economy

Farms across the DPRK are concentrating efforts on securing enough water resources and ensuring the full operation of irrigation facilities to cope with drought.

Officials of the Agricultural Commission and other agricultural guidance organs at all levels are paying primary attention to the maintenance and repair of irrigation facilities while taking effective measures to irrigate farm fields.

Pyongyang Municipality has taken steps to find out all water resources and make effective use of them for agricultural production.

Mangyongdae, Rangnang and Sadong districts have stepped up in a far-sighted way the work for storing river water in reservoirs as much as possible while effectively pushing ahead with the projects for increasing water storing capacities.

According to data available, South Phyongan Province newly secured over 1 000 wells and ponds and dammed more than 100 rivers and streams to create reservoirs in a matter of some days.

Provincial officials who are out on farms have conducted a detailed survey of the amount of water secured and the conditions of irrigation structures and pumping equipment to take timely measures and steadily pushed ahead with the expansion and dredging of waterways so as to remarkably increase water passing capacities.

Officials of North Phyongan Province have directed efforts to building more auxiliary reservoirs and groundwater facilities on the basis of a detailed survey of the situation of the water-deficient areas.

The province has correctly determined the amount of water needed according to the fields and plots at all farms and installed pumping facilities to effectively use every drop of water.

Officials in the irrigation sector of Jongju and Kusong cities and Unsan County have carried out an extensive survey of the technical preparedness of facilities and made exact demands on technicians and skilled workers so that they would finish repairs in a qualitative way and as early as possible by giving full play to their spiritual strength.

South Hwanghae Province is scrupulously organizing and carrying out the work for making the irrigation system prove its worth.

Officials of the province have already put much effort in the preparations for the operation of the irrigation system, while pressing on with the project for increasing water passing capacities of main waterways in a big way. They have reconfirmed the amount of water secured and the state of water supply and use in each area to take timely steps.

They have made sure that water is controlled effectively, a system of directing water supply established strictly and pumping facilities operated at full capacity, thus ensuring a sufficient supply of irrigation water to wheat and barley fields.

Jaeryong, Paechon and Unchon counties in the province have increased the amount of water secured by increasing and expanding ponds near rice-seedling beds.

Hwangju, Yonthan and Kumchon counties of North Hwanghae Province have stepped up the repair and maintenance of water pumps, electric motors and transformers.

Officials and working people in Kangwon and South Hamgyong provinces and other parts of the country are also working hard to secure water resources and repair irrigation facilities.