Lao Cai: 975 households have been relocated out of the danger zone.

A house in Trinh Tuong commune, Bat Xat district was damaged by floods in 2024.

By mobilizing resources, from the beginning of 2025 to now, localities in the province have relocated 975 households to new places of residence (887 households were arranged in mixed arrangements, 42 households were arranged for centralized resettlement, and 46 households were arranged for stable accommodation on site).

On January 6, 2025, Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee issued Plan No. 02/PA-UBND on urgent relocation of residents affected by natural disasters to overcome the consequences of natural disasters. According to the proposed plan, Lao Cai strives to complete the relocation of 4,662 households at landslide or landslide-prone areas that need to be relocated; the capital requirement is about 1,530 billion VND from the central budget, local budget and mobilizing other legal capital sources.

In the period of 2024 - 2025, 3,288 households will be relocated out of disaster areas to 21 concentrated and inter-arranged projects; in the period of 2026 - 2030, 1,374 households will be relocated to 18 concentrated project locations.

A house in Phu Hung village, Thong Nhat commune is located in a dangerous landslide area and needs to be urgently evacuated.

Direct support levels for households affected by floods and having to move their houses to new places are implemented according to Resolution No. 5/2021/NQ-HDND dated April 9, 2021 of the Provincial People's Council on investment support policies for rural residential resettlement sites in Lao Cai province.

Source: https://baolaocai.vn/lao-cai-da-thuc-hien-di-chuyen-975-ho-dan-ra-khoi-vung-nguy-hiem-post400112.html