Provincial leader inspects incidents of dykes and irrigation works in province

03/12/2024 08:50

(BNP) – On December 2, Mr. Le Xuan Loi, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee along with leaders of relevant departments and sectors inspected dike incidents and irrigation works in the province affected by storm No. 3 and floods caused by the storm.


Vice Chairman (second from right) inspects the subsidence, cracking, and landslides of the right bank of Ngu Huyen Khe River, passing through Phu Lam commune (Tien Du district).

Vice Chairman Le Xuan Loi directly inspected the incident of extrusion and bubbling circuits caused by storm No. 3 at location K76+600 of the Que Tan pumping station's suction tank channel (Que Vo town); the incident of subsidence, cracking, and landslides of the right bank of Ngu Huyen Khe river at some locations from K20+650 to K24+130 through Phu Lam commune (Tien Du district); the incident of seepage on the dike body at section K8+100 of the right bank of Ca Lo river through Hoa Tien commune and the incident at the head area of ​​Vong Nguyet pumping station (Yen Phong district).

The Vice Chairman praised the Department of Agriculture, localities, and forces for quickly mobilizing human resources, machinery, materials, and equipment to deal with incidents involving dykes and irrigation works during the storm, thereby contributing to the safety of the dyke system, irrigation works, and the lives and property of local residents.


Vice Chairman Le Xuan Loi (5th from left) inspects the extrusion and bubbling circuit problems in the channel leading to the Que Tan pumping station's suction tank (Que Vo town).

The Vice Chairman assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to work with relevant departments, sectors and localities to review and compile statistics on all incidents of dikes and irrigation works in the province affected by storm No. 3 and floods after the storm, and report to the Provincial People's Committee for long-term incident handling, according to the list of urgent projects in need of investment.


Vice Chairman Le Xuan Loi (far right) inspects the incident at the Vong Nguyet Pumping Station (Yen Phong district).

Loi further assigned relevant departments and branches to closely coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in advising and submitting to the Provincial People's Committee for approval of investment policies and implementing projects to handle incidents, ensuring completion before the 2025 storm season.


Vice Chairman Le Xuan Loi (second from right) inspects the incident of seepage in the dike section passing through Hoa Tien commune (Yen Phong district).

The Vice Chairman also stated that the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development must carefully calculate the scale of each project to ensure the safety of the dike system and irrigation works while also creating favorable conditions for transportation, regional connectivity, landscape, and socioeconomic development in the locality.

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