Increase the supply of essential goods to serve people in localities affected by storm No. 3

On September 13, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh signed and issued Official Dispatch No. 95/CD-TTg on strengthening the supply of essential goods to serve people in localities affected by storm No. 3. The Official Dispatch was sent to the Ministers of the Ministries of Industry and Trade, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development, Information and Communications, Education and Training, Health, and Transport; and Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities.

The telegram stated that in recent days, storm number 3 with particularly high intensity directly landed in our country and circulated after the storm causing heavy rains over a large area, causing floods in many localities in the northern region causing huge damage to both life and property; seriously affecting production and people's lives. The response and overcoming of natural disaster consequences has been carried out by local authorities and rescue forces to support people in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters.

To ensure the supply of food, foodstuffs and essential necessities for the people, at the same time strengthen supervision, inspection and control of the market, strictly handle violations, resolutely prevent hoarding and unreasonable price increases, especially for medicines, textbooks, school supplies, foodstuffs, essential necessities to serve the consumption needs, materials, biological products, plant varieties, livestock... of students, people and businesses after the storm, the Prime Minister requests:

The Chairman of the People's Committee of the provinces and centrally-run cities directs agencies and units in the area to: organize support with food, necessities, medicine and daily necessities for households affected by storm No. 3, especially households in isolated and difficult-to-reach areas.

Strengthen market management and supervision, especially for food, foodstuffs, gasoline, essential goods, ensure that there is no hoarding, unreasonable price increases, and strict handling of violations; closely follow market developments, prices, supply and demand of essential goods serving consumption, production, and business in the area to proactively take practical, timely, and effective solutions within their authority.

Focus on directing the immediate handling and repair of houses, schools, hospitals, and school supplies damaged by storms; promptly remove fallen trees from roads; promptly fix problems with electricity, clean water, telecommunications, etc. to ensure production and business activities and people's lives; guide the implementation of measures to prevent and control epidemics after storms and floods.

The Minister of Industry and Trade directed relevant agencies to: Closely follow domestic market developments, the supply and demand situation of essential goods to serve production, business, study, medical treatment and people's lives, especially essential goods, to ensure market stability, supply and demand, and smooth circulation of goods.

Direct relevant units to promptly handle abnormal price fluctuations and supply and demand of essential goods. Actively coordinate with police, military, transportation, health, and education forces to increase the transportation of essential goods, gasoline, medicine, textbooks, and school supplies to areas that are currently isolated, isolated, disadvantaged, and in need...

Carry out coordination between provinces and cities affected by rain and floods with other provinces and cities when requested by localities to ensure the maintenance of essential goods supply for students and patients in localities affected by rain and floods.

Direct all market management forces to strengthen supervision and management by area, deploy professional measures, develop plans and coordinate with functional forces to conduct inspections and supervision, promptly detect and strictly handle organizations and individuals who take advantage of the impact of storm No. 3 to speculation, hoarding, price increase or other violations as prescribed by law.

Coordinate with media agencies to publicly inform about the handling of organizations and individuals who take advantage of natural disasters or other unusual developments to make illegal profits, causing harm to the spiritual and material lives of the people. Direct the Vietnam Electricity Group and relevant units to prioritize ensuring power supply for pumping stations serving the work of drainage, flood control, providing clean water for consumption, and fresh water for production and business.

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development directs functional units to: urge and guide localities to implement urgent measures to protect and restore agricultural production. Use all measures to quickly drain and prevent flooding to minimize damage to agricultural production; promptly rescue areas of rice, crops, fruit trees, ornamental plants, etc. that are still flooded; guide people to implement specific measures to protect production, convert crops and livestock to suit the reality.

Take the lead in reviewing and synthesizing needs, coordinating with relevant agencies to propose to competent authorities to promptly issue and support plant varieties, livestock breeds, aquatic breeds, materials and biological products for cultivation and animal husbandry to support people to restore production immediately after storms and floods.

The Minister of Finance directed the General Department of State Reserves to urgently preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to review the actual situation and needs of localities damaged by storm No. 3 to promptly submit to competent authorities for consideration and issuance of food, equipment, supplies, disinfectants and sterilization chemicals from the national reserve to support localities.

The Minister of Information and Communications shall closely coordinate with the Ministers of Industry and Trade, Finance, Agriculture and Rural Development to direct press agencies and coordinate with Vietnam Television, Voice of Vietnam, and Vietnam News Agency to disseminate information in a directional manner, objectively, honestly, and comprehensively reflecting the domestic commodity market, stabilizing social and people's psychology, and avoiding causing confusion in public opinion. The Ministries of Industry and Trade, Agriculture and Rural Development, Health, Education and Training, Transport, etc. shall proactively provide timely information to the Ministry of Information and Communications and press agencies as prescribed.

The Ministries of Health and Education and Training closely follow the actual situation, based on their functions, tasks and powers, proactively coordinate with localities to contribute to price stabilization and provide adequate equipment and necessary necessities for educational and medical facilities... under their state management.

The Prime Minister assigned Deputy Prime Minister Bui Thanh Son, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long and Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc to directly direct, actively and proactively implement, urge and handle difficulties to ensure timely and effective implementation of this Official Dispatch. The Government Office, according to its assigned functions and tasks, shall monitor, urge and summarize the situation and promptly report to the Prime Minister on issues arising during the implementation of the Official Dispatch.

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