As the prolonged dry season begins to turn into a drought, many residents in Ba Vi District on the outskirts of Hanoi are suffering from water shortages.
Out of 109 households, home to 502 people in Cao Linh hamlet, Phu Son commune, only 10 have enough water supplies from their own water storage tanks.
"From November through to the end of March, there is always a serious lack of water here, and this year the situation is even worse due to this lengthy drought," said Phung Tien Truong, a local official.
"As Cao Linh is located 600 metres up Phu Huu Hill underground water reserves are scarce. Previously, the hamlet relied on water from the Yen Ngua canal, but that has been gradually filled up by landslides," added Chu Ba Trang from Phu Son commune's People's Committee.
In order to sort the problem, Phu Son has built three new public wells and water storage facilities.
However, the wells, which cost an estimated VND15-20 million (US$790-1,050), remain empty.
"In 2008, my family sank one, but it has run out of water. So, we have to buy water at VND100,000 per 4m3.
Situated at a lower altitude compared to Phu Son, Phu An hamlet in Thai Hoa commune, 56 out of the 86 households remain poor and often face water shortages from October to April every year.
"We have to take water from the irrigation canals which are emplty in the dry season.
The water we take from the wells is yellow and very muddy," said Chu Van Cho, Phu An hamlet's Party Secretary.
According to a report from the Hanoi clean water trading company, 38.5 percent of residents in Hanoi get water from urban water systems. In the five districts of Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Thanh Tri and Tu Liem, the rate is 15 percent and only 1 percent for the districts of Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ba Vi, Quoc Oai, Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa, My Duc, Phu Xuyen and Me Linh.
Suburban residents haven't got running water yet. Instead, they have to use water from wells, or even from irrigation canals. Out of 101 water works, only 89 are in operation, with a total capacity to pump 400-1,600m3 per day.
"From November through to the end of March, there is always a serious lack of water here, and this year the situation is even worse due to this lengthy drought," said Phung Tien Truong, a local official.
"As Cao Linh is located 600 metres up Phu Huu Hill underground water reserves are scarce. Previously, the hamlet relied on water from the Yen Ngua canal, but that has been gradually filled up by landslides," added Chu Ba Trang from Phu Son commune's People's Committee.
In order to sort the problem, Phu Son has built three new public wells and water storage facilities.
However, the wells, which cost an estimated VND15-20 million (US$790-1,050), remain empty.
"In 2008, my family sank one, but it has run out of water. So, we have to buy water at VND100,000 per 4m3.
Situated at a lower altitude compared to Phu Son, Phu An hamlet in Thai Hoa commune, 56 out of the 86 households remain poor and often face water shortages from October to April every year.
"We have to take water from the irrigation canals which are emplty in the dry season.
The water we take from the wells is yellow and very muddy," said Chu Van Cho, Phu An hamlet's Party Secretary.
According to a report from the Hanoi clean water trading company, 38.5 percent of residents in Hanoi get water from urban water systems. In the five districts of Dong Anh, Soc Son, Gia Lam, Thanh Tri and Tu Liem, the rate is 15 percent and only 1 percent for the districts of Hoai Duc, Dan Phuong, Ba Vi, Quoc Oai, Thanh Oai, Ung Hoa, My Duc, Phu Xuyen and Me Linh.
Suburban residents haven't got running water yet. Instead, they have to use water from wells, or even from irrigation canals. Out of 101 water works, only 89 are in operation, with a total capacity to pump 400-1,600m3 per day.
VOVNews/VNA
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