On July 15, at a meeting to respond to tropical depression, heavy rain and landslides organized by the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Deputy Head of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Natural disaster prevention and control officer Nguyen Hoang Hiep directed that in order to respond to natural disasters in the coming days, especially heavy rain, it is necessary to ensure the safety of dam projects, especially in the Hoa Binh terraced hydropower system. , Son La during the rainy season.
Talking about the issue of Suoi Mu Hydropower Plant releasing floods "without notice" causing tourists to almost be swept away , this leader said: "It is possible to store water earlier, but at this time priority must be given to operation. In particular, when discharging, there must be a notification to the correct specific address.
The recent flood of Hoa Binh hydroelectric lake caused damage to society, but the cause was the announcement of flood discharge with a range of 2km but broadcast on a loudspeaker, but the loudspeaker was broken. This is not right."
Also according to the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, flood discharge has specific regulations, small lakes notify 8 hours in advance, large lakes notify 12 hours in advance. Therefore, before releasing floods, notification must be sent to the correct address.
Previously, reporting to Lao Dong Newspaper, people and tourists were upset because they thought that Suoi Mu Hydropower Plant (Tu Do commune, Lac Son district) released floodwaters without notice, causing many people to almost be swept away by the flood.
Immediately afterwards, the Economic and Infrastructure Department of Lac Son district reported on this.
The report clearly states that, at noon on June 9, the Suoi Mu Hydroelectric Plant opened the dam's sand discharge gate to release water and performed experiments on equipment at the plant, leading to an increase in water flow downstream of the waterfall and a strong flow. causing panic among residents and tourists, thinking the factory was flooding.
Before the factory opened the sewer, it issued a loudspeaker warning of water discharge so that people could understand. However, tourists and some households living are about 2km away from the speaker installed at the top of the waterfall, so they cannot hear it.
"Receiving information from the press, the People's Committee of Lac Son district promptly inspected and worked with the People's Committee of Tu Do commune and representatives of the actual Suoi Mu Hydroelectric Plant at the scene.
At the meeting, the Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee requested Suoi Mu Hydropower Plant to seriously implement the plant's operating procedures. At the same time, closely coordinate with local authorities in implementing approved dam protection plans, natural disaster response plans and emergency response plans to ensure life safety. , assets of people and businesses.
Along with that, a water discharge warning speaker system must be installed in the downstream area, far away from the current speaker location so that people can be proactive in their activities, production, and for tourists to understand" - the document stated.
