Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Tay Ninh (VNA) – Vice Chairman of the Tay Ninh province People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Hung has requested local agencies to implement urgent solutions to prevent forest fires during this year’s dry season.
At a working session on forest fire prevention on March 2, the official called for round-the-clock patrols by competent agencies in localities vulnerable to fires, and the installation of forest fire warning notices there.
On-the-spot firefighting equipment and water must be always available, he said.
Since the beginning of the dry season this year, Tay Ninh experienced tens of forest fires, with 23 cases in Tan Chau district and 16 in the Dau Tieng Protective Forest, with a total of more than 110 hectares of forests destroyed.
The warning for forest fire has been raised to level 5 – which means extremely high risk as it is now the peak of the dry season.
The southern province of Tay Ninh is now home to nearly 60,000 hectares of forests.-VNA
