Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issues urgent dispatch to direct natural disaster response

Implementing the Prime Minister's Official Dispatch No. 75 dated August 4, 2024 on proactively preventing, combating and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters in the coming time, on August 6, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense issued urgent Official Dispatch No. 27, directing localities and units to proactively prevent, combat and overcome the consequences of natural disasters in the coming time.

Since the beginning of 2024, natural disasters have continued to develop abnormally and unpredictably. After severe heat waves, droughts, and prolonged saltwater intrusion, recently there have been consecutive heavy rains, landslides, and localized flooding in many places in the province, especially in mountainous districts. The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province has issued many instructions to the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense; Directors of Departments; Heads of provincial-level sectors and organizations; Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and related units to closely monitor the situation, proactively direct and organize the implementation of natural disaster prevention and control work early and from afar, and proactively overcome the situation immediately after it occurs, contributing to limiting damage caused by natural disasters.
However, natural disasters still cause great damage to people's property and infrastructure, significantly affecting production and people's lives.

According to the warning of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, the La Nina phenomenon will affect our country from August 2024, the risk of strong storms, heavy rains, floods, flash floods, landslides, and unsafe dams is very high, seriously threatening production, daily life, life and property of people.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province requests the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Control - Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of the province; Directors of Departments; Heads of branches and organizations; Chairmen of People's Committees of districts, cities and towns according to their assigned functions and tasks:

Continue to proactively focus on directing and closely monitoring the developments of natural disasters, proactively direct and resolutely, promptly and effectively implement measures to respond to and recover from the consequences of natural disasters, paying attention to the following key tasks:

Chairman of People's Committee of districts, cities and towns:
Be more proactive and focused in leading, directing, and organizing the implementation of natural disaster prevention, control, and overcoming consequences in the area according to the "four on-site" motto to ensure safety of life and minimize damage to property of the people and the state.

Urgently review and complete response plans for each type of natural disaster that may occur in the area, especially response plans for storms, floods, landslides, and flash floods; identify key vulnerable areas to proactively develop scenarios for arranging forces and means to be ready to respond and rescue when situations arise;

Direct the organization to monitor, inspect and urge the work of preparing for natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue before the rainy and flood season and before storms and floods occur according to regulations.

Organize to review and identify areas at risk of landslides, flash floods, and deeply flooded areas along rivers and streams to proactively organize the evacuation of people and property from dangerous areas; for places where there are no conditions for immediate evacuation, there must be a proactive evacuation plan in case of natural disasters to ensure the safety of people's lives and property.

Implement safety measures for projects under construction, especially dikes, dams, and key projects.

Proactively arrange local budgets (including local budget reserves and other legal sources of capital) to implement the work of preventing, combating and promptly overcoming the consequences of natural disasters according to regulations with the motto of absolutely not letting people lack shelter, hunger or other essential items, not letting epidemics or serious environmental pollution occur after storms, floods, and inundations, not letting them greatly affect the education of students.

Director of the North Central Region Hydrometeorological Station:Organize forecasting and warning of floods, landslides, flash floods, and provide full and timely forecasting and warning information to authorities and localities in accordance with regulations to serve the direction and effective response to floods.

Director of Department of Agriculture and Rural Development:According to assigned functions and tasks, coordinate with localities and units to direct and advise on the safe operation of irrigation and hydroelectric reservoirs, ensuring absolute safety for works, contributing to flood reduction downstream, and effectively exploiting water resources.

Direct the implementation of work to ensure safety for the dike system and irrigation works, especially key weak dikes, damaged and degraded irrigation dams, and unfinished dike works; ensure safety for fishing vessels and protect agricultural production.

Director of Department of Industry and Trade:Coordinate with localities and units to direct the work of ensuring safety for industrial production, power systems, and hydroelectric reservoirs; promptly overcome incidents, ensuring safe power supply for production and people's lives.

Director of Department of Transport:Directing relevant agencies and units to continue to coordinate with relevant forces and localities to proactively deploy traffic safety assurance work (including at sea, on rivers, on roads, railways, and airways) in case of natural disasters, and promptly supporting localities to overcome landslides and traffic disruptions, especially on national highways and main traffic routes.

Commanders: Provincial Military Command, Provincial Border Guard Command; Provincial Police Director:Direct units to review and prepare appropriate forces, means, and equipment to support localities in responding to natural disasters and organize timely and effective rescue when required.

Units: Provincial Radio and Television Station, Nghe An Newspaper, press agencies:Continue to do a good job of communication, instructing people on response skills, limiting risks when natural disasters occur; provide timely and accurate information on developments and direction of natural disaster prevention and control.

Directors of Departments, Heads of sectors:According to the assigned state management function, proactively direct and coordinate with localities and relevant units to promptly deploy response and recovery work for flood consequences.

Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense:Organize on-duty teams to closely monitor natural disaster situations, proactively direct, inspect, and urge localities to implement disaster prevention, control, and mitigation work, and limit damage caused by natural disasters; promptly summarize damage, report, and propose to the Provincial People's Committee to direct and handle issues beyond its authority.