Farmer Thai Thuy's fields were constantly flooded, and the rice died as soon as it was planted
In the early days of March 2024, reflecting information to Lao Dong reporters, farmers in Bao Trinh residential group (Diem Dien town, Thai Thuy district, Thai Binh province) were upset and said that farmers cultivating Rice crops are harvested twice a year in the fields of Dong Bien and Nam Bien, which is the east side of the coastal road project running through and the Lien Ha Thai Industrial Park (IZ) infrastructure construction project.
From the spring harvest of 2023, during the leveling process to build the Industrial Park, salt water released from the leveling sand caused the flow through the manhole that was previously responsible for drainage to be beveled and covered, leading to no more drainage points. water from the field. By the spring harvest of 2024, every time farmers planted their rice, it was eaten by golden apple snails because the water was flooded and difficult to drain .
After Lao Dong Newspaper published articles reflecting the above situation, Thai Binh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development directed the Irrigation Department, Thai Thuy District People's Committee and related units to conduct inspections. Verify the incident and provide timely solutions.
Specifically, Thai Binh Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has directed Green i-Park Joint Stock Company to dredge the canal from the culvert across the coastal road to Mai Diem sluice and other construction canals to drain water for the wing. Dong Bien and Nam Bien fields of Bao Trinh residential group (Diem Dien town, Thai Thuy district) to prevent heavy rain from causing flooding; At the same time, speed up the construction progress of Mai Diem anti-flooding pumping station.
Direct the Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thai Thuy district to assign additional technical staff to localities to guide farmers in pest control. in general and have measures to treat golden apple snails in particular in the fields that are harmful to rice and take care of spring rice in 2024.
The farmers then wrote a letter to thank Lao Dong Newspaper and the reporters for actively and promptly stepping in to report the incident to public opinion, bringing about quick effects, helping farmers feel secure in their production. stick to the fields.
At the beginning of the recent 2024 crop season, farmers in Dong Bien fields continued to report rice root rot and death due to fields being flooded for many days and Lao Dong reporters returned to the locality to find out. accompany people.
Pumping sand to build roads causes damage to farmers' rice, but compensation is delayed
At the end of June 2024, through feedback from farmers and reports from the People's Committee of Nam Hong commune (Tien Hai district, Thai Binh province), PV Lao Dong learned that recently, the contractor has been pumping sand for leveling, Embankment for the construction of Road No. 3 (under the investment project to build trunk roads connecting to functional areas in Thai Binh Economic Zone) has caused salinity, affecting spring rice yield in 2024. of farmers around the project area.
Although people and local authorities have repeatedly petitioned, the construction unit still hesitates and delays in compensating and supporting people for their damages.
According to statistics from the People's Committee of Nam Hong commune, right in Dong Bien Nam village, the total 2024 spring rice area of farmers suffered a loss of 70% or more in productivity, about more than 60 acres, a total area of 35% damage. yield, about 28 acres. The total area affected by 35% of productivity in two other villages, Tam Bao and Vien Ngoai, is over 96 acres.
On June 28, the Commune People's Committee sent document No. 51/CVĐD-UBND to Nhan Binh Joint Stock Company requesting payment of compensation and support for people, but as of July 7, the business still had not paid, compensated or supported. for the people.
After the newspaper published it, on July 8, Nhan Binh Joint Stock Company went directly to the locality to coordinate work and pay support and compensation to farmers in the commune. Accordingly, the company paid a total amount of more than 193 million VND to support and compensate farmers in Dong Bien Nam, Tam Bao and Vien Ngoai villages.
Next, in response to the concerns of the people and local authorities that saline fields will also affect rice cultivation in the 2024 crop and the following production seasons, the investor's representative is the Management Board. The investment project to build traffic works in Thai Binh province has directed and coordinated with the supervision consulting unit, construction contractor, Nam Hong Commune People's Committee and Tien Hai District Irrigation Works Exploitation Enterprise. Organize field experiments to test the salinity of water and sand to assess the level of impact and have appropriate solutions for people.
