Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung agreed with additional funding for thecentral province of Ninh Thuan to counter the local drought effectswhile working with local authorities on April 13.
Since the 2014 summer-autumn crop, most local areas have dried due to ElNino impacts with nearly 4,000 households in six districts facing watershortages. Farmers have halted the sowing of 6,100 hectares of thewinter-spring crop—or 30.27 percent of the total area—while around 300domestic animals have died, posing a risk of epidemics and hunger inpoor and ethnic minority areas.
Given suchconditions, the government donated 300 tonnes of rice and 40 billion VND(1.9 million USD) to buy water, food and new crops for affectedfamilies.
The drought is predicted to last through mid-September.
Expressing concern over lingering drought in the central and CentralHighlands provinces, the PM asked Ninh Thuan to continue assistinglocals, including food and water, to minimise losses.
He also cautioned against forest fire risks and requested localcoordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development inpost-drought production recovery.
Provincialauthorities asked for Government support in accelerating theconstruction of the Tan My water reservoir and launching similar modelsthis year.
Presenting difficulties in the locality,representatives from ministries and agencies also called for financialassistance in upgrading and building counter drought facilities in NinhThuan.
The PM generally consented to socio-economic development proposals during the session.
He said Ninh Thuan boasts a large area with high levels of wind andsun, favourable conditions for animal livestock, fruit cultivation andindustrial trees with high economic value.
Earlier,he made a field trip to a mobile water supply site in Dong Day village,Phuc Trung commune, Bac Ai district, one of the hardest hit during thedry season.-VNA
Since the 2014 summer-autumn crop, most local areas have dried due to ElNino impacts with nearly 4,000 households in six districts facing watershortages. Farmers have halted the sowing of 6,100 hectares of thewinter-spring crop—or 30.27 percent of the total area—while around 300domestic animals have died, posing a risk of epidemics and hunger inpoor and ethnic minority areas.
Given suchconditions, the government donated 300 tonnes of rice and 40 billion VND(1.9 million USD) to buy water, food and new crops for affectedfamilies.
The drought is predicted to last through mid-September.
Expressing concern over lingering drought in the central and CentralHighlands provinces, the PM asked Ninh Thuan to continue assistinglocals, including food and water, to minimise losses.
He also cautioned against forest fire risks and requested localcoordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development inpost-drought production recovery.
Provincialauthorities asked for Government support in accelerating theconstruction of the Tan My water reservoir and launching similar modelsthis year.
Presenting difficulties in the locality,representatives from ministries and agencies also called for financialassistance in upgrading and building counter drought facilities in NinhThuan.
The PM generally consented to socio-economic development proposals during the session.
He said Ninh Thuan boasts a large area with high levels of wind andsun, favourable conditions for animal livestock, fruit cultivation andindustrial trees with high economic value.
Earlier,he made a field trip to a mobile water supply site in Dong Day village,Phuc Trung commune, Bac Ai district, one of the hardest hit during thedry season.-VNA
