Prime Minister requests speedy repair of schools for opening ceremony

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 156/CD-TTg to the Chairmen of the People's Committees of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh provinces; and the Ministers of National Defense, Public Security, and Education and Training on focusing on improving educational facilities to ensure conditions for the new school year opening for students.

To ensure the organization of the new school year opening ceremony for students, especially in areas affected by recent natural disasters, the Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Ha Tinh provinces to direct a specific review of the work to restore educational facilities affected by storm No. 5 and recent natural disasters in the area.

Schools in Hung Nguyen commune ( Nghe An province) overcome damage after storm No. 5. Photo: VGP.

The Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to continue to mobilize maximum resources and forces (especially the military, police, and youth union members) to speed up the progress, even faster, to repair and complete all schools and school sites that have had their roofs blown off, are damaged, or are unsafe, to repair desks and chairs, and to supplement books, teaching equipment, and school supplies for students; to ensure safety and adequate conditions for organizing the opening ceremony and basic learning conditions for students, and to prevent students from lacking schools, classrooms, teachers, books, and school supplies.

For schools and campuses that have collapsed or are severely damaged and have not been restored or are unsafe, there must be a plan to arrange temporary opening and learning locations for students.

The Prime Minister requested that the above tasks be completed no later than September 4; the results of implementation must be reported to the Prime Minister on September 4.

The Minister of Education and Training is assigned to continue to direct and urge the education sector of localities, especially Thanh Hoa, Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces, to review and proactively advise local Party committees and authorities to direct and mobilize forces and resources to quickly overcome the damage to educational institutions affected by natural disasters; have proactive and timely plans to support books, teaching equipment and learning materials for educational institutions damaged by natural disasters at the request of localities to ensure learning conditions for students at the beginning of the new school year.

The Ministers of National Defense and Public Security continue to direct military and police units stationed in the area to mobilize maximum forces to support school sanitation and repair educational facilities as requested by the locality.