Party chief asks for long term response plan against saltwater creep
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked the southern province of Ben Tre to adopt short and long term plans to tackle saltwater intrusion when inspecting works against the ongoing disaster.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Giong Trom (Source: VNA)
Ben Tre (VNA) – Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong asked the southern province of Ben Tre to adopt short and long term plan💛s to tackle saltwater intrusion when inspecting works a🐎gainst the ongoing disaster in the locality on March 17.
Ben Tre has lost 19,000ha of winter-spring rice crop, over 500ha of vegetables, nearly 5,800ha of fruits and 475ha of aquaculture to salinity, becoming one of the hardest hit localities.
Over 88,200 households with 353,000 people lack freshwater, mostly those living in three coastal districts.
As many as 162 out of 164 communes and precincts have been affected.
To minimise losses, the Party leader called for switching to disaster-resistant plants and animals.
He hailed the provincial Party Committee for improving local well-being on par with those in the region, partly by developing a set of specific actions.
The upgraded socio-economic and technical infrastructure has resulted in a 7.3 percent economic growth per year, with the rate of poor households falling to 5.5 percent.
Ben Tre should remove any arising business obstacles, improve the business climate, develop tourism and tap marine-based economic potential, the leader suggested.
Lauding the province for its thorough preparations for the upcoming elections of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for 2016-2020, he wished that the elections will be held in a democratic manner in line with the law.
The Party chief also took the occasion to urge for the consistent implementation of a Resolution on Party building adopted by the 11 th Party Central Committee’s fourth plenum, saying that personnel work is of special significance.
Earlier, he visited Huu Dinh commune – the only new-style rural area in Chau Thanh district and inspected salinity situation in Giong Trom commune which recently lost 90 percent of harvest-ready rice acreage.
During the stay, he also visited a coconut processing plant and called on heroic Vietnamese mothers.-VNA
Authorities in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre are mobilising resources to address drought and saline intrusion, which have severely affected the local economy and living standards.
Saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta at present is comparable to a once-in-a-century disaster, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Cao Duc Phat said on February 17.
Over 1,000ha of winter-spring rice in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang has been damaged by saltwater intrusion, according to the provincial agriculture sector.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is working to cope with drought and saltwater intrusion, with a focus on developing and upgrading irrigation works to ensure 2016 crops grow efficiently.
Saltwater is likely to intrude as far as 70km in Tien and Hau River, the two main tributaries of Mekong River in the Mekong Delta, said the National Centre for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) will provide financial support for localities in the Mekong Delta regions which have been affected by acute drought and salt intrusion.
Drought and saltwater intrusion are predicted to continue damaging parts of the south central, Central Highlands and southern regions this month due to the El Nino impacts.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung requested fighting saltwater intrusion as a key political task during a conference in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on March 7.
A total of 11 provinces in the Mekong Delta and Central Highland regions have announced an emergency state of drought and saline intrusion, reported Nhan dan newspaper.
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Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Giong Trom (Source: VNA)
