The Industry and Trade sector focuses on responding to and overcoming floods in the Central region.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade issued Notice No. 9217/BCT-ATMT dated November 21 on the report on response and recovery work to floods in the Central region. Accordingly, on the preparedness of corporations and general companies in the Industry and Trade sector.

The announcement said that in order to prepare for storm response, large corporations such as Vietnam Electricity Group (EVN), Vietnam National Energy Industry Group ( Petrovietnam ), Vietnam National Coal and Mineral Industries Group (TKV), Vietnam National Petroleum Group (Petrolimex)... have issued telegrams, documents, and held meetings to direct units and inspect flood response preparations at some key locations at risk of being affected.

*EVN is focusing resources, urgently and resolutely implementing work to overcome the damage caused by floods. Illustrative photo.*

In addition, EVN is focusing resources, urgently and resolutely implementing tasks to overcome the damage caused by floods. EVN and the Power Corporations have arranged for Group Leaders and Corporation Leaders to directly direct the work of overcoming power grid system problems in the provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue City, Da Nang City, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa to soon restore power supply, ensuring safe power supply for production and daily life of people in affected areas.

Implementing the direction of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Industry and Trade, EVN has directed units to mobilize maximum staff and workers from many units to quickly overcome the problem and restore power supply, ensuring safe power supply for production and daily life of people in affected areas.

Regarding the operation of hydroelectric reservoirs, according to the announcement, hydroelectric reservoirs in the Central region are still operating according to the operating procedures and Operation Orders approved by competent authorities. Due to prolonged heavy rain, many reservoirs have reached the normal water level and must switch to the operating mode to maintain the reservoir water level (the discharge amount is equal to the amount of water entering the reservoir).

In addition, regarding the situation of gasoline reserves and supply, the announcement stated that in Gia Lai province, according to a quick report from the Department of Industry and Trade of Gia Lai province, due to prolonged and heavy rains in the east of Gia Lai, many residential areas were isolated, many roads were flooded, and some warehouses of consumer goods enterprises in Quang Trung Industrial Park and Nhon Binh Industrial Park were flooded, making it difficult to transport goods.

Up to now, the reserves of essential goods (instant noodles, drinking water) at supermarket systems and distribution businesses in the area are still sufficient to supply people and there is no difficulty in supplying gasoline locally.

In Dak Lak province, according to a quick report from the Department of Industry and Trade of Dak Lak province, some wards and communes in the East of the province (formerly Phu Yen province) were affected by heavy rain and flooding, leading to some flooded gas stations not operating, and gas depots supplying gas for production and consumption of people and businesses in the area.

Source: https://congthuong.vn/nganh-cong-thuong-don-luc-ung-pho-va-khac-phuc-mua-lu-trung-bo-431545.html