Chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong checks the work of combating drought and salinity

ABO - In the morning of December 18, Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee Le Van Huong checked the prevention and combating drought and salinity in Go Cong Dong district.

Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee Le Van Huong checks the rice field at Tan Dien commune.

Accordingly, comrade Le Van Huong checked the construction progress of Vam Kinh sluice gate in Tan Thanh commune, Go Cong Dong district. This construction of the sluice gate is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

At the field, he asked the Tien Giang Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to work with the investor to speed up the construction progress, striving to the Lunar New Year so people can circulate through this sewer.

At the same time, he asked the unit to closely monitor changes in saline intrusion to take initiative in prevention and control. He emphasized that the province is determined to protect the water sources of the people and the orchards.

Besides, Chairman of the PPC also checked the situation of sowing winter-spring rice crop in Ho hamlet, Tan Dien commune. According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Go Cong Dong district, the whole district has sown over 90% of winter-spring rice.

By the morning of December 18, Tan Phuoc commune has more than 50 hectares of non-sowing winter-spring crop, the same afternoon, the communes will update the situation of winter-spring sowing in the area.

Comrade Le Van Huong asked the local to mobilize people not to sow after the recommended schedule in the situation of saline intrusion coming early as now, etc…

By M. THANH – Translated by HUU CHI