100 farmer households have been fitted up with free lightning protection system

^- ⁺ A^- A⁺ 27/05/2009

In the rainy season, there are many thunderstorms with lightning causing deadly cases over some districts of Baria-Vungtau Province. In order to reduce natural calamity from lightning, the Department of Science and Technology of Baria-Vungtau Province entrusted the Center for Application of Advanced Science and Technology to preside over a project - installing lightning protection system model for supporting people in Xuyen Moc and Dat Do Districts.

The Center for Application of Advanced Science and Technology, combining with technical experts from Institute of Geophysics, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology have carried out the site survey measurements of necessary parameters for designing lightning protection systems. And the process of installation and testing is now in progress. 58 households from Dat Do district and 42 - from Xuyen Moc, have been fitted up with free lightning protection system. The total project cost is about 1.1 billion VND from the scientific budget.

The project is expected to be fulfiled at the end of May, 2009 and thus provide free lightning protection system for 100 households of these two districts. It is also considered to be a result of transferring achievements from the theme “Thunderstorm research and lightning protection in Baria-Vungtau Province” to pratical application by the Department of Science and technology of Baria-Vungtau Province and Institute of Geophysics.

Source: Source: DoST BR-VT

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