Resisting drought and salinity: Store fresh water in the simplest ways

Like Tuoi Tre Online reflection: The lack of domestic water has been a headache for many years in some Western provinces.

In addition to waiting for the authorities to have a long-term solution, people should proactively plan to store fresh water for their families for long-term use.

Store fresh water the traditional way

Supporting the solution of people “saving themselves” before the authorities have a long-term solution, reader Ha shared:

“My house is in Vung Liem district, Vinh Long province. For nearly 10 years, my parents have built a tank of more than ten cubic meters to store rainwater, so my family can comfortably use fresh water for daily activities.

Meanwhile, many neighboring households have to struggle to buy fresh water from traders at high prices for their own use.”

Sharing the same opinion of being careful not to be passive, reader 5 Mi Lat wrote: “For a long time, people in saltwater areas of the West have built tanks, equipped with jars, jars, jars, palanquins, and lagoon roofs. .. to store fresh water and rainwater for daily use and to reserve for times when it doesn’t rain, so this is not strange to them.”

To ensure there is a clean, quality water source, reader 5 Mi Lat further shared: “People in the saltwater areas of the West also put squash in jars, jars… of rainwater to create an additional cool feeling.” softer when taken.”

Adding to this opinion, reader Tu Xe added: “Saving yourself before God saves you is the optimal solution. There is no shortage of land in the countryside, dig a small shallow lake, spread a waterproof tarpaulin to store a few dozen or hundreds of cubic meters.” Water is so easy, the cost is low. A simple cover of corrugated iron or leaves is delicious!”.

Restore ponds and lakes, treat irrigation wastewater

According to many readers, in the long run, local authorities in drought-stricken areas need to have more synchronous and fundamental solutions.

Regarding this idea, Huy Nguyen wrote: “Families with the means can build large tanks, but in the West there are many households with very difficult income. Therefore, a salt water filtration system for the Mekong Delta region Long needs to be taken into account.”

Reader Vo Thanh Binh shared: “My hometown is in Binh Phuc Nhut commune, Cho Gao district, bordering Go Cong Tay, Tien Giang province. Before 2000, in the dry season, people went to village ponds to carry water for consumption. The whole commune has many public ponds such as Phuong pond, Dong pond, Thieu pond… which are dredged together every few years to store water.

At home, people buy jars or build lakes to store rainwater for drinking, so there is no shortage of water in the dry season. Now, the village pond has been encroached, even traces of it have been lost.”

Therefore, according to this reader, to avoid the shortage of fresh water for domestic use, what needs to be done is for authorities at all levels to restore public ponds, lakes… to serve the community.

With this same idea, you read the nickname 19buffalo wrote: “Not only are the people self-sufficient, but the local government also has to build a large pond or tank for the community. Because not every house is qualified to do so.

Large projects should also have the participation and supervision of the people. Then sell or distribute free water coupons per person/day. This drought and salinity problem happens every year and must be done sooner or later. So why not do it now?”.

According to reader Linh: “With the increasing scarcity of fresh water, we just hope that all people use water economically. Encourage the design of urban houses with rainwater harvesting systems; limit the construction of too many toilets. Avoid washing vehicles during water shortages.

In addition, according to reader Linh: “There should soon be a system to treat and utilize wastewater for irrigation and street cooling; dredging canals to store water.”