Over 5 trillion VND proposed for disaster-hit regions
The National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has proposed the Prime Minister earmark over 5 trillion VND (208.3 million USD) to support 30 provinces affected by disasters and help relocate households in disaster-prone areas, heard a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai in Hanoi on October 23.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for NaturalDisaste🍸r Prevention and Control has proposed the Prime 💛Minister earmark over 5trillion VND (208.3 million USD) to support 30 provinces affected by disasters and help relocatehouseholds in disaster-prone areas, heard a meeting chaired by Deputy PrimeMinister Le Minh Khai in Hanoi on October23.
Themeeting aimed to discussthe allocation of funding from the State reserve fund to provide urgent supportfor projects hit by landslides and disasters in the northern, central andCentral Highlands regions.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Nguyen Hoang Hiep said since the beginning of this year, heavyrains, floods, landslides, and♋ coastal erosion have left 149 people dead andmissing and 118 others injured. The natural calamities have also collapsed 888 houses, blown the roofs off 14,278others, inundated over 147,000ha of rice and vegetables,♛ and broken down morethan 100km of embankments.
Thetotal damage is estimated at over 6.8 trillion VND, excludinglosses due to floods in the central region. The total funding allocated by the Government is 6 trillion VND, and theremaining nearly 1 trillion VND will be kept in reserve for the rest of thisyear, as natural disasters are expected to remain complex and unpredictable,Hiep said./.
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Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai speaks at the meeting (Photo: VNA) 
