Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh surveyed and selected resettlement sites for people in landslide areas in Chieu Luu, Luong Minh, Con Cuong.

In Chieu Luu commune, the head of the provincial People's Committee directly inspected the Pieng Xet area, a location assessed by the local government as having suitable land funds for resettlement construction. The land area is about 10 hectares wide, belongs to production forest land, has stable terrain, is close to the commune center, convenient for infrastructure construction and population arrangement.

According to the local proposal, the Pieng Xet resettlement area will be the place to relocate about 210 households living in areas at high risk of landslides, concentrated in 7 villages: Lan, Cu, Khe Nan, Khe Tang, Hong Tien, Luu Tien and Xieng Thu.

To ensure long-term living conditions, the commune proposed to consider investing in synchronous infrastructure, ensuring safe, stable and sustainable housing for people in landslide-prone areas, while creating conditions to stabilize production and improve living standards. The total estimated investment for the Pieng Xet resettlement area is about 45 billion VND.

Chieu Luu is a mountainous commune, located in the Northwest of Nghe An province, established on the basis of merging two communes Chieu Luu and Bao Thang (old Ky Son district). The commune has a natural area of ​​196.93 km².

Being a particularly difficult area, people's lives and infrastructure are still limited. The whole commune currently has 16 villages with 2,127 households. In 2025, the average income per capita is estimated to reach only over 25 million VND/year; the poverty rate remains high, accounting for 40.52%.

However, this is also an area that regularly suffers from natural disasters, especially floods, affecting many households and infrastructure systems, especially traffic infrastructure.

Going directly to the scene, listening to the reports of the commune leaders and related departments and branches, surveying the proposed land location, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh agreed on the location at Pieng Xet, assigned related departments and branches and the commune to coordinate to carry out the necessary procedures.

Also during the working trip, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly inspected and surveyed the actual selection of resettlement sites in Luong Minh commune. This is a particularly difficult commune of Nghe An province, more than 210km from the provincial administrative center.

Luong Minh commune has 1,163 households with 5,199 people, residing in 10 villages. The number of poor and near-poor households accounts for 83.8% (975 households/1,163 households). The average income per capita is only 25 million/person/year.

Due to the impact of storm No. 3 and the storm's circulation, Luong Minh commune had to endure an unprecedented flood in history, causing extremely serious damage. Many houses were submerged in floodwaters and were swept away and completely collapsed.

In order to stabilize people's lives, the People's Committee of Luong Minh commune has submitted to the Provincial People's Committee support for the construction of 2 resettlement areas to relocate households whose houses were swept away, affected by landslides and floods, and to build a boarding primary school with a total cost of more than 82 billion VND.

In addition, the commune proposed that the Provincial People's Committee consider allocating 7.4 billion VND according to the policy in Resolution 09/2024 of the Provincial People's Council to stabilize the population for 80 households, including 60 concentrated migrant households and 20 mixed migrant households.

Arriving at Luong Minh commune, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee directly inspected a number of locations proposed by the commune in La village. Here, he not only listened and discussed to grasp the thoughts and aspirations of local leaders, officials and people, but also carefully surveyed the terrain conditions, infrastructure, water sources, traffic distance and the ability to expand long-term development.

Based on the actual survey and comprehensive analysis of related factors, based on the two locations proposed by the commune, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee agreed to choose one location; at the same time, decided to choose another location on the other side of the Nam Non River, adjacent to the existing residential area, compared to the initially proposed location.

This not only helps people adapt easily when moving to a new place, but also creates convenience in living and production, ensuring that social and economic infrastructure are connected synchronously.

Next, the working group led by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh went to Con Cuong commune to survey the proposed location for the resettlement area for 15 households with more than 50 people in Vinh Hoan village. Due to the impact of storms No. 3 and No. 5, the living area of ​​these households suffered serious landslides, of which 5 households had to temporarily move to another place.

The proposed land area is about 5 hectares, located on 5% of the commune's land fund. Through a field survey, listening to reports from local authorities and opinions from the people, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee acknowledged the consensus of households in moving to a new location.

Faced with the urgency of ensuring safety and stabilizing people's lives, comrade Le Hong Vinh agreed with the plan proposed by Con Cuong commune.

In Chieu Luu, Luong Minh and Con Cuong communes, after surveying and agreeing on the location for resettlement areas, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned local authorities to closely coordinate with relevant departments and branches to deploy necessary steps to soon stabilize the lives of people affected by natural disasters.

The implementation process must ensure long-term stability, creating conditions for people to feel secure in their attachment, develop the economy and build a new life. At the same time, it is necessary to strictly manage both the departure and arrival locations, avoiding the situation where people return to the old area, which has many potential risks and dangers from natural disasters.