Prime Minister takes helicopter to inspect landslides in Vinh Long province

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh took a helicopter to survey from above and landed at Vinh Long City Square.

(VLO) Continuing the inspection trip to assess the landslide situation in the Mekong Delta provinces, at noon on August 12 , Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of several ministries and branches inspected the landslide situation in Vinh Long province.

Secretary of Vinh Long Provincial Party Committee Bui Van Nghiem and Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - Lu Quang Ngoi informed the Prime Minister about the situation and work to overcome landslides in the locality recently.

From 2020 to now, the whole province has had about 200 landslides/points, causing the loss of 5-6km of river banks, canals, and streams, causing property damage of over 10 billion VND.

In the first 7 months of 2023 alone, 98 landslides occurred, causing the loss of nearly 3.1km of riverbank along with rural traffic works, dykes... directly affecting 112 households and causing subsidence under the riverbed, causing loss and damage to fish cage farming, with an estimated total loss of over 8.4 billion VND, 2.23 times higher than the same period in 2022.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspected the landslide area.

Landslide prevention requires investment in large projects and construction of resettlement areas, but the province's financial resources to support localities in the province are still limited.

The province's natural disaster prevention fund is only enough to support the handling of about 50% of the total of about 200 landslides each year. On this occasion, the provincial People's Committee proposed to consider and support funding for the province to carry out 5 projects, with a total cost of 1,070 billion VND.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets and talks with people.

During the inspection, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited and kindly asked local people and households affected by the landslide, encouraging them to try their best to do business and develop the economy. At the same time, he informed the people that the landslide area would be invested in.

The Prime Minister also noted that localities continue to handle and overcome particularly dangerous landslide areas to ensure safety for people and important infrastructure.

News and photos : XU AN T ƯƠ I

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