and regulation according to a specific schedule and notify households to store water.

Ms. Dao Thi Niem, sub-zone 26, Co Noi commune, Mai Son district, said: About a month ago, my family and other households in the group started to lack water for daily life and production. Mai Son Water Supply Enterprise pumped additional water. Currently, we have enough water for daily life, and we use the excess water for irrigation of crops.

Mai Son Water Supply Enterprise workers operate the water supply system.

Due to prolonged heat and drought, most domestic water sources in the province have decreased sharply, with some sources experiencing a 30-50% shortage, even drying up, such as station 19/5, Binh Minh station, Co Noi commune center station, Mai Son district; Pe stream source, Bac Yen district; Airport source of Muong La district...

Mr. Tran Quyet Chien, Director of Son La Water Supply Joint Stock Company, said: The Company is managing 12 branches, affiliated enterprises and 28 water treatment stations, with a capacity of about ^38,500m3 /day and night, serving over 61,500 households in the province. To ensure continuous, stable and quality water supply, the Company coordinates with local authorities in areas where water shortages often occur to focus on propaganda and guidance for people to raise awareness in using water economically and effectively. Continue to focus investment resources, build water treatment stations, upgrade transmission pipelines connecting water supply stations, establish water supply regions and inter-regions to provide support between stations and regions when water shortages occur.

In addition, Son La Water Supply Joint Stock Company directed water supply enterprises and branches in the province to dredge water sources, review machinery and equipment, and inspect all pipelines to promptly detect and fix problems affecting water supply. Periodically check water quality, conduct raw water monitoring. Assign workers to be on duty daily, promptly fix problems as soon as receiving information from customers.

Workers of Son La Water Supply Joint Stock Company repair water pipes.

According to forecasts, hot and dry weather will continue, along with the efforts of the authorities, people need to raise awareness in using water economically. In the long term, localities need to increase afforestation, manage and protect forests, especially upstream forests, to ensure water sources for daily life and production.

Ngoc Huong

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