The dispatch clearly stated that at 08:00 on July 18, 2025, the upstream water level of Tuyen Quang Lake was at 105.17m, the downstream water level was 52.30m, the flow to the lake was 572 m3/s, the total downstream flow was 1,237 m3/s.
Implement the Inter-reservoir operation process in the Red River basin in Decision No. 740/QD-TTg dated June 17, 2019 of the Prime Minister, Decision No. 922/QD-TTg dated May 14, 2025 of the Prime Minister amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Inter-reservoir operation process in the Red River basin; Resolution No. 102/NQ-CP dated June 29, 2024 of the Government on ensuring the direction and operation of natural disaster prevention and control during the period of perfecting the direction and command of civil defense agencies at all levels, Document No. 3995/VPCP-NN dated May 8, 2025 of the Government Office on organizing monitoring, supervision and implementation of natural disaster prevention and control work, Minister of Agriculture and Environment and Order of Director of Tuyen Quang Hydropower Company:
Closing the bottom spillway No. 01 of Tuyen Quang Lake at 3:00 p.m. on July 18, 2025. Closely monitor the development of floods, safety of works, flow to the reservoir, water levels upstream and downstream of the reservoir and promptly report to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.
On the same day, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment also sent a document to the People's Committees of the provinces and cities: Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Hanoi on ensuring safety downstream when operating Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir.
To ensure the safety of works and activities along the river, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment recommends that People's Committees of provinces and cities: Notify authorities at all levels, people, and organizations operating on rivers and along rivers to know information to proactively take measures to ensure safety and adjust activities accordingly.
Timely report any unusual situations to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (through the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention and Control).
