Mekong Delta localities work to cope with drought and saline intrusion

  • Photo: A dam project is underway on Nguyen Tan Thanh canal in Tien Giang province to prevent saltwater and store water. VNA Photo
    Photo: A dam project is underway on Nguyen Tan Thanh canal in Tien Giang province to prevent saltwater and store water. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A dam project to prevent salwater is underway on Ba Lai river, Ben Tre province. VNA Photo
    Photo: A dam project to prevent salwater is underway on Ba Lai river, Ben Tre province. VNA Photo
  • Photo: Rice fields in Long Phu district, Soc Trang province, face losses due to water shortage. VNA Photo
    Photo: Rice fields in Long Phu district, Soc Trang province, face losses due to water shortage. VNA Photo
  • Photo: A project to prevent saltwater in Hau Giang province. VNA Photo
    Photo: A project to prevent saltwater in Hau Giang province. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The Lanh Ra reservoir in Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province, stores water for farming and daily life. VNA Photo
    Photo: The Lanh Ra reservoir in Ninh Phuoc district, Ninh Thuan province, stores water for farming and daily life. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The winter-spring rice fields in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province are under threat of drought and saline intrusion. VNA Photo
    Photo: The winter-spring rice fields in Vi Thuy district, Hau Giang province are under threat of drought and saline intrusion. VNA Photo
  • Photo: The Binh Phan irrigation station in Tien Giang province supplies water to winter-spring rice fields. VNA Photo
    Photo: The Binh Phan irrigation station in Tien Giang province supplies water to winter-spring rice fields. VNA Photo
Mekong Delta localities have been carrying out urgent solutions to cope with drought and saline intrusion that have occurred earlier than normal in the Mekong Delta and are expected to affect a greater area this year. Some 332,000 ha of winter-spring rice crop and 136,000 ha of fruit plantation are estimated to be impacted by drought and saltwater intrusion in the dry season of 2020. VNA Photo

Latest news

TTXVN