The move was made as Dankia Lake in Lac Duong District which supplies around 50,000 cubic metres of water per day for domestic use and irrigation for the district and Da Lat City has dried up.
Dankia Lake has dried up
The bottom of the lake has hardened up and exposed cracks have dried up after being used for 74 years. In the dry season, cars can travel along the lake bed.The current water level has decreased by almost 2 metres compared to previous years. The original designed water storage capacity was 20 million cubic metres of water but it has been reduced to only about 12 million cubic metres of water.
Agricultural land has encroached upon the lake and agricultural rubbish has polluted the lake. Some parts of the lake have become the place for cows and horses.
Under the provincial people’s committee instruction, the Dankia 2 Reservoir will be built on 140 hectares in the upper part of Dankia Lake for domestic use. Lac Duong District needs to publish site clearance guidance for the project to the committee before June 15.
