Chủ Nhật, 20/10/2019, 14:48 (GMT+7)
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Tien Giang proactively responds to drought and salinity 2020

ABO - It is one of the key tasks that the agriculture sector of Tien Giang province pays specially attention to filed in the coming time.

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According to the assessment, in the 2020 dry season, the salinity in estuaries (Tien and Vam Co rivers) is likely to occur soon, higher than the average for many years and approximately 2016.

If the 2020 drought, salinity as expected, it will seriously affect the production of the winter-spring crop of 2019-2020 in Go Cong area and the area of ​​fruit trees in the western districts of Tien Giang province; especially causing a shortage of fresh water, seriously affecting the lives of people in the eastern districts of Tien Giang province, etc...

A series of dams have been invested to protect specialized orchards in western districts and towns of Tien Giang province.

Regarding this issue, Deputy Director of Tien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Van Hoa said that: From the perspective of the drought and salinity situation in 2020 will be harsh, localities should have specific plans prevention for each locality; regularly monitoring saline to have a plan to prevent salinity and pump in time against drought in allowable conditions, freeing the obstacles of meridians.

The localities need to strictly control areas of inundation and water drainage when storing water; organizing dam construction and operating irrigation means to actively pump water to store water in the conditions of salinity allowed; urgently executing and completing and putting into use irrigation works, etc...

By S.N – Translated by NGUYEN HUU

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