(Labor online) - On June 1, the delegation of the Commanding Committee for Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Lam Dong province led by Mr. Nguyen Ha Loc - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief of the Office of the Provincial Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control, had a meeting with Bao Loc City People's Committee.
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| View of the working session, inspection of disaster prevention, search and rescue in Bao Loc city |
At the meeting, Mr. Phung Ngoc Hap - Vice Chairman of Bao Loc City People's Committee reported to the delegation on the results that the locality has been implementing in the work of disaster prevention and control in the area. In the past time, the city has focused on implementing the guiding documents of the Central Government and Lam Dong province on the work of disaster prevention and control. On that basis, the City People's Committee has led and directed functional branches, wards and communes to promote propaganda to raise people's awareness to proactively prevent natural disasters in all situations. Along with that, the local Steering Committee for Disaster Prevention and Control has actively advised the City People's Committee to develop a plan and organize drills to be ready to respond to any situation, ensuring the motto "4 on the spot".
Currently, Bao Loc City has built up a shock force ready to mobilize to participate in disaster prevention and rescue work with nearly 870 members. In 2023, Bao Loc City has also invested in purchasing equipment and means ready to respond to situations caused by natural disasters, rain and floods in order to minimize damage to people when incidents occur. Besides the achieved results, there are still many difficulties and challenges due to unexpected natural disasters, so many times the response work is not timely; most of the forces at the grassroots are part-time, so they have not fully promoted their spirit and responsibility in response, search and rescue; funding sources are limited, so it has not met the needs of overcoming the consequences caused by natural disasters; a number of irrigation works in the city have deteriorated but have not yet been invested in repair; encroachment on land along the riverside, streams and lakes for irrigation has not been completely handled.
At the meeting, Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Lam Dong province Nguyen Ha Loc highly appreciated the results that Bao Loc city has been implementing to perform well the work of disaster prevention and control in the area. At the same time, it is suggested that Bao Loc city need to arrange forces at key points, guide people to travel, ensure traffic safety during prolonged rains and floods; effectively maintain the motto "4 on the spot" when disaster incidents occur. Currently, the rainy season has started, so the locality needs to maintain information on the happenings of rain and floods in the area so that people can grasp and proactively prevent.
Along with that, Bao Loc city should focus on installing warning signs in key areas at risk of flash floods and landslides in the rainy season; deploying the implementation of civil works to dredging, clearing the flow of streams and drains in case of heavy rain. In particular, it is necessary to strengthen the core and shock forces ready to assist people in preventing and overcoming consequences in emergency situations when flash floods, tornadoes, floods and landslides occur.
