Faced with that challenge, local authorities are urgently implementing many "settlement" solutions for people.
According to the review of the People's Committee of Den Sang commune, the total number of households with houses that must be urgently evacuated due to the impact of storm No. 3 ( Yagi ) in 2024 has been approved to be 191 households. However, after prolonged heavy rains due to the impact of storms No. 9, 10 and 11 in 2025, the geological foundation in some areas continues to weaken, with many new cracks appearing on the negative and positive slopes near residential areas, posing a very high risk of landslides.
The People's Committee of the commune has reviewed and, up to now, the whole commune has 274 households in areas at risk of landslides that need to be relocated. Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune Pham Trung Kien said: "Relocating people out of dangerous areas is an urgent task, but also a difficult process. Because of the unique terrain of the highlands, limited land fund, and limited local resources, arranging and moving people to a safe place is quite a difficult problem."
The Den Sang commune has been supported by the Ministry of National Defense to build a concentrated resettlement area in Ma Mu Su 1 village for households affected by natural disasters, with a total cost of more than 30 billion VND. The resettlement area is located on a wide hillside, about 2 km from the commune center, planned in strips, at the same level, including 60 houses designed based on the traditional architecture of the H'Mong people, including a system of roads, electricity, and water leading to each household, ensuring safety.
Living areas such as bedrooms, kitchens, and outbuildings are neatly arranged, convenient for residents. After more than 5 months of urgent construction, the resettlement area has been completed and ready for handover. The People's Committee of Den Sang commune has also organized a lottery for 40 households to receive houses.
In Nam Pen 2 village - the place that suffered the most damage in the flood more than a year ago, also the place with the most households needing to move with more than 50 households, everyone eagerly awaited the day to move into their new homes. After drawing lots, some households took the opportunity to visit their houses and prepare some necessary items to move in advance.
Mr. Phan A Khoa excitedly said: "My old house is located in an area with a high risk of landslides, every year there is heavy rain and I am always afraid. Now that I have moved to the resettlement area, I have a new, solid house with full electricity and water, this is the long-standing dream of my whole family." Not only Mr. Khoa, many other households are also busy preparing their belongings to move to their new homes, "The new residence is located right on the main road connecting Den Sang commune to communes such as: Muong Hum, Bat Xat, Y Ty... and is close to the commune center, so everything is convenient.
This will be the premise for my family to improve their lives and focus on economic development in the coming time," Thao Seo Su said excitedly. In addition to the 60 households that will be relocated to the concentrated resettlement area in Ma Mu Su 1 village, the People's Committee of Den Sang commune will also arrange for more than 190 other households in the dangerous area to be resettled; at the same time, the commune has also submitted a plan, and Lao Cai province has included it in the investment portfolio, for an additional resettlement area in Nhiu Cu San village for about 60 more households.
However, the process of mobilizing and arranging people to concentrated resettlement areas also had some problems arising such as: Some households drew lots to receive houses but then found mixed land, so they had to make adjustments; some households were worried that if they moved to the resettlement area, their old land would be reclaimed, and they would have no land left for production, so they hesitated...
To resolve the issue, the authorities of Den Sang commune have proactively inspected and evaluated households with mixed housing needs. If the location is safe, they will implement it. At the same time, they will propagate and explain to people to clearly understand the policy that people moving to resettlement areas can still keep their existing land, only converting it from residential land to production land. Thus, people still have fields and gardens, continue to produce, and live in a safe place with better infrastructure.
Comrade Pham Trung Kien, Chairman of the People's Committee of Den Sang Commune, said: "Along with the campaign, the commune also mobilized organizations such as the Fatherland Front, Women's Union, and Youth Union to participate in propaganda. Commune and village officials went directly to each household to support people in moving. We determined that moving people out of dangerous areas is not just a temporary matter, it is a long-term strategy to stabilize the population, creating a foundation for sustainable development.
Along with settling down, the commune also focuses on supporting production and building new livelihood models so that people can truly feel secure in developing the economy. The persistent efforts of the government of Den Sang commune in particular and Lao Cai province in general have taken steps in the right direction and effective ways of doing things. The lives of people in the still difficult highland areas will gradually stabilize and improve; worries about natural disasters will gradually recede into the background.
Source: https://nhandan.vn/no-luc-an-cu-cho-nguoi-dan-den-sang-post926653.html
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