A coffee plantation in the Central Highlands have been dried out due to water shortage. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Laos Embassy 𓄧in Vietnam handed over 257,000 USD in aid for Vietnamese people who su🍌ffered from drought and saline intrusion, in Hanoi, on May 30.
Phomma Sitsena from the Lao Embassy said the assistance aims to help residents of the central, Central Highlands and the Mekong Delta regions overcome their hardship.
Receiving the grant, Vietnam Fatherland Front Chairman Nguyen Thien Nhan said his agency will soon deliver the aid to its beneficiaries.
Since 2015, Vietnam has been suffering from the impact of El Nino – likely to be the longest one in the last six decades – with nearly 40,000ha of agricultural land rendered inadequate for production due to the massive drought across the central region, the Central Highlands and the southern region. The weather pattern also caused a drinking water shortage that affected tens of thousands of people’s daily lives.
Since the end of 2015, Vietnam has provided more than 5,200 tonnes of food-aid for three regions that took the full brunt of drought and saltwater intrusion. The country has spent over 1 trillion VND (45 million USD) on drought assistance.-VNA
The Prime Minister has approved 284.5 billion VND (12.7 million USD) in aid to help 19 provinces across the country address the consequences of droughts and saline intrusion since early this year.
The Vietnam Institute of Fisheries Economics and Planning has come up with a number of solutions to improving water supply and sanitation in underprivileged areas.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will provide financial support for localities in the Mekong Delta regions which have been affected by acute drought and salt intrusion.
The Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organisations have provided 50.8 billion VND (around 2.3 million USD) in aid to provinces hit hard by drought, saltwater intrusion and mass fish deaths.
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A coffee plantation in the Central Highlands have been dried out due to water shortage. (Photo: VNA)
