Currently, units and localities in the province are implementing measures to proactively prevent and combat drought, salinity and forest fires in the 2024 dry season.
Namely, provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is strengthening information dissemination, and education of laws and measures to prevent drought, saltwater intrusion, fire prevention, and forest fire fighting to all people.
Organize and inspect the implementation of plans to prevent drought, saltwater intrusion, prevent and fight forest fires; coordination plan in forest fire prevention and fighting with units and localities where forests are located. At the same time, to closely monitor the weather situation and water sources, promptly adjust plans to prevent and combat drought and saltwater intrusion; conduct inspection and handling of damaged irrigation works; focus on dredging and repairing canal systems. Other relevant units and localities also planned specific plans; arranged fire-fighting vehicles, equipment and necessary physical conditions to promptly coordinate with on-site forces to organize timely rescue when large forest fires occur...
According to forecasts, in the first three months of 2024, El Nino would continue to maintain with a probability of over 90%. The first months of this year would have little rain, total rainfall from January to March is lower than the average for many years. The average temperature in the 2024 dry season is likely to be 0.5-1.50C higher than the average for many years...
Reported by K.Tan - Translated by Ngoc Huynh
