Nghe An is supported with 40 billion VND to relocate residential areas at risk of flash floods.

Nghe An currently has 244 households that need to be urgently relocated to new housing to avoid the risk of flash floods and flash floods that threaten life and property. On January 23, 2018, Nghe An province sent an official dispatch to the Prime Minister "Requesting support from the central budget to invest in the construction of urgent residential relocation projects and prevent flash floods and flash floods".

Specifically, Nghe An needs to invest in 7 resettlement projects (including 5 concentrated relocation projects, 1 mixed project, 1 project that cannot be relocated), with a total investment capital of 273.6 billion VND.

Xop Tip Village, Muong Tip Commune (Ky Son District) is located along a stream, with a very high risk of flash floods. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Pham Hong Thuong - Head of the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention (Nghe An Irrigation Department) said: In the immediate future, Nghe An will receive 40 billion VND in support from the Central Government. The relevant sector has inspected, reviewed and allocated this capital to implement the construction of the first two weak projects.

Specifically, the La village cluster project, Luong Minh commune, Tuong Duong district, Nam Non hydropower basin, and Ve village need to relocate 34 households living along the Nam Non riverbank at risk of flash floods. Project 2 is Nhan Ly village cluster, Ta Ca commune, Ky Son district, which was damaged by flash floods in 2017. For these two projects, relocating households and repairing infrastructure requires over 100 billion VND. Therefore, the province will consider integrating other capital sources, and at the same time call on Nam Non hydropower plant and Ban Ve hydropower plant to support additional funding for investment.

The remaining 5 projects will continue to be implemented when there is central funding support.

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