The Ministry of Finance delegation worked with the People's Committee of Nghe An province on natural disaster prevention and control.

Nghe An is a locality with a large area, complex terrain with steep slopes, many rivers, lakes and dams. In recent years, due to the complicated developments of natural disasters, flash floods have frequently occurred in the area, many areas have been affected.flood and storm devastationcausing great damage to people and property.

Nghe An is a locality that regularly suffers damage from rain and floods. Photo: document

To ensure disaster prevention and search and rescue work, Nghe An has recently improved and enhanced the organizational, command and operation capacity of theCommand Committee for natural disaster prevention, search and rescue and civil defenseat all levels. Strengthen propaganda work to help the government and people proactively respond promptly to complex developments of natural disasters, and proactively implement the 4 on-site plans in disaster prevention and search and rescue...

To overcome the consequences of natural disasters, every year, the People's Committee of Nghe An province has also allocated funds to repair irrigation works, while mobilizing investment resources from the central budget and other legal capital sources. In 2021, the Provincial People's Committee allocated more than 114 billion VND in support for natural disaster prevention and search and rescue work. In early 2022, the Provincial People's Committee allocated 150 billion VND from the central budget to support overcoming the consequences of natural disasters in 2021...

Previously, on June 28, a working group from the Ministry of Finance conducted a field survey at the landslide site on the Lam River bank through Hung Nguyen district. Photo: Tien Dong

In addition, local authorities at all levels, political and social organizations in the province also actively mobilize and create conditions for businesses to participate in contributing to natural disaster prevention activities in the province to serve socio-economic development and protect business production activities of enterprises.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien, Director of the Department of Legislation and Inspection, General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, spoke at the meeting. Photo: Tien Dong

After listening to the report of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention, Search and Rescue and Civil Defense of Nghe An province, Mr. Nguyen Viet Tien, Director of the Department of Legal Affairs and Inspection, General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention, said that currently, the Government and the Ministry of Finance have also had more open regulations in assigning authority to the provinces related to the use of central support sources in overcoming natural disasters. Currently, the General Department of Natural Disaster Prevention has also received a number of opinions and recommendations from the provinces related to difficulties and problems, which will be submitted to competent authorities for consideration and adjustment in the near future.

A representative of the State Budget Department, Ministry of Finance, said that Nghe An needs specific data on the province's budget allocation for natural disaster prevention, support, and donations from organizations and unions. Regarding the use of natural disaster prevention funds, the State Budget Department also said that the Ministry of Finance will soon have more detailed and specific instructions.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Quang - Deputy Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said that the province needs to review the conditions and weak constructions to avoid major losses in human lives and property in the face of complicated developments of natural disasters in the coming time. Photo: Tien Dong

Mr. Nguyen Duc Quang - Deputy Chief of Office of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control also emphasized that Nghe An province needs to review the documents regulating the work of supporting and preventing natural disasters. Identify key areas and works of dikes, dams and reservoirs to have specific and detailed plans. Overcoming the consequences of natural disasters related to emergency situations and emergencies must be based on the actual situation for competent authorities to decide.

Mr. Quang also emphasized that to cope with the complicated developments of natural disasters in the coming time, the province needs to review the conditions, reservoirs, and weak works to avoid major losses of people and property.

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee worked with the delegation of the Ministry of Finance. Photo: Tien Dong

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu thanked the working group for their contributions; at the same time, he emphasized that specific disaster prevention plans have been developed. However, the province will also have additional plans for key projects, dams and dykes, and develop specific plans for resettlement when incidents occur. The province will also coordinate well with hydropower plants to better regulate water and discharge floods, etc.

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung highly appreciated the effectiveness of resource use in upgrading key dykes, evacuating people from disaster areas and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters that Nghe An has achieved in the past.

Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung, member of the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, led the working delegation to work with the People's Committee of Nghe An province. Photo: Tien Dong

The Deputy Minister of Finance also emphasized that in the coming time, Nghe An needs to proactively identify and evaluate natural disaster prevention as an urgent task, on that basis, clearly define the functions, tasks and responsibilities of each agency and leader. It is necessary to review resources according to the spirit of 4 on-site of authorities at all levels to make timely adjustments and supplements. It is necessary to improve the capacity of forecasting, synthesizing and transmitting information of monitoring stations on the situation of floods and landslides to cope with natural disasters. At the same time, prioritize resources to support the shock forces performing the tasks of natural disaster prevention, search and rescue at the grassroots level.

Acknowledging the difficulties raised by the representative of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee regarding the operation model and management mechanism of the Natural Disaster Prevention and Control Fund, comrade Vo Thanh Hung said that the National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has also noted and provided comments to relevant agencies for early specific guidance. In the recent past, many regulations on policies and mechanisms for natural disaster prevention and control have been amended and have many new points. It is recommended that localities study and train relevant officials to understand and effectively implement them.

Regarding the proposal on funding support for upgrading key projects of the province, on behalf of the working delegation, Deputy Minister Vo Thanh Hung also acknowledged and will report to the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control as well as central ministries and branches for consideration.