Hanoi (VNA) - The central relief committee onNovember 20 issued its plan to allocate 45 billion VND (1.94 million USD) to helpcentral and Central Highlands localities repair damage caused by naturaldisasters.
Some 12 billion VND will be allocated for Quang Ngaiprovince, 12 billion VND for Quang Nam, 5 billion VND each for Quang Binh and Quang Tri, 2 billion VND each for Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, Binh Dinh, and Nghe An, and 1billion VND each for Phu Yen, Kon Tum and Gia Lai.
The money will be used to help build new or repair houses forlocals, with priority given to poor and near-poor families, families of thosewho rendered services to the national revolution, and policy beneficiaryfamilies.
The money will be transferred before November 22, and localitiesare require to complete the disbursement the money within December.
The steering committee on natural disaster prevention andcontrol at provincial level, and competent sectors were asked to work togetherto build and carry out plans to deliverthe support to the right people.
Earlier, the standing board of the Vietnam Fatherland Front’sCentral Committee and the central relief committee already allocated 22 billionVND to support flood-hit families in five central provinces, comprising ThuaThien-Hue (5.4 billion VND), Quang Tri (5.4 billion VND), Quang Binh (5.8billion VND), Quang Nam (3 billion VND), and Ha Tinh (2.4 billion VND)./.
VNA