Nghe An: Orientation for building the system of irrigation and coastal erosion prevention

Nghe An: Orientation for building the system of irrigation and coastal erosion prevention (Internet image)

Resolution 244/2008/NQ-HDND orients the construction of an irrigation system and coastal erosion prevention in Nghe An province, Vietnam until 2020 as follows:

Irrigation:

- Regularly perform good maintenance, repair, and upgrade of the reservoir system to ensure safety during the rainy and flood season, and supply water for production and people's daily life;

- Continue to upgrade the Northern and Southern irrigation systems. Complete the concrete lining of canals, especially focusing on Level I and Level II canals. Continue to develop an active irrigation system for specialized peanut and sesame cultivation areas and concentrated vegetable production areas;

- Complete the repair and upgrade of the Vuc Mau reservoir; build an irrigation system to draw water from Vuc Mau and Khe Lai reservoirs to supply water for the living and production needs of Hoang Mai urban area and industrial zones in the region;

- Continue to improve the water supply and drainage systems serving coastal aquaculture; invest in completing the irrigation system serving the salt production areas of Quynh Luu and Dien Chau districts;

- Continue investment to expand drainage systems and upgrade, renovate flood drainage works.

- Continue investment in building solid sea dikes and estuarine dikes, complete the construction of sea dikes from now until 2015, and estuarine dikes until 2020.

Erosion and sea-level rise prevention due to global warming:

- Solidify the sea dike system combined with the use for coastal roads, build towards solidification for estuarine dikes. For severely eroded coastal areas, invest in completing the dike protection system. Preserve and develop coastal mangrove forests, estuarine and other coastal protective forests.

- Build early warning facilities in areas prone to severe erosion. Avoid constructing large, long-term projects in areas forecasted to be at risk of erosion or flooding due to sea-level rise. Participate in and implement the National Program for Climate Change Response effectively.

More details can be found in Resolution 244/2008/NQ-HDND which comes into effect in Vietnam from December 30, 2008.

Ngoc Tai

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