The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang allocates nearly 504 billion VND (21.72 million USD) for disaster prevention in 2018 to ensure production and people’s livelihoods for stable local socio-economic development (Photo: VNA) Tien Giang (VNA) – The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang allocated nearly 504 billionVND (21.72 million USD) for disaster prevention in 2018 to ensure productionand people’s livelihoods for stable local socio-economic development.
The sum was mainly providedfor flooded areas and Dong Thap Muoi in the province’s western area and Go Congin the eastern coast.
From loans of theAsian Development Bank and reciprocal capital of the Vietnamese Government,Tien Giang has implemented two sub-projects of improving systems preventingsaline intrusion in Go Cong and mitigating risks in Ba Ray - Phu An in the Tienriver’s upper area with total investment worth 112 billion VND this year.
In addition, theprovince poured more than 236.8 billion VND into constructing 17 irrigation works to prevent flood and saline intrusion, as well as protect lives indisadvantaged region in tandem with transport development and the building ofnew-style rural areas.
Especially, to helplocal residents reform production and expand suitable economic models, TienGiang also spent over 40 billion VND on 167 rural irrigation constructionsmeasuring more than 158,000m in length, and strengthen 46 temporary sewers anddykes, along with arranging training courses on search and rescue for localpeople.
As a result, thewestern region of the province has suffered fewer impacts of natural disastersthis year. Only more than 9,300 ha of rice in the autumn-winter crop in easterndistricts was damaged by typhoon Usagi in November, but there is no loss causedby drought and saline intrusion.-VNA
The sum was mainly providedfor flooded areas and Dong Thap Muoi in the province’s western area and Go Congin the eastern coast.
From loans of theAsian Development Bank and reciprocal capital of the Vietnamese Government,Tien Giang has implemented two sub-projects of improving systems preventingsaline intrusion in Go Cong and mitigating risks in Ba Ray - Phu An in the Tienriver’s upper area with total investment worth 112 billion VND this year.
In addition, theprovince poured more than 236.8 billion VND into constructing 17 irrigation works to prevent flood and saline intrusion, as well as protect lives indisadvantaged region in tandem with transport development and the building ofnew-style rural areas.
Especially, to helplocal residents reform production and expand suitable economic models, TienGiang also spent over 40 billion VND on 167 rural irrigation constructionsmeasuring more than 158,000m in length, and strengthen 46 temporary sewers anddykes, along with arranging training courses on search and rescue for localpeople.
As a result, thewestern region of the province has suffered fewer impacts of natural disastersthis year. Only more than 9,300 ha of rice in the autumn-winter crop in easterndistricts was damaged by typhoon Usagi in November, but there is no loss causedby drought and saline intrusion.-VNA
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