According to the plan to respond to drought, water shortage and saltwater intrusion in 2024, if there is no rain in the worst case in May, this year Ninh Thuan will have to stop producing nearly 7,600 hectares, of which nearly 4,900 hectares are crops and 2,692 hectares are hectares of rice, concentrated in communes of Bac Ai, Thuan Nam and Ninh Phuoc districts.
As of April 22, 2024, the total capacity of 23 water reservoirs in Ninh Thuan province is 168.72 million/417.70 million m3, accounting for over 40% of the design capacity. According to forecasts, if the drought lasts for a long time, many lakes will no longer have water for irrigation, many agricultural areas in the province will have to stop production, and the risk of hunger will occur in many localities. In particular, there will be a shortage of water for people’s daily lives, with about 1,484 households/5,836 people in some localities of the districts needing to transport water for service.
Faced with that situation, Ninh Thuan province is focusing on synchronously deploying urgent and long-term solutions to respond, proactively mobilizing all resources to prevent people from lacking water for daily life, and to prevent hunger and starvation from occurring. disease epidemic, focus on drastically converting crops to save water, protect livestock, and prevent major losses from occurring
