The reason why the 1,000 billion VND reservoir in Ninh Thuan is behind schedule

TPO - The Song Than Reservoir in Ninh Thuan province started construction in July 2018 and was scheduled to be completed in 2022, but has yet to come into operation.

On March 18, Mr. Le Xuan Toan - Deputy Director of the Management Board of Construction Investment and Land Fund Development of Ninh Thuan Province - said that the most important package No. 22 of the Song Than reservoir project in Hoa Son commune, Ninh Son district, Ninh Thuan province has so far not met the committed content.

This is the most important package of this irrigation project, including: Construction and installation of earth dams, concrete dams, electrical systems for operation and construction management, equipment and auxiliary items serving the construction of earth dams and concrete dams. According to Mr. Toan, there are many reasons for the delay, including the capacity of the construction contractors.

Song Than Reservoir is a key project of Ninh Thuan province.

According to the documents, the Song Than reservoir project has an investment capital of over 1,000 billion VND, from government bonds, central and local capital, invested by the Ninh Thuan Provincial Project Management Board for Investment in Construction of Agricultural Works and Rural Development (now the Ninh Thuan Provincial Project Management Board for Investment in Construction and Land Fund Development).

This is a key irrigation project to respond to drought and climate change and has the second largest design capacity among 23 existing reservoirs in Ninh Thuan province. When put into operation, Song Than reservoir will provide stable production water for 4,500 hectares of cultivated land and domestic water for more than 20,000 households, while regulating water, serving the irrigation, production and domestic needs of many communes in the southern region of Ninh Thuan province.

According to the plan, the project implementation period is from 2018 to 2022, but during the implementation process, the project was affected by a number of reasons, affecting the implementation progress and capital disbursement such as forest land conversion, site clearance compensation, the project was also implemented during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, social distancing led to labor shortage, difficulties in mobilizing construction equipment...

Package No. 22, the most important project of the Song Than reservoir, is behind schedule.

To ensure investment efficiency and project progress, Ninh Thuan province agreed to adjust the capital structure and adjust the implementation period from 2018-2022 to 2018-2024, but to date the project has not been completed and put into operation.

The leader of the Ninh Thuan Province Land Fund Development and Investment Project Management Board said that other packages have basically completed their items. The construction unit is completing the auxiliary works and testing the flood discharge valve systems, diversion culverts, water intake culverts, and electrical systems to meet the conditions for acceptance and handover before the small flood.

Phung Quang - Tien Dat