Currently, the province has 183 reservoirs with a total designed capacity of 359 million m³. To ensure safety during the rainy and stormy season, localities and dam management units proactively monitor and prepare adequate supplies, human resources, and means according to the "4 on-site" motto (on-site command, on-site forces, on-site supplies, and on-site logistics) at key locations...
According to forecasts, the storm and rain situation in 2023 will be more complicated than in previous years. In the face of harsh weather, ensuring the safety of dams and reservoirs is being proactively implemented by units and localities in the province. Currently, Dong Trieu Irrigation One Member Co., Ltd. is assigned by the province to manage and exploit 18 large and small dams and reservoirs with a total water storage capacity of nearly 39 million m³; 6 irrigation pumping stations with 18 units with a total irrigation pumping capacity of more than 18,100 m³/h; 5 drainage pumping stations with 31 units with a total capacity of 124,000 m³/h and 1 drainage culvert under the dike. Every year, the Company provides irrigation water for 6,150 hectares of cultivated area and drains water for 3,900 hectares of basin area. The management and operation of irrigation works are important in increasing the productivity and output of crops and livestock and contributing to disaster prevention and mitigation.
Mr. Vu Minh Thanh, Director of Dong Trieu Irrigation Company Limited, said: To be ready to respond to any unusual weather developments, since the beginning of 2023, the Company has developed a plan to prevent floods and storms. This year, the unit focused on repairing and upgrading the Dong Do 1 reservoir cluster; repairing a number of cracked canals. The Company also inspected the main dam, spillway, and water intake at 18 reservoirs. Through inspection, most of the works ensure the work of serving agricultural production and providing domestic water as well as ensuring safety during the 2023 storm season. However, some items of the reservoir are deteriorating and need to be repaired, such as: Dong Do spillway, Yen Duong reservoir earth dam, Tan Yen spillway... The Company is proposing to the province to provide timely repair funding, ensuring absolute safety for these irrigation works.
Yen Lap Lake is the largest freshwater lake in the province with a capacity of 130 million m³. Currently, the lake supplies water for agricultural production and clean water plants in Ha Long City, Uong Bi City and Quang Yen Town. Therefore, the task is to actively and carefully prepare for natural disaster prevention and search and rescue with the motto "4 on-site". At the same time, build plans to prepare human and material resources to proactively deal with the possibility of unusual floods, operational errors and dam erosion.
Mr. Vu Trong Tinh, Deputy Director of Yen Lap Irrigation Company Limited, said: Since the first months of the year, the unit has proactively inspected and maintained the valve system of the water intake control house and the spillway control house, and regularly monitored weather developments. Currently, the water level of Yen Lap Lake is near the dead water level. Along with operating and regulating the appropriate irrigation water source to prevent drought for the lake, the Company proactively monitors the amount of rain and flood in the lake in the coming time to have a plan to regulate spillway discharge and cut floods, ensuring absolute safety for Yen Lap Lake during this year's rainy and stormy season.
Implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, irrigation companies in the province and localities are currently implementing the motto "4 on-site, 3 ready" in natural disaster prevention, ensuring safety for dams and people in downstream areas. In addition, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed all relevant units and localities to maintain 24/7 duty to safely operate reservoirs and conduct reviews, reinforcements, and repairs of key storm prevention points and items; regularly monitor weather developments, conduct surveys, measurements, and develop timely response and storm prevention plans...
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