In Romania, a country with few functional irrigation systems,
\nagriculture is largely dependent on the weather. Pedological drought, which
\nmeans a low reserve of water in the soil, is destroying hectares of crops again
\nthis year, bringing farmers to the brink of bankruptcy. The situation has been confirmed
\nby the Director of the National Meteorological Administration, Elena Mateescu.
\nIn an interview for the Agerpres agency, she says that, this summer, Romania is
\ngoing through a period in which the precipitation deficit is significant, and
\nthe situation is very unlikely to change, which will certainly make this
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According to specialist estimates, the most affected crops are corn and
\nsunflower, while Moldova (east) is the region most seriously affected by the
\nextreme pedological drought, with the lowest amount of precipitation in
\nhistory, 322.6 liters per square meter this year. In addition, several counties
\nin the south have announced that there is no water left for irrigation because
\nthe level of the Danube has dropped significantly. The Ministry of Agriculture
\nsays that the area affected by pedological drought, where harvesting has been
\ncompleted, has increased to approximately 70,000 hectares in 14 counties, and a
\ndamage assessment is underway. <\/p>\n
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\nHowever, the Minister of Agriculture, Petre Daea, claims that at this moment there is no need to declare a state of calamity due to the drought. He also says that the projects developed and implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture have focused on three main objectives. Petre Daea:
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The first objective is to build the pumping stations, to equip them
\nwith modern, automatic equipment, which would consume less electricity. We then need to clean the drainage sections
\nof the canals in such a way that the water goes smoothly to the pressurization
\nstations. And the third objective is to waterproof the canals. <\/p>\n
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Irrigation is not the only problem; providing water to the population has also become an
\nissue. As a result of the severe drought lately, water has been rationalized in
\nseveral localities in the south and east of Romania, and authorities are still
\nlooking for solutions to ensure the population’s consumption needs. <\/p>\n
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\nthe weather doesn’t seem to be changing any time soon. After a weekend with temperatures that reached 40 degrees Celsius, but
\nalso with storms and powerful winds that uprooted trees and destroyed roofs,
\nRomania started a new hot week. Meteorologists say that most of the country will be under yellow
\nand orange code warnings at least until Thursday. <\/p>\n
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Maximum temperatures of up to 40 degrees are forecast again for Tuesday,
\nespecially in the western and southern regions. Against the background of this
\nbig heat wave, the Ministry of Health has published on its website several
\nrecommendation for the population. (MI)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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