LÂM ĐỒNG — Lâm Đồng Province has petitioned the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to grant funds for repairing 28 reservoirs that threaten production and livelihoods of local residents. The reservoirs are in various states of damage with six deemed unsafe for operation, according to the province’s Department of Irrigation. Most of the small-sized reservoirs, built before 1990, have been short of monitoring equipment, poorly constructed, and relatively unsafe for operations. Some dams are at a high risk of being breached, including Ma Póh, Suối Đỉa-Cây Xoài, Tân Rai, Đạ Tẻ and Đạ Tô Tôn, he added. The province has a total of 219 reservoirs, including seven with a capacity of over 10 million cubic metres, an equal number with a capacity of 3-10 million cubic metres, 79 with a capacity of 0.2-3 million cubic metres, and the rest with capacity by less than 0.2 million cubic metres.

Source: Viet Nam News August 12, 2017 02:03 UTC