Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspects coastal dyke in Tien Giang (Photo: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen XuanPhuc and Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung inspected a coastal dyke in TanThanh commune, Go Cong Dong district, one of the landslide hotspots in theMekong Delta province of Tien Giang, on September 27.
During a working session with leaders of 13 regional citiesand provinces in the afternoon the same day, PM Phuc requested them to takemeasures to completely deal with the problem.
As the Mekong Delta is the hardest hit by climate change, heaffirmed that the Party and State will do their best to support regionaldevelopment, and highlighted the need to apply modern technology to deal withlandslide more effectively, restrict the exploitation of sand on rivers, and makeproper residential planning.
The leader assigned the Ministry of Science and Technologyto work with ministries and agencies to study landslide prevention in theMekong Delta with specific and effective measures.
He said the Government would ask the legislature to allocatenearly 3 trillion VND (130.4 million USD) for the effort during 2019-2020,adding that it will earmark 1 trillion VND and other official developmentassistance to ensure the safety and lives of Mekong Delta people.
The PM also urged localities to effectively use the sum tohelp the Mekong Delta overcome the consequences of natural disasters. Theministries of planning and investment, agriculture and rural development,agencies and localities must also join the effort.
On the Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway project, he lauded unitsconcerned for completing 27 percent of the work and asked them to finish theconstruction on April 30, 2020 as scheduled.
On the occasion, the PM also required launching theconstruction of My Thuan 2 Bridge in March 2020.
Recently, he agreed to allocate over 3.1 trillion VND forthe two projects.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was askedto soon hold a conference on winter-spring crop production and deal with theshortage of fresh water in the region in the context of drought and salineintrusion this year.
Over the past decade, more than 16 trillion VND from theState budget has been used for building works against landslides. In 2018alone, the PM allowed the spending of 1.5 trillion VND on 29 landslide resistanceprojects in riverside and coastal areas in 13 regional cities and provinces./.
During a working session with leaders of 13 regional citiesand provinces in the afternoon the same day, PM Phuc requested them to takemeasures to completely deal with the problem.
As the Mekong Delta is the hardest hit by climate change, heaffirmed that the Party and State will do their best to support regionaldevelopment, and highlighted the need to apply modern technology to deal withlandslide more effectively, restrict the exploitation of sand on rivers, and makeproper residential planning.
The leader assigned the Ministry of Science and Technologyto work with ministries and agencies to study landslide prevention in theMekong Delta with specific and effective measures.
He said the Government would ask the legislature to allocatenearly 3 trillion VND (130.4 million USD) for the effort during 2019-2020,adding that it will earmark 1 trillion VND and other official developmentassistance to ensure the safety and lives of Mekong Delta people.
The PM also urged localities to effectively use the sum tohelp the Mekong Delta overcome the consequences of natural disasters. Theministries of planning and investment, agriculture and rural development,agencies and localities must also join the effort.
On the Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway project, he lauded unitsconcerned for completing 27 percent of the work and asked them to finish theconstruction on April 30, 2020 as scheduled.
On the occasion, the PM also required launching theconstruction of My Thuan 2 Bridge in March 2020.
Recently, he agreed to allocate over 3.1 trillion VND forthe two projects.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development was askedto soon hold a conference on winter-spring crop production and deal with theshortage of fresh water in the region in the context of drought and salineintrusion this year.
Over the past decade, more than 16 trillion VND from theState budget has been used for building works against landslides. In 2018alone, the PM allowed the spending of 1.5 trillion VND on 29 landslide resistanceprojects in riverside and coastal areas in 13 regional cities and provinces./.
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