DPRK Focuses on Irrigation Project

Pyongyang, April 22 (KCNA) -- South Phyongan Province of the DPRK has conducted an irrigation project for tens of thousands of hectares of paddy and non-paddy fields, thus making headway in the work to perfect the irrigation system.
The province took concrete measures to speed up the irrigation project in the areas with unfavorable water supply conditions.
It works to create a model and generalize it, and gives priority to the supply of manpower, materials and equipment.
It makes sure that the factories and enterprises responsible for plastic tubes, etc. boost production.
Senior officials of the province frequently visit the construction sites to tackle knotty problems in a timely way. Working people engaged in the project have made collective innovations.
The province has ensured the normal operation of irrigation facilities. -0-