Luwang, April 8 - "Convenient, cheap, the Yellow River water irrigation, better than groundwater, is conducive to the growth of crops. Villagers of Xuzhuang Village told reporters. On April 7, the reporter saw in Xuzhuang Village, Yinshan Town, Dongping County, that the water of the Yellow River was flowing into the wheat fields through the canal.
"We use the water resources of the Yellow River to bring water from the Yellow River into farmland through irrigation channels, pumping stations and other facilities, which not only meets the irrigation needs of crops, but also reduces the cost of agricultural production. The on-site staff introduced.
At the pumping station in the Dingzhuang Yellow River Irrigation Area, several units are increasing their horsepower to continue to deliver Yellow River water to villages along the Yellow River.
Yinshan Town Yellow River Irrigation Project Phase 2 investment of about 45 million yuan, the construction of 3 main channels, 6 water lifting units, Dingzhuang Yellow River Irrigation District pumping station single unit per hour can be 2400 cubic meters of water, 6 units full load operation per second water up to 4 cubic meters, irrigation radiation area of 30,000 acres, can benefit 10 villages along the Yellow River, now the cost of irrigation per mu of farmland is about 20 yuan, is the use of groundwater irrigation cost 1/3, saving a lot of expenditure for the masses. Ma Qiang, head of the Yinshan Town Water Conservancy Station, said.
In the next step, Yinshan Town will further improve the efficiency of agricultural irrigation, provide a strong guarantee for the sustainable development of agriculture, increase farmers' income, and help rural revitalization. (Reporter of this website)