Quynh Luu district launched a campaign to collect vegetation to prevent and fight forest fires.
More than 500 cadres, soldiers, union members and youth of Quynh Luu district have just joined forces to collect vegetation and propagate forest fire prevention and fighting.
On the morning of June 14, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district coordinated with the Quynh Luu District Youth Union, Quynh Thuan Border Guard Station and related units to collect vegetation and propagate forest fire prevention and fighting.
Attending the program were comrade Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union, President of the Provincial Youth Union and leaders of Quynh Luu district.
The prolonged hot weather has caused the forest fire situation in Nghe An province in general and Quynh Luu district in particular to always be at the red alert level. When a forest fire occurs, it is very difficult to extinguish due to the difficult-to-reach mountainous terrain, the thin firefighting force, combined with the thick vegetation and strong southwest wind, causing the fire to spread quickly...
According to statistics from the Northern Nghe An Forest Protection Management Board, the key areas with high fire risk are concentrated in pine forests in the communes of Quynh Nghia, Quynh Thuan, Tien Thuy, Ngoc Son, Quynh Tan with an area of 600 - 700 hectares; with groups 2 and 3 of vegetation. Along with that, in the hot season, when pine leaves fall, there is also a very high risk of fire.
Recognizing the importance of forest fire prevention and control, clearing and collecting vegetation, this year's launching ceremony, the People's Committee of Quynh Luu district, the District Youth Union and functional forces gathered and called on cadres, union members, and youth of each unit and the whole society to promote their pioneering and volunteering roles, joining hands to protect forests, prevent and fight forest fires.
Accordingly, more than 500 cadres, soldiers, union members and youths collected, processed the undergrowth, cleared trees to create firebreaks in the pine forest area of Ban Co mountain, Quynh Thuan commune. This area has about 30 hectares of pine forest with high risk of fire. As a result, after 1 working session, they focused on clearing the undergrowth of group 2, clearing it to the roots and transporting the undergrowth out of the forest.
This is also an opportunity for organizations, unions and functional forces to propagate and mobilize people to raise their vigilance, awareness and responsibility, to minimize slash-and-burn farming, illegal clearing and burning of vegetation, towards absolutely protecting the green color of the forests...