Ministry of Agriculture and Environment requests to establish Zalo group to command natural disaster prevention

On May 29, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep worked with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology to assess the current flood situation and direct response actions in the coming time.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Hoang Hiep chaired and delivered a speech on May 29. Photo: KTTV

According to Mr. Mai Van Khiem, Director of the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting, since the beginning of the year, many areas such as Viet Bac, the Northern Delta, the North Central - Central Central and the South have recorded rainfall 15-30% higher than the average of many years, in some places exceeding 80%. In Bai Thuong ( Thanh Hoa ), rainfall has reached 638mm, while the average of many years is only about 416mm.

The flow to large lakes such as Son La, Hoa Binh , and Tuyen Quang is increasing sharply, forcing the lakes to release water right from the beginning of the season.

This year, heavy rains will continue to appear from June to August in the North, North Central, Central Highlands and South; the Central region will see increased rain in the last months of the year.

In May, the whole country has a lot of rain.

Director of the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology Nguyen Thuong Hien reported that some systems such as thunderstorm detection stations, satellite cloud imaging systems and ozone-ultraviolet measuring equipment have been periodically maintained. However, many important equipment such as weather radars, marine radars, radio-sounding systems and Pilot optical wind measuring equipment have not been maintained.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep requested the Department of Hydrometeorology and the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting to improve accuracy within the 3-6 hour window before natural disasters. Mr. Nguyen Hoang Hiep also requested the Department of Dyke Management and Natural Disaster Prevention to urgently set up an online communication group (Zalo) to transmit warning information to local leaders.

“In the immediate future, the Department of Dyke Management and Disaster Prevention will immediately set up a Zalo group so that when there is urgent information, it will be sent to provincial leaders, so that they have a basis to immediately deploy disaster prevention scenarios,” Deputy Minister Nguyen Hoang Hiep suggested.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/bo-nn-mt-yeu-cau-lap-nhom-zalo-chi-huy-phong-chong-thien-tai-post797336.html