Farmers rejoice as irrigation structures are upgraded

Allocating resources and establishing mechanisms for irrigation upgrades

Song Cong city in Thai Nguyen province is focused on renovating and upgrading irrigation structures, dredging internal canal networks to meet agricultural production demands, thererby promoting safety and enhancing the disaster resilience of local structures during the rainy season.

According to the residents of Tan Quang commune, Song Cong City, the water collection pit of the Dong Tien pumping station was previously narrow, extending the water pumping process by several days during the planting season, affecting approximately 70 hectares of agricultural production land in the local community.

However, according to Mr. Pham Anh Tuan from Dong Tien hamlet, Tan Quang commune, the city invested over 570 million Vietnamese dong in April 2023 to repair the water collection pit and water channels. Subsequently, the project was put into operation by the end of May 2023, facilitating the production activities of local residents.

Song Cong city has invested approximately 8.5 billion Vietnamese dong since 2022 in the renovation and upgrade of nine irrigation structures across various communes and wards. Regarding the internal canal network projects, in addition to mobilizing local residents to participate in the construction, the local government has implemented a support mechanism covering 40% of the project value for wards and 60% for communes.

Between 2019 and 2021, Song Cong city invested nearly 30 billion Vietnamese dong, which was drawn from various funding sources, to repair and upgrade 40 local irrigation structures. Notable projects include the upgrade of the Nuc Nac reservoir in Chau Son ward; the construction of the new La Canh 1 water pumping station and Na Giang in Ba Xuyen commune, and the Ba Van 4 water pumping station in Binh Son commune; the construction and repair of over 20 kilometers of canal networks in various communes and wards.

Over 30 billion Vietnamese dong in new construction and upgrades for irrigation structures

The Van Han water reservoir is one of the major irrigation structures in Dong Hoi district. After receiving approval for the investment plan from the Provincial People's Committee in 2017, the project was implemented, including key components such as the construction of dam, flood discharge spillway, control room, lakefront road, and canal network system, with a total investment capital of 90 billion Vietnamese dong. To date, the project has been put into effective operation, ensuring irrigation water for over 300 hectares of agricultural land in Van Han commune and neighboring regions.

According to Mr. Luong Van Hoan, Vice Chairman of the Van Han Commune People's Committee, the completed irrigation structures ended the prolonged droughts affecting local agricultural fields. The Van Han reservoir currently holds water and provides irrigation for 120 hectares of two rice crops, 50 hectares of winter crops, and 70 hectares of tea, fruit trees. Additionally, the structure is serving the domestic water needs for residents and livestock. Consequently, the project plays a role in ecological environmental improvement and flood control.

The reinforcement project for the internal irrigation structures in the villages of Lang Lam and Trung Than in Hoa Trung commune in 2021, with a total investment capital of nearly 1.9 billion Vietnamese dong, has been completed. Subsequently, the project has provided an irrigation water supply for 85 hectares of rice in the two villages.

"Reinforcing the irrigation infrastructure system not only reduces the cost of water pumping, conserves irrigation water, and prevents wastage that would otherwise burden the locals, but also allows the local community to proactively manage their production during each cropping season," shared Mr. Tran Duc Long, a resident of Trung Than hamlet.

According to statistics, the district received an investment funding of over 30.7 billion Vietnamese dong between 2020 and 2022, to construct, repair, and upgrade 20 irrigation structures, and reinforce 23.5 kilometers of internal canal networks.