In which, the second phase of water collection for rice cultivation in the Winter-Spring crop of 2024-2025 was carried out as planned, starting from 0:00 on 8 February 2025 to 24:00 on 14 February  2025 (a total of 7 days). To raise the downstream water level, before the start of the water collection schedule, the National Electricity System and Market Operation Company Limited mobilized the maximum operation of the hydropower plants: Hoa Binh, Thac Ba, and Tuyen Quang to supplement water for the downstream from 2:00 p.m. on 5 February 2025.

Many localities having collected enough water to serve rice cultivation in Winter-Spring crop of 2023-2024. Photo: Thanh Trung

The average water level at the Hanoi hydrological station from 8 February 2025 to 11 February 2025  (first 4 days) reached 1.58 m, the highest was 2.30 m on 10 February 2025; the average water level at the Son Tay hydrological station from 12 February 2025 to 14 February 2025 (last 3 days) was 1.49 m.

The total discharge volume of hydropower reservoirs in the second phase was 1.906 billion m3 of water; The total discharge volume of the first and second phases was 3.269 billion m3.

By the end of phase 2 (14 February 2025), the total area that has collected water is 473,941 ha/488,615 ha, reaching 97.0% of the planned rice cultivation area. The provinces that have not completed 100% of the area include Bac Ninh (98%), Vinh Phuc (93%), Hai Duong (93%), and Hanoi (90%). The locality will continue to supply enough water in the areas through field pumping stations or proactively water sources.

Translator: Hải Yến