08th Jan 22 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY — Authorities in Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are taking measures to store water for irrigation and household use during the 2021-22 dry season. The delta, the country's largest rice, fruit and seafood producer, is forecast to face a higher lev...
Mekong Delta ensures water supply as saltwater intrusion to be at above-average levels in dry season
09 Jan 21 Vietnamnews Source HCM CITY – Saltwater intrusion in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta in the 2020 – 21 dry season is expected to be higher than average, but not as severe as the last dry season. Phùng Tiến Dũng, head of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorology Forecasting's Hydro-Me...
Trà Vinh steps up measures to cope with severe saltwater intrusion forecast in dry season
28 Nov 20 Vietnamnews Source TRÀ VINH – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Trà Vinh has taken a number of measures to prevent saltwater intrusion up rivers and canals in the upcoming dry season to ensure there is no shortage of water for irrigation and household use. Trà Vinh is one ...
Mekong Delta braces for dry season with water storage arrangements
11 Oct 20 VNExpress Source People living in the Mekong Delta are installing tanks to store water for the dreaded dry season, and authorities are building artificial lakes. Pham Van Tien opens the cement tank which has rainwater from the previous night. During the last dry season Tien's fa...
Soc Trang braces against drought, saline intrusion in approaching dry season
05 Oct 20 VNExpress Source The Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang has developed a plan to respond to drought, water shortage, and saline intrusion in the dry season in late-2020 and early-2021, a conference held by the provincial People's Committee on October 5 heard. Soc Trang braces aga...
Kien Giang residents face consequences of drought
12 April 20 Vietnamnet Global Source Local people living in the buffer zone next to U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province have been suffering from severe drought in recent times. During the peak of the dry season, all the canals have dried up causing major difficulties in the...
Bình Phước tightens forest protection in dry season
7 April 20 Viet Nam News Source BÌNH PHƯỚC — Authorities in the southeastern province of Bình Phước are tightening measures to prevent forest fires in the dry season as prolonged heat has occurred since the beginning of the year. The province, which has the largest land area i...