Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee inspects storm prevention and control work No. 12 at coastal works

As storm No. 12 was rapidly approaching the mainland with the risk of heavy rain, high tides and serious landslides, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province Nguyen Hoang Giang was present at the sea embankment project in An Phu commune to inspect, direct emergency response, and request the contractor to speed up construction, ensuring absolute safety for people in coastal areas.

On October 22, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Ngai province Nguyen Hoang Giang inspected the work of preventing, combating and responding to storm No. 12 at the project to overcome and prevent coastal erosion in An Phu commune (old Quang Ngai city).

Working group inspected the sea embankment project of An Phu commune before storm No. 12 made landfall.

Accompanying were Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission Ngo Van Trong; leaders of the Provincial Police, Provincial Military Command, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Construction, Department of Finance and the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board.

The project to overcome and prevent coastal erosion in An Phu commune is invested in as an emergency project, with the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board as the investor.

According to forecasts, storm No. 12 will cause heavy rain and high risk of landslides in many areas of Quang Ngai.

The project aims to protect the safety of households living along the coast, while protecting the embankment against landslides and the coastal concrete road.

The project has a 250m long embankment, including a step up and down and a drainage culvert from the residential area to the sea. The total investment is 30 billion VND from the provincial budget. The project started on July 8, 2025, and is expected to be completed on November 30, 2025.

Immediately after the groundbreaking ceremony, the contractor mobilized manpower, worked overtime, and accelerated the progress. To date, the construction volume has reached 92% of the contract value. The entire Tetrapod block along the 250m long embankment has been installed, helping to block sea waves and ensure construction safety.

The embankment is currently being constructed to an elevation of +3.0 m, ensuring safety during the storm season. The installation of H components will be completed before October 25, 2025, and the entire project will be completed on schedule by the end of November 2025.

Through the actual inspection, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Giang highly appreciated the efforts of the Project Management Board and the contractor in speeding up the progress and ensuring construction quality.

At the same time, it is emphasized that according to forecasts, storm No. 12 will directly affect the Central region, including Quang Ngai; circulation after the storm can cause heavy rain, high risk of landslides. Therefore, contractors need to increase human resources, equipment, speed up progress, ensure the project meets standards to withstand high tides and big waves.

The project to overcome and prevent coastal erosion in An Phu commune is invested in as an emergency project, with the Provincial Traffic Construction Investment Project Management Board as the investor.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested units to closely monitor the storm's developments, proactively deploy storm and flood prevention and control plans in accordance with the direction of the Central Government and the province; at the same time, take measures to preserve materials, machinery and equipment during the storm's landing.

He noted that contractors must thoroughly follow the motto of "minimizing property damage to the lowest level, especially not allowing human damage to occur".

Previously, on the afternoon of October 21, Chairman of the Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Hoang Giang chaired a meeting to deploy measures to respond to storm No. 12 and floods in the area. At the meeting, he requested localities to absolutely not be subjective, to focus on directing, inspecting, urging and implementing response.

The province strictly prohibits ships from going out to sea, and requires fishermen to be promptly informed of the location and direction of the storm to proactively avoid it; at the same time, review and clearly define natural disaster situations, and supplement response scenarios appropriate to each level of risk. Localities proactively arrange forces, vehicles, supplies, food and necessities in areas at risk of being cut off and isolated to be ready for rescue when necessary.

For projects under construction, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested investors and Project Management Boards to deploy measures to ensure absolute safety for people, vehicles and constructions, and to prevent damage caused by storms and rains.

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