General Secretary and President To Lam attends the groundbreaking ceremony to upgrade the Bac Hung Hai irrigation system

On the afternoon of October 9th, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment coordinated with the Hanoi People's Committee and the Hung Yen Provincial People's Committee to organize the groundbreaking ceremony of the project to upgrade, modernize and improve the water environment of the Bac Hung Hai irrigation system in Nhu Quynh commune, Hung Yen province.

General Secretary and President To Lam attended and delivered directing speeches at the groundbreaking ceremony.

Also attending the groundbreaking ceremony were Politburo members: Nguyen Duy Ngoc, Secretary of the Party Central Committee - Head of the Central Organization Commission; Trinh Van Quyet - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda and Training Commission; Nguyen Thanh Nghi - Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Policy and Strategy Commission; Pham Gia Tuc - Permanent Deputy Prime Minister; members of the Party Central Committee, leaders of central departments, ministries, branches and leaders of Hung Yen, Hanoi City, Hai Phong City, Bac Ninh City.

Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Mr. Trinh Viet Hung - Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Agriculture and Environment, said that the Bac Hung Hai irrigation system was started on October 1, 1958 and was honored to welcome President Ho Chi Minh to visit and encourage many times.

For nearly 70 years, the system has supplied water to serve about 116,655ha of agricultural production land and aquaculture; creating a source of domestic water supply for about 3.3 million people and drainage and flood control for about 198,995ha in Hanoi, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh and Hai Phong.

Faced with increasingly high requirements for water supply and drainage, environmental protection and adaptation to climate change, upgrading and modernizing the system is necessary to serve production, people's lives and sustainable development of the region.

Over the past time, the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has proactively coordinated with localities to complete investment procedures, allocate capital sources and prepare implementation conditions.

The project "Overall development of Bac Hung Hai irrigation system, serving multi-purposes and sustainable environmental protection" was approved in Decision No. 4160 dated October 8, 2025; the investment policy "Project to upgrade, modernize and improve the water environment of Bac Hung Hai irrigation system" was approved in Decision No. 1479 dated April 23, 2026, including 3 component projects.

Component project No. 1, started today, is the first step of implementation, creating a premise for continuing to invest and synchronously upgrade the entire Bac Hung Hai system.

With the responsibility of being the agency in charge of implementing the Project, the Minister of Agriculture and Environment affirmed that construction will be organized to ensure quality, safety, on schedule, strengthen inspection and supervision, promptly handle difficulties and obstacles, and prevent losses, waste, and negativity.

The Ministry closely coordinates with localities and relevant agencies in site clearance, technical infrastructure treatment, waste control and ensuring that the water supply and drainage activities of the system are not interrupted during construction.

Proactively prepare component projects No. 2 and No. 3 associated with post-investment management and operation plans, ensuring that items after completion are synchronously connected, put into operation in a timely manner and fully promote investment goals.

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