PPC promulgated Directive No. 17/CT-UBND on enforcing measures to prevent, fight against drought, salinization and forest fire during the dry season in 2016. Accordingly, PPC directed Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to guide localities, administrative units, and units exploiting irrigation works to set up plans for drought, salinization and forest fire prevention in dry season in 2016; asked Irrigation Bureau in collaboration with provincial Hydrometeorology Radio to monitor closely the weather, water resources for making timely adjustment to drought, salinization prevention plans, in case of being deficient in water resource.
PPC also required People’s Committees of localities, Binh Duong Water Supply Sewerage – Environment Company to closely examine water resources, balance water supply capacity for local demands; urgently draw up water supplying plans serving spring crops; set up plans for drought, salinization prevention and fight to each region and works…
Reported by Quynh Nhien – Translated by Ngoc Huynh












