Nghe An will build a firebreak in the border area of ​​Ha Tinh.

(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An will build a fire-break belt with a length of more than 24 km, passing through 5 communes from Nam Thuong to Nam Kim on the border area between Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

Comrade Nguyen Tien Lam - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development chaired the meeting. Photo: Van Truong.

On the afternoon of May 4, at the Nam Dan Special-Use Forest Management Board, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to discuss the construction of a firebreak in the border area between Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in Nam Dan. Comrade Nguyen Tien Lam, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development chaired the meeting, with the participation of the Departments of Finance, Planning and Investment and the People's Committee of Nam Dan district.

The working group is looking at the map of the border area between Son Tien commune (Huong Son) and Khanh Son commune (Nam Dan). Photo: Van Truong.

The working group surveyed the pine forest area of ​​Nam Loc commune (Nam Dan) bordering Thanh Lam (Thanh Chuong), which is an area where forest fires often occur due to the lack of a firebreak. They surveyed the pine forest in Khanh Son commune (Nam Dan) bordering Son Tien commune, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh, which is an area where fires often spread from Ha Tinh.

At the meeting at the Nam Dan Special Use Forest Management Board, Mr. Vuong Dinh Minh, Head of the Nam Dan Special Use Forest Management Board reported on forest fire prevention and control work. Currently, the Management Board of over 3,000 hectares of pine forest has coordinated with local households to burn 600 hectares of ground cover, clear 400 hectares of ground cover, repair 38.24 km of firebreaks in Nam Nghia, Nam Hung, Nam Giang, Nam Linh communes... repair 2 fire watchtowers. However, to prevent forest fires, there must be firebreaks in the border areas.

The pine forest area in Khanh Son commune (Nam Dan) bordering Son Tien commune, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province, where forest fires often occur, is in dire need of investment in firebreaks. Photo: Van Truong.

The working group discussed and agreed on a preliminary plan to build a fire-resistant runway belt with a length of more than 24 km, passing through 5 communes from Nam Thuong to Nam Kim... 50 m wide, 10 meters on each side is a green runway, 30 m in the middle is a white runway. For the green runway, trees that can withstand the heat will be used, while for the white runway, mechanical means will be needed to remove the weathered layer. The expected implementation time is from May to July 2017. In addition, it is planned to build a runway bordering the districts of Hung Nguyen, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong, about 36 km long.

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the Department of Finance and the Department of Planning and Investment to advise the Provincial People's Committee to study and have funding sources to soon implement the runway construction project. After completing the fire-break runway, Nam Dan district needs to maintain and repair it to promote its effectiveness./.

Van Truong