Approval of the reservoir, which is located near Nhaynachaleun village, is the culmination of a three-year (2016-2019) project with a\u00a0handover and official opening\u00a0to be held next month.\u00a0The Lao-Korean team carried out the technical assessment from September 30 to October 9. The reservoir will be used to irrigate crops, allowing locals to generate income through commercial agriculture.\u00a0The approximately US$4 million project, which was funded by grant aid from the Republic of Korea, comprised the building of the reservoir by a local construction company under the supervision of Korea Rural Community Corporation, DASAN Consultants and the Vientiane\u00a0Agriculture and Forestry Department. The project also includes a training course to teach farmers how to make the best\u00a0use of the water for efficient\u00a0production. The reservoir is about 75 km from central Vientiane and covers an area of about 450 hectares with a storage capacity of over 2,790,000 m3. The project includes 5,200 metres of irrigation channels that can deliver water to 250 hectares of farmland and allow the local community to grow crops all year round.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some 120 families in Taohay, Namieng and Nalath\u00a0villages will benefit from the\u00a0project. These Sangthong district communities are currently part of the \u2018Three Builds\u2019 initiative.\u00a0From 2012 to 2017, the government of the Republic of Korea also provided more than US$4 million for the construction of an irrigation reservoir in Khuon district, Xieng Khuang province, which has succeeded in boosting socio-economic development in this remote area.<\/p>\n