The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has just issued a telegram on opening the bottom spillway of Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir. The dispatch clearly stated: At 7:00 a.m. on July 14, 2025, the upstream water level of Tuyen Quang Lake was at 107.25 m, the downstream water level was 50.48 m, the flow to the lake was 1,200 m3/s, the total downstream flow was 702 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:
Open 1 bottom spillway of Tuyen Quang hydroelectric reservoir at 14:00 on July 14, 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.