Dak Lak is currently in the middle of the peak dry season.(Photo: VNA)
Dak Lak (VNA) - Like other provincesin the Central Highlands, Dak Lak is currently in the middle of the peak dryseason.
According to statistics from the provincialDepartment of Agriculture and Rural Development, drought has affected 300ha ofcrops in the province.
Nguyen Minh Chau, who owns about a hectare ofpepper trees in Ea H’leo’s district’s Ea H’leo commune said prolonged droughtand a lack of irrigation have caused many trees to die.
Although his family has spent nearly 100 millionVND (4,310 USD) to hire people and machines to fetch more water, they hadlittle success.
Nguyen Hong Son, another resident, was in thesame situation. He said about half of his pepper trees have died due to watershortage, adding his family has poured some 140 million VND into finding newsources of water and conserve what they do have.
Phan Tien Dung, Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Ea H’leo district, said the water level in lakes and reservoirs wasextremely low, and the chance of water shortages was high.
Severe shortages of water have been reported indistricts including Krong Pak, Ea Kar, Krong Bong, Krong Buk and Ea Hleo. Thewater level in the province’s reservoirs is only half of storage capacity.
It is forecast the drought season will last fora few more weeks so the risk of severe drought in Ea Sup, Ea Kar, Krong Bongand Buon Don districts is high. Annually, the dry season in the area lasts fromlast November until April the following year.-VNA
This time last year, many parts of the central region were submerged under floodwater, but this year’s unusual aridity in the middle of the rainy season offers little solace.
Lower water levels in reservoirs and barren farmland can be easily seen in many parts of the south-central and Central Highlands region even though it is the rainy season.
More than 67,160 ha of farmland nationwide are likely to be hit by drought and saline intrusion in the coming time if a lack of rainfall persists, according to the Directorate of Water Resource under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Dak Lak is currently in the middle of the peak dry season.(Photo: VNA) 
