PM stresses urgent solutions to cope with landslides, erosion in Mekong Delta
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households in landslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh makes a field trip to some landslide sites in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh asked localities to stabilise daily activities of households inlandslide areas and ensure safety for them and major infrastructure facilities while working with representatives from ministries, agencies and provinces in theMekong Delta province of Ca Mau on August 11.
The working session took place after the Governmentleader made a field trip to landslide sites in the Mekong Delta provinces of CaMau, Soc Trang and Bac Lieu earlier the same day.
Households in the areas prone to landslides need to beevacuated to safer places, he said, asking the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development (MARD) to coordinate with the Ministry of Planning andInvestment (MPI), the Ministry of Finance and localities to review seriouslandside areas and set forth countermeasures.
The MPI and the Ministry of Finance will work together on a resources allocation plan for the affected localities, which should be submittedto the PM for approval, he said.
Up to 286 out of the total 744 kilometres of coastline in the region has been seriously eroded. (Photo: VNA)
For the long run, the Mekong Delta needs big projects torespond to climate change and boost sustainable development, the leaderemphasised.
He urged the MARD, the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of NaturalResources and Environment to join hands in studying causes of riverbank landslides,coastal encroachment and the degradation of mangrove forests.
PM Chinh also stressed the need to closely supervise theplanning and construction of houses and other facilities along rivers and beaches,control sand, underground water and mangrove forest exploitation, pay more attentionto afforestation, and mobilise resources for anti-landslide projects.
According to reports by localities, 187 kilometres of coastlinein Ca Mau has been eroded, washing away 5,250 hectares of protective forestsand land, while 425 kilometres of riverbanks have been eroded or at risk oferosion.
Since the beginning of this year, Soc Trang and BacLieu provinces have also experienced serious riverine and coastal erosion cases, causing bigeconomic losses.
Up to 286 out of the total 744 kilometres of coastlinein the region has been seriously eroded./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 signed a dispatch requesting efforts to prevent, control and mitigate damage from landslides, riverbank and coastal erosion, and flash floods.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh makes a field trip to some landslide sites in the Mekong Delta. (Photo: VNA) 
Up to 286 out of the total 744 kilometres of coastline in the region has been seriously eroded. (Photo: VNA) 
