The water level of the Hoi An water company's reservoir nears bottom level during the recent hot spell (Photo: dantri.com.vn)Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - Awater shortage in central Quang Nam province’s Hoi An city is greatly affectingthe lives of thousands of locals and tourists.
Serious salinity intrusion in thecity's Thu Bon River inthe past two months caused serious shortage of drinking water for local peopleand visitors, Vice Chairman of the Cam Thanh Commune People’s Committee NguyenHung Linh said.
Over the past two months, 70 percentof the commune's population have suffered from a lack of drinking water.
Cam Thanh commune is home to BayMau coconut forest, a tourist attraction that receives thousands of touristsevery day. However, the lack of drinking water had hurt business, causingaccommodation sites to temporarily close.
Besides Cam Thanh commune,residents in Cam Pho commune and Cam Chau, Son Phong and Cam Kim wards havealso suffered serious water shortages, while those with a more stable supplysaw their water getting salty.
The shortage of drinking waterhas been a source of complaints among tourists and travel agencies on socialnetworks.
A representative of a hotel in CamPho ward said the drinking water shortage has greatly affected his business.
Currently, the hotel must pumpunderground water from wells to serve tourists, he said.
Cu Lao Cham Island (Tan Hiep commune)has also been hit by a severe water shortage due to prolonged hot weather.
Nearly 3,000 people on the islanddepend on drinking water from Bai Bim Stream and underground water resources.
The island receives about 3,000 touristsdaily, so the pressure on clean water supply is huge.
Mai Quoc Bao, Vice Chairman ofthe Tan Hiep Commune People’s Committee, said it barely rained in the pasttwo months and the supply is getting short.
"The recent rains brought bythe effects of the typhoon No.2 but it didn't really mean much. Currently, thefreshwater storage could still hold up but if it doesn't rain soon, it's goingto be difficult for us," Bao said.
All of Hoi An uses clean watersupplied by the city’s Water Supply and Sewerage Company.
A company representative said thecity consumes more than 15,000cu.m of clean water every day.
The Vinh Dien River was the mainwater source for the company, but hot weather, high tides and saline riverwater have reduced supply.
Nguyen Van Son, deputy chairmanof the city People’s Committee, said the water supply company was pumping waterfrom the upstream Tu Cau River to tackle the problem.
Overloaded pipelines due to therapid increase in the number of hotels and restaurants to serve tourism haveadded to the problem, as have residents pumped water directly frommain pipes, leading to a lack of water at the end of pipelines.-VNS/VNA
Serious salinity intrusion in thecity's Thu Bon River inthe past two months caused serious shortage of drinking water for local peopleand visitors, Vice Chairman of the Cam Thanh Commune People’s Committee NguyenHung Linh said.
Over the past two months, 70 percentof the commune's population have suffered from a lack of drinking water.
Cam Thanh commune is home to BayMau coconut forest, a tourist attraction that receives thousands of touristsevery day. However, the lack of drinking water had hurt business, causingaccommodation sites to temporarily close.
Besides Cam Thanh commune,residents in Cam Pho commune and Cam Chau, Son Phong and Cam Kim wards havealso suffered serious water shortages, while those with a more stable supplysaw their water getting salty.
The shortage of drinking waterhas been a source of complaints among tourists and travel agencies on socialnetworks.
A representative of a hotel in CamPho ward said the drinking water shortage has greatly affected his business.
Currently, the hotel must pumpunderground water from wells to serve tourists, he said.
Cu Lao Cham Island (Tan Hiep commune)has also been hit by a severe water shortage due to prolonged hot weather.
Nearly 3,000 people on the islanddepend on drinking water from Bai Bim Stream and underground water resources.
The island receives about 3,000 touristsdaily, so the pressure on clean water supply is huge.
Mai Quoc Bao, Vice Chairman ofthe Tan Hiep Commune People’s Committee, said it barely rained in the pasttwo months and the supply is getting short.
"The recent rains brought bythe effects of the typhoon No.2 but it didn't really mean much. Currently, thefreshwater storage could still hold up but if it doesn't rain soon, it's goingto be difficult for us," Bao said.
All of Hoi An uses clean watersupplied by the city’s Water Supply and Sewerage Company.
A company representative said thecity consumes more than 15,000cu.m of clean water every day.
The Vinh Dien River was the mainwater source for the company, but hot weather, high tides and saline riverwater have reduced supply.
Nguyen Van Son, deputy chairmanof the city People’s Committee, said the water supply company was pumping waterfrom the upstream Tu Cau River to tackle the problem.
Overloaded pipelines due to therapid increase in the number of hotels and restaurants to serve tourism haveadded to the problem, as have residents pumped water directly frommain pipes, leading to a lack of water at the end of pipelines.-VNS/VNA
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