Dredging 124 canals to serve flood prevention work in Hai Duong

The Provincial Irrigation Works Exploitation One Member Co., Ltd. has directed the District Irrigation Works Exploitation Enterprise to urgently repair damaged and degraded drainage pumps (documentary photo)

According to the leader of the Provincial Irrigation Works Exploitation One Member Co., Ltd., the company has requested relevant units and localities to organize the repair of regional banks, clear blockages, and clear the flow of 124 canals. Urgently repair 116 drainage pumps of all kinds, sluice gates, valve systems, opening and closing machines, discharge tanks... damaged and degraded to serve the flood prevention work in 2025.

Gather enough reserve materials (soil, rocks, sacks, fences, tarpaulins, ropes, sacks, steel baskets, bamboo stakes, etc.) to prevent overflows and landslides in inland dykes and handle flood situations.

Before June 20, Irrigation Works Exploitation Enterprises must advise the District People's Committee to organize the clearance and complete the handling of violations in the irrigation works system. In the flood prevention plan, it is necessary to develop a detailed plan for each region, each pumping station...

According to forecasts from professional agencies, from June to September, storms and tropical depressions will be active in the East Sea and directly affect the mainland at a rate equivalent to last year's average.

Total rainfall from July to September was approximately the same as last year's average, ranging from 250 - 450 mm.

From May to June 2025, small floods are likely to occur on small rivers and the upper reaches of the Red River and Thai Binh River systems. From July to September, 4-5 floods are likely to occur on major rivers in the Northern region. Peak flood levels on major rivers in the Hai Duong region are at alert levels 1 to 2.

Many canals in Hai Duong are currently densely covered with water hyacinth and need to be cleared to prevent flooding during storms. In the photo: Water hyacinth has grown to cover the entire surface of a canal in the border area between Minh Duc (Tu Ky) and Nghia An (Ninh Giang) communes.

The goal of flood prevention in Hai Duong is to ensure normal irrigation and water supply for 50,438 hectares of winter-spring rice, 25,901 hectares of rice seedlings, vegetables, 9,852 hectares of aquaculture area; at the same time, proactively prevent flooding and drain water for crops and 42,558 hectares of drainage area in rural and urban areas (excluding inner-city areas).

In 2024, the average rainfall in Hai Duong reached 2,058.4 mm (662.9 mm higher than the average in 2023 and 494.8 mm higher than the average of many years). During the year, 2 storms made landfall directly in the province (storm No. 2 and storm No. 3). In particular, storm No. 3 (storm Yagi ) made landfall in September 2024 at the level of a super typhoon, causing heavy rain, strong winds and the historic flood that followed, causing severe damage to people's production.

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