A worker checks the notice board for forest fire forecasting in the U Minh Thuong Forest in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Many southern provinces have arranged all-daypatrols to prevent forest fires during the dry season.
Truong Thanh Hao, deputy director of the Kien Giang Department of Agricultureand Rural Development, said that water levels in U Minh Thuong, An Minh, HonDat and Giang Thanh indigo forests were stable, but forest managers stillregularly check the forests’ moisture.
The province has prepared forces for forest fire prevention and control.
In Bac Lieu province, the provincial Bird Garden management board said that itwas at warning level three (five is the highest).
The province assigned workers to be on duty all day to keep close watch on theweather and prepare water to extinguish any fires.
Ca Mau province also has a plan to protect more than 8,000ha of forest.
Le Thanh Dung, deputy director of the U Minh Ha National Park, said that thepark’s workers regularly clear grass and set up notice boards in residentialareas./.
The Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is taking measures to retain its forest coverage rate at 11 percent, according to its Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
More than 44,500 ha of forest in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau is at high risk of catching fire due to a prolonged hot spell and drought, according to the forest ranger division under the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan has asked municipal and provincial People’s Committees to take drastic measures to ensure forest fire prevention amid extremely hot weather.
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According to Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Environment Le Huu Toan, a fire prevention and control plan has been in place since the dry season began, including round-the-clock patrols and rapid-response teams to snuff out fires before they could spread.
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A worker checks the notice board for forest fire forecasting in the U Minh Thuong Forest in Kien Giang province (Photo: VNA) 
