Thứ Sáu, 18/08/2017, 20:58 (GMT+7)
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To be active in prevention storm and floods

On the afternoon of August 17, the Tien Giang People’s Committee (PPC) held an emergency meeting to summarize the work of natural disaster prevention and search, rescue in the first 7 months as well as direct the task of the rest months of 2017.

The troop reinforce Go Cong sea dyke. Photo: PHUNG LONG
The troop reinforce Go Cong sea dyke. Photo: PHUNG LONG

Speaking at the meeting, Chairman of the PPC Le Van Huong asked the eastern districts to have a firm grasp of the number of ships and boats operating in the sea in the event of storms and tropical depressions, to cross houses, build scripts to be ready to respond, to raise awareness of the people about the prevention and fight against flood and storm. For the western districts, the district People's Committees directed the communes to be ready to respond flood, to ensure the harvest of the entire summer-autumn crop area 2017. In the flood season, localities do not let students drown as well as the electric accidents to happen, etc...

In the first seven months of this year, Tien Giang province had five cyclones in Go Cong Dong district, Go Cong Tay district, Cai Lay district and Cai Be district, 62 river bank erosion sites, canals with more than 3.4 kilometers. The functional sector has invested over VND 202.4 billion for irrigation works to serve the work of natural disaster prevention and control. The transport sector has continued to invest and upgrade traffic works for natural disaster prevention and control and repair and maintenance with a budget of over VND 522 billion, etc ...

In the remaining months, the functional branches should be fully implemented. "four on the spot" and the motto of "actively prevent, timely response, quick and effective recovery in which to take the main prevention" when the typhoon to occur.

By SI NGUYEN – Translated by NGUYEN HUU

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