Vinacomin will soon begin exploring and extracting coal in the Red River Delta on a trial basis, a group senior official said last week. The group believes that roughly 210 billion tonnes of coal lie beneath the Red River Delta, with up to 90 per cent of the coal in coastal Thai Binh province, the biggest rice bowl in the north, and the rest is in nearby Hung Yen province."We expect that the government will allow a trial exploration and exploitation project in the first two mining spots in Khoai Chau district, Hung Yen province early next year," said Vinacomin's president Tran Xuan Hoa. The government is reviewing the group's proposal, which was submitted early October. The company plans to use underground coal gasification (UCG) and underground coal mining (UCM) technologies in the Tien Dung and Binh Minh mines. In late September, the Interministerial Assessment Council agreed to recommend government approval for Vinacomin's plan to extract coal from the Red River Delta. This … [Read more...] about Red River Delta to be mined for coal
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Red River Delta Provinces Cooperate in Environmental Protection
The Bac Ninh Department of Natural Resources and Environment worked with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to sign the 2011 mutual emulation agreement for 10 provinces in the Red River Delta including Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong, Ha Nam, Thai Binh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Nam Dinh Vinh Phuc and Ninh Binh. According to the agreement, departments of natural resources and environment of those provinces pledged to cooperate and support each other in exploiting and using natural resources effectively to guarantee economic development combined with environmental protection. In addition, they will share experiences in environmental studies and treatment and biodiversity protection, work together to implement environmental protection programs and cope with climate changes. In addition, departments of natural resources and environment will restructure organization mechanism, train and improve staff and worker quality, renew working style, reform administrative procedures and improve … [Read more...] about Red River Delta Provinces Cooperate in Environmental Protection
Electricity Group to discharge water to save crops in Red River Delta
Water scarcity in the region is currently affecting 80,000-100,000 hectares of land. Up to 50,000 hectares are now considered too dry to plant any rice. MARD and EVN agreed to increase the release of water from 2.5 billion cubic meters to 3.5 billion cubic meters from reservoirs at Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang and Thac Ba hydropower plants. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Dao Xuan Hoc said water would be released from the reservoirs in three stages. The first stage will be carried out from January 26 to February 3, the second from February 7-13, and the third from February 22-24. He asked EVN to ensure at the first stage, that the water level in the Red River's Hanoi section reached between 2.2m and 2.3m because the current level is only 0.5-1m. Farmers in the Red River Delta are facing a serious shortage of water for winter-spring rice crops in 2010. EVN's vice chief Tran Quoc Anh said water levels in reservoirs are also much lower than last year. The amount of water in … [Read more...] about Electricity Group to discharge water to save crops in Red River Delta
Irrigation expanded in the Red River delta
Nearly 80 per cent of winter-spring crop in the Red River Delta have access to water, according to the national irrigation department. The reservoirs of Hoa Binh, Thac Ba, and Tuyen Quang remained open, releasing high volumes of water at 1,482cu.m, 255cu.m, and 150cu.m per second respectively. Water levels in the Red River reached 2.2m by Saturday, and this helped provide sufficient irrigation for rice seedlings this season, the department said. The provinces with highest demand for water include Hai Duong, Ninh Binh, Bac Ninh, Ha Noi, and Thai Nguyen. The reservoirs will remain open from February 7-13, the department said. Meanwhile, drought has recently hit Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces, enabling pests and diseases to attack thousands of ha of rice among 1.6 million hectares of the winter-spring crop. The National Plant Protection Agency has urged concerned agencies in the delta provinces to closely monitor the situation to prevent and effectively control the spread of pests and … [Read more...] about Irrigation expanded in the Red River delta
Farming tools in the red river delta associating 1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi to be on display
(CPV) - 1000 rare tortoises, 1000 used coins, 1000 farming tools and 1000 objects kept by KAT Group, will be introduced at an exhibition in Hanoi to mark the capital's millennium celebration. The exhibition on water rice civilization in the Red river and 1000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi will be held from September 26th to October 15th to glorify cultural values of water civilization. The information was made at a press briefing on the exhibition held in Hanoi on September 19th. The exhibition will also contribute to the protection of wild animals, especially tortoises in the red book. Over the past years, thousands of production tools of farmers and used coins have been found on ecological farms in mountainous provinces and the Red river delta managed by the KAT group. … [Read more...] about Farming tools in the red river delta associating 1000 years of Thang Long – Hanoi to be on display