Operating 22/23 pumping stations to drain across the dike

Monday, September 9, 2024 | 15:20:43

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Implementing the Official Dispatch No. 07/CD-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee dated September 7, the two companies exploiting the irrigation works of Bac and Nam Thai Binh have opened all drainage sluices in the entire system; mobilized all means to clear the flow to drain water; used forced pumps, combined with quick drainage to save crops flooded by the impact of storm No. 3.

An Quoc pumping station staff, Quoc Tuan commune, are on duty 24/7 to operate 8 drainage gates in the northern communes of Kien Xuong district.

Pumping station operation has been carried out since 2:00 a.m. on September 8. By 10:30 a.m. on September 9, the entire system had operated 22/23 pumping stations across the dike with a total of 173 pumps, with a total capacity of 615,100 ^m3 /h. Of which, the Northern system operates 10 pumping stations with 99 pumps including: Hung Ha 3 stations (22 pumps), Quynh Phu 3 stations (36 pumps), Dong Hung 2 stations (14 pumps), Thai Thuy 2 stations (27 pumps); the Southern system operates 12 stations with 74 pumps including: Vu Thu 4 stations (26 pumps), Kien Xuong 4 stations (26 pumps), Thai Binh city 4 stations (22 pumps). Currently, only Tra Giang pumping station (Kien Xuong) is not operating due to power outage; the electricity sector is urgently repairing and fixing it. In addition, some internal drainage pumping stations are also operated additionally to ensure drainage for production.

As of 7:00 a.m. on September 9, the water level at Tra Linh sluice on the field side was 1.15 m, on the sea side was 1.15 m; Nguyen bridge, Dong Hung town was 1.29 m; Lan sluice on the field side was 1.30 m, on the sea side was 1.44 m; Phuc Khanh, Thai Binh city was 1.59 m.

Tan Phuc Binh pumping station (Vu Thu) is operating a maximum of 10 pumps with a capacity of ^2,500m3 /h.

After storm No. 3, the whole province had about 18,000 hectares of rice tilted and fallen; 6,000 hectares of winter-spring rice were damaged by 30 - 70%, 5,000 hectares of winter-spring rice were damaged by over 70%; 585 hectares of newly planted winter-spring vegetables and unharvested summer-autumn vegetables were affected by 30 - 70%, 2,760 hectares of newly planted winter-spring vegetables and unharvested summer-autumn vegetables were affected by over 70%; 1,215 hectares of fruit trees were affected by 30 - 70%, 170 hectares of fruit trees were affected by over 70%.

Currently, the two companies operating the irrigation works continue to update the situation, assigning forces to be on duty 24/7 at the sluices and pumping stations to operate at maximum capacity, and urgently lower the water level in the fields to protect crops.

Nguyen Thoi

Source: https://baothaibinh.com.vn/tin-tuc/4/207522/van-hanh-22-23-tram-bom-tieu-qua-de