Online meeting on irrigation planning for the Red River and Thai Binh River basins

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired an online conference with provinces and cities affected by the river basin.

Attending the online bridge of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee were Mr. Nong Quang Nhat, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and leaders representing the Departments of Agriculture and Environment; Industry and Trade; Finance; Science and Technology.

According to the report at the working session, in the Red River and Thai Binh River basins, there are over 22,600 irrigation works, supplying water for 0.86 million hectares of cultivated land, 151,000 hectares of aquaculture and about 0.87 billion cubic meters of water for daily life, industry; combined with power generation, transportation, tourism, environmental protection... Regarding the developments of surface water, underground water, hydrometeorology in the Red River and Thai Binh River basins, by June 2025, all water needs will be basically met and water resources will be in a normal state, the amount of exploitable water will be sufficient for daily life, social security, economic development, and environmental protection.

Delegates attending at the Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee bridge.

The issue of irrigation planning for the Red River and Thai Binh River basins is a specialized technical planning stipulated in the Law on Planning. The planning is established with the aim of researching and proposing solutions for irrigation development to exploit, comprehensively use and sustainably develop water resources in the Red River and Thai Binh River basins; studying the impacts of climate change, developing upstream, proactively draining water for agriculture combined with drainage for urban areas, industrial parks, etc. Thereby, it serves as a basis for developing annual, 5-year and long-term irrigation development plans on river basins, contributing to improving the water environment, meeting the requirements of socio-economic development, ensuring water security of river basins until 2030 with a vision to 2050.

At the conference, delegates discussed and commented on the content of the water resource scenario for river basins. The focus was on the content and options for irrigation planning to serve multiple purposes, ensure water resource security, be suitable to reality, meet the requirements of socio-economic development, and ensure the feasibility of the plan in deployment and implementation. At the same time, consider and study extending the announcement period; supplement data on calculating water resource developments to be closer to actual needs. The issue of perfecting institutions, policies, and standards on exploitation, use, and reuse of water resources; regulating, allocating, developing, protecting water resources, using water economically and effectively, and reusing water contributes to ensuring water resource security.

Concluding the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha highly appreciated the delegates for seriously studying the documents and providing detailed and constructive comments on the draft water resource planning for the Red River and Thai Binh River basins, ensuring quality and efficiency, making an important contribution to the management, distribution, exploitation and protection of water resources in the river basins.

Localities, within the scope of their duties and powers, shall organize the implementation of state management of irrigation infrastructure in accordance with relevant laws within the locality; strictly manage land funds for planning implementation; allocate budgets for investment in irrigation infrastructure in the area. Focus on reviewing and adjusting the operating procedures of reservoirs on rivers and streams in the Red River - Thai Binh River basin towards operating reservoirs in real time to optimize the regulation of water resources for various purposes.

Strengthen solutions to protect water resources, prevent degradation, depletion, pollution of water resources and harmful effects caused by water, have a roadmap to restore degraded, depleted, polluted water resources, meet the requirements of integrated water resources management according to river basins and adapt to climate change; ensure water quality to meet socio-economic development goals./.

Dinh Van

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