Mekong Delta prepares for possible drought, salinity

Kenh Lap reservoir in Ben Tre Province has been filled up with freshwater, February 2022. Photo by VnExpress/Hoang Nam

Farmers and authorities in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta have started storing water, building dams and planting seeds early to avoid drought and salinity.

Living near Kenh Lap, Mekong Delta's largest manmade reservoir in Ben Tre Province, Le Van Hao said he had witnessed how the reservoir, which has a capacity of nearly one million cubic meters, ran dry in April 2020.

That year, his family also had to buy fresh water at VND60,000 ($2.63) per cubic meter after using up all their stored reserves.

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