(HBO) – The historic downpours in Hoa Binh province in last October caused widespread flooding and landslides, especially in mountainous areas, threatening life, property and production of local people. The province has over 5,900 households directly affected by natural disasters and in need of being evacuated promptly and for a long-term.
Households in Nam Son commune (Tan Lac
district) set up houses in the resettlement area to move before the 2018 rainy
season.
Competent agencies reported that by the
beginning of April 2018, the implementation of 12 urgent resettlement areas had
basically fulfilled set requirements. Five resettlement areas in Da Bac
district completed and welcomed 25 households of Nhap hamlet. Meanwhile, 23
households built houses in the Lau Bai resettlement area in Vay Nua district,
and house construction of ten others in the area is still underway. All 31
households of the resettlement area of Tup hamlet, Tien Phong commune, received
lands while eight of them built houses. All households of the resettlement area
of Bua Coc hamlet in Suoi Nanh commune, also received lands and 40 households
completed house construction. Twenty out of 29 households in the resettlement
area of Ke hamlet, Muong Chieng district, completed house construction.
Besides, three resettlement areas in Nam Son
commune, Tan Lac district, were promptly formed in order to help 62 households
resettle before this year’s rainy season.
The People’s Committees of Yen Thuy and Mai Chau
districts have coordinated with each other to implement resettlement areas in
Lac Sy and Tan Dan communes, which are prone to landslides.
To speed up the implementation of the
projects, on April 6, 2018, the Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee
issued Document No. 473/UBND-NNTN, asking People’s Committees of Da Bac, Kim
Boi and Tan Lac district, and Hoa Binh city, to mobilise human resources and
materials to move households to new residential areas. The implementation of
power, water, road, dyke and sewage facilities should be sped up in order to
complete resettlement projects by April 30, 2018.
Mai Chau and Yen Thuy districts were also
asked to focus human resources and materials on land clearance, land allocation
to households and resident evacuation.
The document also stressed the need to speed
up the construction of infrastructure and complete the project before the 2018
flooding season.
The provincial departments of agriculture and
rural development, natural resources and environment, construction, and
science-technology were also urged to promptly coordinate with investors of the
project to push the implementation of resettlement projects in the city and
districts under their charge.
The Hoa Binh Power Company will enhance
coordination with the city and districts to promptly set up medium-voltage
power lines and transmission stations at residential areas. Chairpersons of
People’s Committees of the city and districts were requested to report the
progress of the resettlement projects to the Chairperson of the provincial
People’s Committee every Friday afternoon./.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
