Provincial Party Secretary requests local leaders to proactively respond to storm No. 2

(Baonghean.vn) - On the evening of July 16, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation inspected the work of preventing storm No. 2 (Talas) in Dien Chau district.

» Storm No. 2 is forecast to make landfall in Nghe An between 2am and 6am on July 17.

Accompanying the delegation were comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Provincial Party Committee Office; Le Duc Cuong - Chief of the Provincial People's Committee Office, Hoang Nghia Hieu - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; leaders of the Propaganda and Organization Departments of the Provincial Party Committee.

Provincial Party Secretary listens to report on water discharge plan of Dien Thanh sluice. Photo: Thanh Duy

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh inspected the Dien Thuy drainage culvert, Dien Ngoc commune and Dien Thanh drainage culvert, Dien Thanh commune, Dien Chau district.

Reporting to the Provincial Party Secretary, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Hoang Nghia Hieu said: Dien Thuy and Dien Thanh sluices serve the drainage of Dien Chau and Yen Thanh districts. However, Dien Thanh sluice is under construction under JICA capital with a total investment of 120 billion VND, so the drainage task is currently carried out by Dien Thuy sluice.

Therefore, in the past two days (July 15 and 16), Dien Thuy sluice has opened all 3 gates to drain water. As for Dien Thanh, in case of heavy rain over 300mm combined with water level over 1.5, the dike will be removed to drain water into the sea.

The Provincial Party Secretary discussed with leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and leaders of Dien Chau district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Dien Thanh culvert is under construction. Photo: Thanh Duy

The Provincial Party Secretary inspected the situation of boat mooring in Dien Ngoc commune. At the time of inspection, there were still some boats moored in the dam area of ​​Dien Thanh sluice.

However, to prevent the dike of Dien Thanh sluice having to be removed to drain water, the authorities of Dien Chau district and fishermen are actively moving their boats to the anchorage areas in Dien Ky and Dien Van communes.

Regarding the response to storm No. 2 in the whole province, the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development added: Nearly 4,000 fishing boats in the province have returned to safe anchorage. Currently, the peak is more than 90,000 summer-autumn and winter-spring rice crops being prepared for farming. Therefore, to prevent flooding, during the two days (July 15 and 16), when the tide receded, the drainage sluices were opened to release water from the fields to welcome the rain.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh inspects the situation of moving boats to safety. Photo: Thanh Duy

“People should not be subjective about summer storms, must be highly vigilant and follow the instructions of local authorities,” the Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development advised; at the same time, he added that in the Cua Lo beach area, tourists are required to stay at hotels and not go to the coastal area.

During a direct inspection in Dien Chau district, Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh requested local leaders to be fully on duty, grasp the situation and direct well the response plans for storm No. 2, especially to promote the responsibility of the leaders.

Border guards help fishermen in Dien Ngoc (Dien Chau) safely tie their fishing boats on the morning of July 16. Photo: Archive

To proactively prevent storm No. 2, the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue has divided 21 teams to inspect 21 localities in the province. In addition, the Provincial Party Committee established 1 team, the Provincial People's Committee established 1 team and the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development established 3 teams to inspect and direct./.

Thanh Duy