Yen Bai mountainous district stops some programs to focus on natural disaster prevention

10/03/2024 18:10

(PLVN) - In order to focus on natural disaster prevention and ensure safety for tourists, Mu Cang Chai district - Yen Bai stopped the program to announce Vietnamese heritage trees and copyrights of festivals.

According to information from the People's Committee of Mu Cang Chai district - Yen Bai, during this time, the district will still have moderate and heavy rain, accompanied by the risk of landslides, flash floods and flash floods.

The program to announce the decision to recognize Vietnamese heritage trees and the copyright of Mu Cang Chai district's festivals must be temporarily suspended to focus on natural disaster prevention, minimizing damage caused by natural disasters while also ensuring the safety of visitors to the district.

Only activities including the Mong people's New Rice Celebration on October 12 and the 2024 "MU CANG CHAI ULTRA TRAIL" Marathon will continue to be organized by Mu Cang Chai district.

The Northeast Ironwood tree was recognized as a Vietnamese heritage tree at the end of August 2024. Photo: A Lu.

Previously, on August 30, Mr. Tran Xuan Duong, Head of Mu Cang Chai - Yen Bai Forest Protection Department, said that the Management Board of Species and Habitat Conservation Area of ​​Mu Cang Chai district had just organized the placement of a sign recognizing Heritage Trees in the Ta Cay Dang area of ​​Na Hang village, Che Tao commune, Mu Cang Chai district.

Two trees recognized as Vietnam Heritage Trees include one Po Mu tree and one Northeast Ironwood tree. These two trees are currently protected in Ta Cay Dang area, Na Hang village, Che Tao commune, Mu Cang Chai district.

In the face of the complicated situation of storms and floods, on September 11, the People's Committee of Mu Cang Chai district issued Official Dispatch No. 176 on postponing the organization of the first Son Tra Festival, the Golden Season Festival in 2024 and the Mu Cang Chai Tourism Workshop - Destination "Identity - Safety - Friendliness" scheduled to take place at 8:00 p.m. on September 12.

According to the latest report, the circulation of storm No. 3 has caused damage to crops and houses of people in Mu Cang Chai district. Of which, 64 households are in urgent evacuation.

By the end of September 2024, Mu Cang Chai district had provided a total support budget of 3.85 billion VND. Of which, the support under Regulation No. 1758 was 1.96 billion VND and the support under Decision No. 11 of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Yen Bai province allocated the first phase was 1.89 billion VND.

At the meeting to assess the work of overcoming the consequences of storms and floods, Ms. Luong Thi Xuyen - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Mu Cang Chai district, requested the communes to check and summarize the list, minutes, and applications of the communes to send to the District People's Committee, preside over and urge the support fund to be completed before October 15 and strive to complete the affected houses before October 30, 2024. Particularly, the households affected in Lung Cung village, Nam Co commune, due to lack of phone signal, cannot pay through the account number.

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