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Irrigation expanded in Red River delta
Nearly 80 percent of winter-spring crop in the Red River Delta have access to water, according to the national irrigation department.
The reservoirs of Hoa Binh, Thac Ba, and Tuyen Quang remain open, releasing high volumes of water at 1,482cu.m, 255cu.m, and 150 cu.m per second respectively.
Water levels in the Red River reached 2.2m by February 6, and this helped provide sufficient irrigation for rice seedlings this season, the department said.
The provinces with highest demand for water include Hai Duong, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Hanoi, and Thai Nguyen.
The reservoirs will remain open from February 7-13, the department said.
Meanwhile, drought has recently hit Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, enabling pests and diseases to attack thousands of ha of rice among 1.6 million hectares of the winter-spring crop.
The National Plant Protection Agency has urged concerned agencies in the delta provinces to closely monitor the situation to prevent and effectively control the spread of pests and diseases.
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