Over 17,000 hectares of rice fields in Hai Duong have been flooded.

Many pumping stations in Thanh Mien district are still operating to bring water from main canals to flood rice growing areas.

The above information was provided by the Provincial Irrigation Works Exploitation One Member Co., Ltd. on the morning of January 17. Of the 17,044 hectares of rice fields that have been flooded, 3,995 hectares are directly pumped, 4,939 hectares are self-draining, and the rest are other measures.

Chi Linh city, Kim Thanh and Tu Ky districts are localities that get water quickly, reaching 45.1 - 52.5% of the total rice growing area.

During this flood, the upstream water intake (tidal) encountered some difficulties when the salinity at many sluice gates on the Luoc, Van Uc, and Lach Tray rivers exceeded the allowable threshold (1‰) many times. The average peak water level at the An Tho and Cau Xe sluice gates (Tu Ky) was only 1.9 m, 0.1 - 0.2 m lower than the same period last year.

However, basically, the District Irrigation Exploitation Enterprise has taken full advantage of the recent water discharge and the tidal waters with salinity below the allowable level to pump and lead the stored water into the fields. Many pumping stations are still actively operating to continue pumping floodwater.

While waiting for the second water discharge from the Hoa Binh Hydropower Reservoir, the Provincial Irrigation Works Exploitation One Member Co., Ltd. continues to monitor salinity at many time frames during the day at sluice gates to take advantage of upstream water. From January 15 to 17, salinity measured at many sluice gates has decreased below the allowable level. At Cau Xe and An Tho sluice gates (Tu Ky), salinity measured at 7 am was only 0.2 ‰...

To ensure safety in agricultural production, minimize damage caused by saltwater intrusion, and proactively deploy response plans to adverse situations, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue requests relevant agencies, units, and district-level People's Committees to continue strictly implementing telegrams and directives from superiors on organizing solutions to ensure water sources for agricultural production and people's lives, and prevent drought and saltwater intrusion in the dry season of 2024-2025...

In the 2024-2025 winter-spring crop, Hai Duong plans to plant 63,000 hectares, including 53,000 hectares of rice, the rest are vegetables. According to the announcement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Northern Delta region has 12 days to get water for the 2024-2025 winter-spring rice crop. Phase 1 is from 0:00 on January 12 to 24:00 on January 16, 2025 (5 days), phase 2 is from 0:00 on February 8 to 24:00 on February 14, 2025 (7 days).

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