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On the afternoon of November 4, the Working Group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment worked with the Peoples Committee of Da Nang City on the management of dykes, dams and hydroelectricity operations in flood regulation. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep requested to urgently lower the water level of large hydroelectric reservoirs in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon river basin - Photo: Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. At the meeting, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep said that, implementing Official Telegram No. 208/CD-TTg dated November 4, 2025 of the Prime Minister on proactively preventing, avoiding and responding to storm Kalmaegi, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is coordinating closely with the Ministry of Industry and Trade and localities to direct, guide, and inspect the operation of irrigation and hydroelectric reservoirs - especially lakes in the inter-reservoir system - to ensure safety, efficiency, and prevent incidents from occurring. With the forecast that Typhoon Kalmaegi will cause heavy rain from the early morning of November 7, Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep requested to urgently lower the water level of large hydroelectric reservoirs in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon river basin, including A Vuong and Dak Mi 4, Song Tranh 2, Song Bung 4 and Song Bung 2, to create safe flood storage capacity before heavy rains. The Deputy Minister emphasized that the flood regulation operation of hydropower reservoirs must be flexible, consistent with actual forecasts and developments of natural disasters, and not rigidly comply with inter-reservoir operating procedures as in the recent floods. The Ministry and Da Nang city agreed to coordinate and propose adjustments to the inter-reservoir operation process in the Vu Gia - Thu Bon river basin in an open direction, adapting to climate change conditions. The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will report and propose to the Government solutions to operate hydropower plants to regulate floods in the context of climate change, to minimize damage caused by floods. At the same time, the Ministry will coordinate with Da Nang city to research and propose basic solutions to coastal erosion in Cua Dai and Hoi An area, invest in water regulation works on Quang Hue river, build a new An Trach dam and renovate an irrigation lake with a capacity of more than 20 million m3 to support flood regulation downstream. Speaking at the meeting, Director of the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Pham Duc Luan noted that the city needs to strengthen work to ensure the safety of ships and boats. Ships operating at sea must proactively move out of dangerous areas or into safe shelters, avoid moving at high speeds in high winds and strong waves, and limit accidents and damage. The Department requests that the city coordinate with the Ministry to deploy early distribution of relief goods from businesses and the ASEAN Coordination Center for Humanitarian Assistance in Natural Disaster Management (AHA Center) to people in areas severely affected by the recent natural disaster; At the same time, actively coordinate to deploy the project to install an X-band weather radar station in Quang Nam (old) - with a scanning range covering the entire city of Da Nang - to improve the ability to forecast and early warn of natural disasters in real time. On the local side, Vice Chairman of the Peoples Committee of Da Nang City Tran Nam Hung said that during the flood period from October 26 to 30, hydroelectric reservoirs on the Vu Gia - Thu Bon river basin had role in reducing floods downstream, but the level of regulation is not really optimal, causing many residential areas downstream to be flooded, dozens of serious landslides and hundreds of other small points appearing. City leaders hope that the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment will support basic, sustainable solutions to reduce natural disaster risks, especially in mountainous areas - where people still face the risk of landslides, threatening life and property. The City requested the Ministry and the Central Government to pay attention to supporting resources to build safe resettlement areas, help people in high-risk areas stabilize their lives, and at the same time support sustainable livelihoods through converting farming models - from growing acacia to growing medicinal plants, large timber trees and developing houses to avoid floods, equipping boats, boats, and life buoys to serve natural disaster response.Do HuongSee moreSee moreSee moreSee more
