(HBO) – The Central Steering Committee for Natural Diaster Prevention and Control led by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong has inspected flood relief works in Hoa Binh province.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van
Dung, and representatives from departments, agencies, the People’s Committees
and Ky Son People’s Committee of Hoa Binh city and Ky Son district were present
at a working session with the delegation on August 14.
Reporting local damage triggered by natural disasters, and the province’s
post-disaster recovery, the provincial People’s Committee said that natural
calamities have caused heavy losses in local production and infrastructure.
Total damage is estimated at over 1.29 trillion VND. Meanwhile, 741 households
have been affected, and thousands of hectares of crops have been devastated. Local
roads have been blocked by tens of cubic metres of rock and soil.
Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade
Hoang Quoc Vuong and the working group inspect landslide and crack sites on road
No.445 in May Giay hamlet, Dan Ha commune, Ky Son district.
The provincial People’s Committee proposed the working group support
the locality to carry out urgent works to overcome consequences of natural
disasters, including the tackling erosion and landslide sites in the lower
basin of Da river and on road No.445, and upgrading the dyke system on the left
bank of Da river and residential group 26 of Hoa Binh city’s Dong Tien ward.
It is necessary to ensure stability for disaster-hit households as well, the
people’s committee said.
On behalf of the working group, Vuong took note recovery efforts of Hoa Binh
and asked local authorities to actively implement measures in response to
natural disasters. Attention should be paid to updating weather developments as
well as inspecting and strengthening dykes, irrigational, transport and public
works.
Meanwhile, relevant parties should strictly follow the operation process to
ensure safety for reservoirs during the rainy season, he noticed.
Vuong said that the efforts will help the locality to mitigate damage caused by
natural disasters, and stabilise local lives soon./.
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Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.
