The central province of Ninh Thuan distributed 2,000 tonnes of ricesupported by the Government to farmers in local drought-hit areas onJune 11.
The most heavily-affected districts are Thuan Nam, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac, Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Son.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dang Thi Phan said the Government has supported theprovince with some 3,500 tonnes of rice.
Local authorities vowed to strictly supervise the distribution of rice to the target areas, she said.
At present, 31 of the 47 communes are being affected by the drought,which is forecast to last until September. Over 18,900 families arebelieved to be waiting for rice support.
Accordingto the provincial People’s Committee, over 500 hectares of winter-springcrops were underproductive and cultivating activities were hamperedacross 16,000 hectares due to water shortages.
Meanwhile, more than 900 heads of goats, sheep and cows died as a result of food shortages.
The province has evacuated 17,600 livestock to more abundant-foodareas as part of efforts to prevent damages caused by the lingeringdrought.
Due to the El Nino weather pattern impacts,rainfall in the locality stands at about 300 millimetres, 40-50 percentbelow average. Water volume in 20 reservoirs is standing at 7.9 percentof their designed capacity.-VNA
The most heavily-affected districts are Thuan Nam, Bac Ai, Thuan Bac, Ninh Hai, Ninh Phuoc and Ninh Son.
Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dang Thi Phan said the Government has supported theprovince with some 3,500 tonnes of rice.
Local authorities vowed to strictly supervise the distribution of rice to the target areas, she said.
At present, 31 of the 47 communes are being affected by the drought,which is forecast to last until September. Over 18,900 families arebelieved to be waiting for rice support.
Accordingto the provincial People’s Committee, over 500 hectares of winter-springcrops were underproductive and cultivating activities were hamperedacross 16,000 hectares due to water shortages.
Meanwhile, more than 900 heads of goats, sheep and cows died as a result of food shortages.
The province has evacuated 17,600 livestock to more abundant-foodareas as part of efforts to prevent damages caused by the lingeringdrought.
Due to the El Nino weather pattern impacts,rainfall in the locality stands at about 300 millimetres, 40-50 percentbelow average. Water volume in 20 reservoirs is standing at 7.9 percentof their designed capacity.-VNA
