Nearly-14-mln-USD project to modernise Kon Tum’s irrigation system
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a decision to give in-principle approval for a project worth 14 million USD to moderlise irrigation in response to climate change in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum.
Kon Tum (VNA)- Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has signed a decision to give in-principleapproval for a project worth 14 million USD to modernise irrigation in response to climate change in the CentralHighlands province of Kon Tum.
The project using the Asian Development Bank's loan aims to enhance drought and climate change resilience; improveirrigation efficiency serving agricultural restructuring towards increasingadded value and sustainably developing irrigation systems; better theefficiency of irrigation management service, new techniques and irrigationworks.
It will focus on repairing and upgrading a number of irrigation works in thedistricts of Dak To, Ngoc Hoi, Dak Ha and Kon Ray, thus ensuring stable watersupply for about 1.448 ha of crops.
In addition, effective water management measures will be implemented in the innerfield in order to stabilise water sources serving the conversion of crops withhigh economic efficiency, and proactively prevent drought and adapt to climatechange.
The project will also help local farmers access economical irrigationtechniques; know more about irrigation cycles and levels, and methods tomaintain in-field irrigation system; and build irrigation and crop cultivationplans.
The project will be implemented in four years, starting from June 2022.
According tostatistics of the provincial Department of Irrigation, the locality has 595irrigation works, including 85 reservoirs, eight pumping stations and 502 dams.
Kon Tum is home to nearly125,000 ha of crops, in which over 8,800 ha of annual winter-spring crops andnearly 29,000 ha of coffee trees which are need water most at the peak of thedry season.
ཧ The project is hoped to increase the water supply capacity of irrigation works,reduce the risks of drought and climate change, especially in areas with large cultivationareas of coffee and other crops such as Dak Ha, Kon Ray, Dak To and Ngoc Hoi./.
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