On the morning of April 19, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment coordinated with the People's Committee of Dak Lak province to organize the inauguration ceremony of the Krong Pach Thuong Reservoir Project, Phase 1. Attending the ceremony were Party Central Committee member, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy, and representatives of relevant ministries and branches.

Delegates attending the ceremony.

On the Dak Lak side, there were Central Party Committee member, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dinh Trung; Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thien Van; representatives of leaders of departments, branches, localities; investors, contractors and a large number of people in the project area.

The inauguration ceremony was held in person and connected online with the main bridge point of Ho Chi Minh City, within the framework of the groundbreaking and inauguration ceremony of key projects nationwide to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day.

Leaders of central and local ministries and branches visited the project.

The Upper Krong Pach Reservoir Project was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (now the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment) in 2009. The project is divided into 2 phases, with a total investment of 5,536 billion VND, of which phase 1 is 4,416 billion VND and phase 2 is 1,120 billion VND.

Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy spoke at the ceremony.

Up to now, phase 1 of construction of the Krong Pach Upper Lake cluster, the main canal system, the North main canal, the South main canal and 9 level I canals belonging to the South main canal; the Ea Rot Reservoir project and the canal system has been officially completed. The goal is to provide irrigation water for 14,900 hectares of agricultural land in Ea Kar district, Krong Pac district; provide domestic water for about 72,916 people and livestock in the project area and neighboring areas, at the same time reduce floods, prevent waterlogging in the downstream area; create a tourist landscape, aquaculture and contribute to improving the climate of the project area, improving the lives of people in the area, serving the socio-economic development and national defense and security of the province.

Phase 2 of construction of the North main canal; the system of lower-level canals belonging to the North canal and the lower-level canals belonging to the South canal of the Upper Krong Pach reservoir is being implemented. The goal is to continue investing in the construction and completion of the remaining irrigation canal system to effectively exploit water resources and works of the Phase 1 project to provide irrigation water for 12,750 hectares of cultivated land, creating a water source for daily life and livestock farming in the project area.

Mr. Nguyen Thien Van, Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee spoke at the ceremony.

Speaking at the ceremony, Party Central Committee member and Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy emphasized that the Upper Krong Pach Reservoir is a multi-purpose irrigation project, not only a reservoir, but also a tool to regulate water resources for agriculture, daily life and protect people from weather and natural disasters that are becoming increasingly complex and extreme. The volume of site clearance work is large and wide-ranging, with about 800 households affected and a very large area of ​​land occupied.

However, overcoming difficulties and challenges in the implementation process, the leaders of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment focused on directing units to carry out tasks to ensure quality and progress; mobilized a team of leading scientists and experts; listened to criticism, conducted in-depth and specialized research; closely coordinated with the People's Committee of Dak Lak province to promptly remove difficulties and obstacles in the implementation and completed phase 1 of the project.

Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy and leaders of Dak Lak province visited and encouraged people in the area of ​​Krong Pach Thuong reservoir.

Within the framework of the ceremony, Vice Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thien Van affirmed that the construction of the Upper Krong Pach Reservoir is extremely important and necessary, not only the aspiration of the ethnic people of Dak Lak province but also the wish of many generations of local leaders through the periods.

The Krong Pach Thuong Reservoir Project Phase 1 is a key project of Dak Lak province, with a total investment of over VND 4,400 billion. The project has effectively reduced floods, improved the ecological environment, irrigated and created water sources for over 8,000 hectares, creating sources for the daily life of 73,000 people in the eastern districts of Dak Lak province.

Delegates pressed the button to inaugurate the first phase of the Krong Pach Thuong reservoir.

“To achieve today’s results, the province had to reclaim more than 370 hectares of land of all kinds and many ethnic minority households had to relocate, abandon their houses and land that had existed for a long time to hand over the construction site. This is a great sacrifice of the ethnic minorities in the project area. The completion of the project is not only the joy of the people in the area but also the result of the attention and investment of the Party and the State and also demonstrates the people’s trust in the Party, the State and the local government,” Mr. Nguyen Thien Van shared.

Dak Lak province pledges to make maximum use of the Krong Pach Thuong irrigation project.

After many years of construction, with the strong direction and determination of the entire political system from the central to local levels; the consensus of the people and the efforts of the contractors to complete phase 1 of the project, ensuring water storage for the reservoir, promoting the effectiveness of the project.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee hopes that all people in the project area will be responsible for preserving and protecting the project, exploiting and using water resources reasonably. At the same time, he respectfully hopes that the Party and State leaders will continue to pay attention and invest in new projects in Dak Lak province, contributing to the local socio-economic development to stabilize people's lives.