Phu Sa Pumping Station

Project location:

Water source: Red river portion in Ha Tay area

Project managers: Phan Khac Cu, Ngo Van Cuu

Project tasks:

• Irrigating 10,000 ha (actually, by the year 1947, irrigated area is only 7000 ha)
• Supplying water for domestic uses
• In 1955, new pumps were installed, canal system was extended so that the irrigated area was increased to 16000 ha.

Construction time:

1924: completed preliminary design

1927: contract for civil works (steam engine pumps)

1934: replacing the steam engine pumps with electric pumps.

1991: constructing new Phu Sa culvert with dimension n(bxh) = 2(2.3 x2.5)m, 39m long, 2-layer gate, Q=10,260 m³/s.

The pumping station is probably the oldest onein Vietnam.