Dak Nong flexibly uses water resources to fight drought

Dak Mil, Krong No, and Cu Jut are three districts that have been continuously affected by drought and water shortages in the dry season in recent years. To combat drought in these areas, the authorities have flexibly regulated inter-regional water resources from irrigation works and natural rivers and streams.

Long Son Commune, Dak Mil District has about half of its crop area using water from Dak Sor Stream. This stream is about 60km long, crossing the areas of Dak Mil and Krong No districts.

Many coffee areas in Dak Mil and Krong No districts have reduced drought thanks to inter-regional water regulation.

Last March, at some point, the Dak Sor stream at Mr. Hoang Viet Phong's coffee plantation in Tay Son village, Long Son commune, dried up, threatening to affect the crops.

While he was worried, a few days later, his family had water to irrigate their coffee. The water was regulated from the Dak Mil district irrigation lake and discharged into the Dak Sor stream.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Tuan, Chairman of Long Son Commune People's Committee, said that since mid-March, there has been a shortage of water for coffee, locally occurring in some villages such as Dong Son and Tay Son. The shortage mainly occurs along Dak Sor stream.

Dak Sak Lake, Dak Mil District, one of the water-regulating projects to serve inter-regional drought prevention

In response to the people's needs, the Commune People's Committee worked with relevant parties, water was released to serve the needs of planting trees, by mid-April, the water source was basically guaranteed. Over 2,000 hectares of Long Son's crops are now guaranteed irrigation water.

According to Mr. Tran Van Tinh, Director of Dak Mil Irrigation Works Exploitation Company Limited, the unit pays special attention to the protection and regulation of inter-regional water resources.

This year, the branch has effectively distributed and regulated water resources; at the same time, distributed water resources from abundant areas to areas of shortage.

Specifically, the branch has regulated water from Dak Sak, Dak Guon Thuong, Jun Juh and Bac Son 1 lakes (all in Dak Mil district) to Dak Sor stream to serve the needs of Long Son people (Dak Mil), Nam Xuan commune, Dak Sor (Krong No).

These efforts have ensured sustainable water security, meeting the needs of daily life, production and economic development of people in many localities.

Dak Ken Lake, Dak Lao Commune, Dak Mil District is regulated by water from some neighboring works to supply crops.

According to Mr. Ho Son, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Cu Jut district, regulating inter-commune and inter-district water sources from irrigation works and large rivers is extremely important for drought prevention and control.

For example, for the Dak Diêr irrigation project in Cu K'nia commune. This project regulates water for a large area. In particular, the project provides irrigation water for 300 hectares of rice and 700 hectares of industrial crops in Cu Jut.

In addition, the water source from the project also contributes to ensuring the flow of small streams, stabilizing groundwater levels, and providing domestic water for people in the two communes of Cu K'nia and Dak D'rong.

Dak Dier irrigation project in Cu K'nia commune ensures the flow of small streams, stabilizes groundwater levels, and provides domestic water for people in the two communes of Cu K'nia and Dak D'rong, Cu Jut district.

According to the leader of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dak Nong, in recent years, the province has implemented many activities to protect and regulate inter-regional water resources to prevent and combat drought.

Specifically, in the establishment of general development plans, projects and orientations, all sectors include the exploitation and use of water resources, plans for surface water quality management, plans for groundwater protection and regulation and distribution of water resources.

Provincial professional agencies forecast trends in changes in quantity and quality of water resources and water demand for industries during the planning period.

The province divides water resources into functional zones; areas that are often or at risk of drought and water shortage. Dak Nong directs and inspects relevant agencies and units to establish a corridor to protect water resources.

Ensuring minimum flow on rivers and streams; reviewing and synthesizing works for regulating, storing water, exploiting, using and developing water resources are also focused on by the province...

Dak Nong currently has 307 irrigation works, 255 reservoirs, 32 dams, 10 pumping station systems, 8 drainage canal systems, and 2 other irrigation works. The total designed capacity of the works is about 172 million m³ of water.

Source: https://baodaknong.vn/dak-nong-linh-hoat-nguon-nuoc-chong-han-249665.html