Thứ Sáu, 05/10/2018, 05:14 (GMT+7)

Tan Phuoc ditsrict promptly pumps off preventing flood for the pineapple

ABO - According to a quick report from the Tan Phuoc district Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue, water from the upstream provinces is pouring downstream, with water levels in 2018 forecasted to be higher in previous years. Moreover, the heavy rain as well as the tides has caused the water level in the dike cover to rise. Therefore, the Tan Phuoc district Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue asked communes, town having the dike cover to operate water pump to prevent flood for the pineapple.

Water pumps is operated to remove water for preventing pineapple flooding. Photo: thtg.vn

According to statistics, the Tan Phuoc district has 131 cover dikes, with a length of 719 km protected area of 17,891 hectares, of which more than 16,469 hectares of pineapple. In order to promptly protect the existing area, the district has arranged 148 pumping stations with 284 water pumps, mainly electric pumps. Up to this point, 133 water pumps have been deposited with the electricity industry and operated, ensuring not to flood the pineapple when heavy rain as well as tides to occur.