Government supports 260 billion VND to overcome storm and flood damage
The Prime Minister decided to provide financial support to 12 localities to overcome damage caused by storm No. 1 and floods after storm No. 2.
Accordingly, the Government allocated 260 billion VND from the central budget reserve in 2016 to support 12 localities including: Nam Dinh (50 billion VND); Thai Binh (40 billion VND); Ha Nam, Dien Bien, Hung Yen, Thanh Hoa, Son La (10 billion VND each); Ninh Binh, Hai Phong, Hoa Binh each province 20 billion VND; Ha Giang, Lao Cai each province 30 billion VND.
The provinces will use this money to support people's livelihoods and urgently repair essential infrastructure such as irrigation works, rural transportation, dykes, etc.
The Government also advanced 50 billion VND from the 2016 central budget reserve to the provinces of Nam Dinh (20 billion VND), Thai Binh (20 billion VND), and Hung Yen (10 billion VND) to support damaged crops, livestock, and aquatic products.
Localities must have plans to use this capital appropriately.
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Due to the impact of storm Kujira, many places in Son La province were deeply flooded on June 25. Photo: Tai Duy. |
The Prime Minister assigned the People's Committees of provinces and cities to use the capital supported by the central budget and other sources to overcome the consequences of natural disasters; to be responsible for managing and using the above funds to ensure the correct purpose, objects and in accordance with current regulations...
Localities use local budgets to support crops, livestock, and aquatic products in damaged areas. Support for families with dead or missing people, collapsed or washed away houses, etc. caused by natural disasters is implemented according to the provisions of the Government's Decree stipulating social assistance policies for social protection beneficiaries.
On October 19, the wife of President Tran Dai Quang - Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien and the Trade Union of the President's Office came to present gifts including food, drinking water and rice to people in flood-hit areas of Nghe An, Ha Tinh and Quang Binh provinces. In Nghe An, the delegation visited and expressed condolences to the families of Hoang Thi Phuong Anh (8 years old, Hung Trung commune, Hung Nguyen district) and Pham Ngoc Hoang (13 years old, Nam Kim commune, Nam Dan district) who were swept away and died in the flood. This is the amount of money donated by officials and civil servants of the Trade Union of the Office of the President to support the people of the Central region affected by floods, with the desire to contribute to helping people in flooded areas overcome difficulties caused by natural disasters and soon stabilize their lives. |
According to VNE
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