Mekong Delta urged to store fresh water for 2017 dry seasonBen Tre province was one of the hardest hit from saline intrusion in the previous dry season. According to the provincial Hydrometeorology Center, the 4 percent saline water has intruded into estuaries since early January by 18-28 kilometers. Lam Hoang Hai from An Minh district of Kien Giang said his 2.7 hectares of winter-spring rice fields have suffered from drought and saline intrusion. Ben Tre Provincial Secretary Vo Thanh Hao has called on people to begin storing fresh water for use when necessary. These projects aim to improve the efficiency of irrigation systems so as to control saline intrusion by 2020, and provide sufficient water to 800,000 hectares of rice and 4,000 hectares of other crops.

Source: VietNamNet News February 06, 2017 01:18 UTC