Lam Dong Provincial Civil Defense Command held its first meeting

Comrade Le Trong Yen, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Standing Committee co-chaired.

The report of the Provincial Military Command shows that units have proactively developed plans to prevent and respond to natural disasters. In particular, the military , police, and militia are the core forces in the province's civil defense.

The forces regularly coordinate closely with units stationed in the area, organize forces and means, and be ready to respond to incidents, disasters, search and rescue, and rescue people and vehicles in distress. At the same time, proactively advise and propose to the Ministry of National Defense policies and solutions to respond to natural disasters and search and rescue in border, sea and island areas.

On the land border of the province, there are currently 6 checkpoints; 1,786 teams/12,502 officers and soldiers have been organized to patrol, control and protect the safety of the border system, landmarks, stakes, and sandbanks in case of natural disasters or catastrophes that may occur.

Colonel Le Anh Vuong, Deputy Commander, Chief of Staff of the Provincial Military Command reported at the meeting.

The units have promoted the "4 on-site" motto well; organized reviews, adjustments, and supplements to civil defense plans and response plans to incidents that are close to each time and the actual developments of natural disasters.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment reported that since the beginning of the year, the province has experienced 19 heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms, whirlwinds, and strong gusts of wind; 2 hailstorms accompanied by whirlwinds; 3 tornadoes and lightning strikes; 2 large waves combined with high tides and 6 strong winds at sea. Natural disasters have caused damage to people and property estimated at over 40 billion VND.

Comrade Ton Thien San, Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment, informed about disaster response work at the meeting.

Before, during and after natural disasters, the Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches and localities promptly issued documents directing the implementation of natural disaster prevention and control work in the area. At the same time, the Civil Defense Command Board was promptly established and put into operation.

When natural disasters occur, the Chairman and Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee are present at the scene to promptly direct response and visit and encourage people.

tkcn6(1).jpg — Provincial Police leaders speak at the meeting

The forces mobilized human and material resources to promptly respond to and handle problems that arose, as well as support households to stabilize their lives soon. Thanks to that, the damage caused by natural disasters was minimized.

The Provincial People's Committee has directed relevant localities, departments, and branches to inspect and disburse more than 11 billion VND from the Natural Disaster Prevention and Control reserve fund to support and help people stabilize their lives, production, and repair natural disaster prevention and control works.

The total revenue from the Disaster Prevention and Control Fund in the first 6 months of 2025 in Lam Dong is 11.33 billion VND; the remaining balance of the Disaster Prevention and Control Fund is 73.5 billion VND. In the coming time, continue to deploy and urge localities, departments, branches and units to collect and pay the Disaster Prevention and Control Fund in the province according to regulations.

tkcn7(1).jpg — Director of Department of Construction speaks about issues related to planning work

At the meeting, comrade Le Trong Yen requested departments and branches to provide more specific information such as: Progress in establishing commune-level defense command boards, promoting the frontline role of communes; operation of dams to regulate water; management of construction order in the face of encroachment on water flows; mass rescue work when handling incidents and issues related to resources...

He also particularly emphasized the issue related to the causes and solutions to localized flooding in urban areas, especially in the Da Lat area.

Comrade Bui Huy Thanh, Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Director of the Department of Ethnic Minorities and Religions, gave a speech.

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Ho Van Muoi emphasized that Lam Dong is the largest area in the country, with sea, mountains, and strongly fragmented terrain, with red soil at great risk of subsidence and landslides.

tkcn2(1).jpg — Comrade Ho Van Muoi, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Provincial Civil Defense Command chaired the meeting.

In the immediate future, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested units to survey roads at risk of landslides and do a good job of warning people. In particular, conduct a thorough review of illegal construction works, especially areas at risk of insecurity.

Lam Dong is the largest area in the country, the terrain is strongly fragmented, the red soil is at great risk of subsidence and landslides.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also directed to strengthen the application of science and technology to improve the quality of forecasting and warning of incidents, natural disasters and catastrophes. Especially the types of natural disasters that frequently occur and cause great damage such as: storms, floods, flash floods, landslides.

Military and police forces soon developed scenarios to conduct training and drills on handling subsidence and landslide response issues.

The Department of Finance's leaders spoke about issues related to resources.

In particular, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested units and localities to urgently and resolutely carry out dredging of streams and forming natural reservoirs to avoid flooding. The Department of Agriculture and Environment implemented tree planting to respond to climate change.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted that relevant units need to ensure the "4 on-site" motto in natural disaster prevention, search and rescue. At the same time, make specific proposals to the Provincial People's Committee and the Central level to ensure the best facilities for search and rescue work, ensuring the safety of people's lives and property in the face of natural disasters.

Chief of Office of Provincial People's Committee contributes opinions at the meeting

Information, propaganda, raising public awareness, and avoiding encroachment on waterways need to be promoted. In particular, it is necessary to proactively equip skills, knowledge, and be ready to respond when natural disasters occur.

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