Ca Mau seeks gov’t fund to resettle households in disaster–prone areas
The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau has asked the Government for 1.4 trillion VND (60.2 million USD) to relocate families living in natural disaster-prone areas to new residential areas built in 2016-2025.
Heavy rains and winds flattened or blew off the roofs of nearly 30 houses in Ca Mau City’s Tac Van Commune on August 9. (Photo: VNA)
Ca Mau (VNA) - The People’s Committee of the southernmost province of Ca Mau hasasked the Government for 1.4 trillion VND (60.2 million USD) to relocatefamilies living in natural disaster-prone areas to new residential areas builtin 2016-2025.
The province immediately wants 140 billion VND (6 million USD) to resettle 646families in erosion-prone areas along rivers and coasts in Nam Can, Ngoc Hienand Dam Doi districts to new residential areas and help stabilise their livesand livelihoods in the new places.
The amount will be used to build four new resettlement areas. One of them willbe in hamlets 1 and 2 in Nam Can town at a cost of 32 billion VND, and it willaccommodate 52 households.
Another will be in Ngoc Hien district’s Dat Mui commune at a cost of 58 billionVND, where 270 families will be moved.
The two others willbe built in Nam Can district’s Tam Giang commune and Dam Doi district withinvestment of 18 billion VND and 32 billion VND, where accommodate 108 familiesand 216 households, respectively.
With the sea bordering it on three sides and having many rivers and canals, theprovince is frequently affected by natural disasters, especially erosion.
Early this month heavy rains and winds flattened 156 houses and blew off theroofs of 817 houses and one school, according to the province’s SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, Research and Rescue.
Besides, during the period high tides flooded 1,845 houses, 2,540 rural roadsand 100ha of summer-autumn rice, erosion along rivers damage six houses and twofishing boats were sunk by strong winds and waves.
Total economic losses were estimated at 32 billion VND (1.38 million USD),according to the steering committee.
Last week, the provincial People’s Committee announced there had beenserious erosion along the sea dyke on the west coast and took measures toconsolidate it.-VNA
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Heavy rains and winds flattened or blew off the roofs of nearly 30 houses in Ca Mau City’s Tac Van Commune on August 9. (Photo: VNA) 
