Mr. Hoang Van Vinh, Do Thuong 2 village, Xuan Van commune (Yen Son) takes care of newly transplanted rice.

Mr. Nguyen Son Han, officer of the Irrigation Works Management Board of Vinh Loi commune (Son Duong) said that people's seasonal rice is taking root, preventing and combating flooding for young rice. The Board has asked the teams to Cleaning the entire system of canals and sluice gates so that when heavy rain occurs, water can easily drain.

During days of heavy rain, the Board also arranges forces to closely monitor water level developments and take timely response measures. With proactive response measures, during the two heavy rains in late June and early July, the entire newly transplanted rice area of ​​the locality was still preserved, he noted.

At the Management and Exploitation Team of Ngoi La irrigation project (Yen Son), in recent days, the pumping station workers have been on duty 24 out of 24 hours, monitoring the water level and operating the self-flowing drainage system.

Mr. Ngo Quyen, Team Leader of the Construction Management Team, said that the Board implements a 24 out of 7 continuous duty regime, making the most of opening sewers and operating drainage pumping stations in each region every day. When heavy rain occurs, team officers are on duty to guide localities to clear the flow and drain stagnant water in the fields.

According to comrade Bui Chi Thanh, Director of the Irrigation Branch, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, to effectively carry out the work of preventing and combating waterlogging, right from the beginning of the year, localities in the province have organized inspections. They investigate and evaluate the current status of the project before the rainy season and carry out renovation and repair of pumps and key works, culverts under the dyke, regulating dams to ensure 100% of the project operates at full capacity to serve flood prevention and control service. The Management Board of exploitation of grassroots irrigation works also regularly inspects and dredges canals and clears the flow; consolidate and enclose the edges of areas and patches; prepare facilities, vehicles, machinery and equipment to ensure and be ready to prevent waterlogging and protect crop production.