Ponds and lakes around West Lake suddenly dry up, why?

Quang Ba Lake dried up on the afternoon of March 21 - Photo: PHAM TUAN

According to Tuoi Tre Online on the afternoon of March 21, in the area of ​​Quang Ba lake, Tri lagoon, Thuy Su pond (Quang An ward, Tay Ho district, Hanoi), the water was all dry, deep grooves appeared at the bottom of the ponds, revealing mud.

The ponds and lakes have exposed bottoms and the sunny weather makes the surrounding area smell of unpleasant mud.

Water in Thuy Su Pond is running out - Photo: PHAM TUAN

Cycling with a friend to West Lake on the afternoon of March 21, Nguyen Minh Tu (22 years old, Hanoi) said: "Today, passing by here, I was very surprised to see that the ponds and lakes along West Lake were all dried up. Today, the weather is sunny and windy, the smell of mud rising from the bottom of the lake makes me a bit uncomfortable."

The exposed mud, sunny weather and strong winds cause an unpleasant fishy smell, affecting passersby - Photo: PHAM TUAN

Explaining to Tuoi Tre Online about the sudden drying up of ponds and lakes around West Lake, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Khuyen - Chairman of Tay Ho District People's Committee - said the reason was that the district was draining all the water at the above locations to plant lotus.

"Once the lotus planting is completed, we will immediately supply water again. It is expected that the ponds will dry up from now until the end of March until the lotus planting is completed," Mr. Khuyen said.

Also on this occasion, Tay Ho district carried out the work of repairing and dredging the bottom of ponds and lakes around West Lake after a long period of sedimentation and pollution.

Draining water from ponds and lakes around West Lake to implement a lotus growing model associated with eco-tourism development - Photo: PHAM TUAN

Previously, the People's Committee of Tay Ho district decided to coordinate with the Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute and the Hanoi Agricultural Extension Center to implement a project to build a model of lotus production associated with developing eco-tourism according to the value chain in Tay Ho.

Accordingly, the three units will coordinate to grow high-quality lotus on an area of ​​7.5 hectares at Dau Dong and Thuy Su lakes (Quang An ward) and Ao Sen 1 and Ao Sen 2 lakes (Nhat Tan ward).

Lotus products include flowers for tea, flowers for decoration and seeds for food associated with tourism development.

West Lake lotus (also known as Bach Diep lotus) has been recognized as intellectual property. This is a special type of lotus with up to 100 petals.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ao-ho-quanh-ho-tay-bat-ngo-can-tro-day-vi-sao-20240321180153422.htm