Review of the irrigation systems in the province

Mr. Tran Van Vinh, Vice President of Dong Nai People’s Committee is making a speech in the working session.

In the session, MTV Dong Nai irrigation Limited Company said the company was recently in charge of 51 irrigation works all over the province, providing a good irrigation service in an area of 25 thousand-hectare rural land, helping to prevent saltwater intrusion in an area of six hectares per year, and supplying 9.5 million m3 of running water per year. The efficiency of the irrigation systems amounted to more than 80% of that as previously designed. Besides, the company also manages and works on over 400 kilometers of canals and channels with the annual average revenue reaching VND 14.5 billion and the income of laborers in 2010 reaching VND 3.6 million per month.

However, for the time being, the company is encountering a lot of difficulties due to the decrease of the amount of water for the irrigation structures in the dry season, and due to the serious flood in the rainy season. For the majority of irrigation systems are located in far and away areas, the company finds it hard to attract highly-skilled specialists meeting the requirements of the field, etc.