Provincial People's Committee meets to discuss plan to restore forestry production

On the morning of September 16, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting to discuss plans to restore forestry production after storm No. 3. Comrade Nghiem Xuan Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired the meeting.

Comrade Nghiem Xuan Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded at the meeting. — Comrade Nghiem Xuan Cuong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, chaired the meeting.

According to the preliminary assessment report of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, by September 15, storm No. 3 had caused damage. 75,567.1 hectares of forest in the province. Planted forests were damaged mainly by broken trunks, collapsed or uprooted. Of which, the area of forest from 1-5 years old that was broken and felled, people will almost lose everything, unable to recover; for the area of forest from 5 years old and above, about 40% of the investment value can be recovered.

The Director of the Provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported the damage to the forestry sector caused by storm No. 3. — Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of the province reported the damage to the forestry sector due to storm No. 3.

At the meeting, forestry companies, the Protection Forest Management Board and local People's Committees proposed that the province consider allowing an increase in charter capital for forestry companies to borrow capital from commercial banks with sources of reproduction; extend debt from the coal industry's capital source for forest planting investment; extend insurance debt; and exempt one cycle of land tax.

At the same time, the Provincial People's Committee should soon issue guidelines for liquidating planted forests according to Resolution 337/2021/NQ-HDND "On the regulation of a number of specific policies to encourage sustainable forestry development in Quang Ninh province" to be piloted in Ha Long City and Ba Che District. It is recommended that the province soon provide forestry companies with watchtowers, fire blowers, and fire extinguishers according to the Project to improve the capacity of forest rangers in forest management, protection, and forest fire prevention and fighting in the province, especially now that the dry season is approaching and the ground cover after the storm is thick.

Ba Che Forestry One Member Co., Ltd. reported the damage situation and proposed the Provincial People's Committee to exempt one cycle of land rent.

Concluding the meeting, comrade Nghiem Xuan Cuong, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee The province shares the great loss of households, businesses and units operating in the forestry sector. He requested localities, businesses and units to do a good job of statistics to finalize records and clarify the damage figures of forestry. This figure must be accurate and detailed because it is directly related to the support and application of policies for households, businesses and units in the future. Localities and units must immediately implement the existing support policies of the province to support households, businesses and units investing in the forestry sector. From now on, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development must urgently develop a Project to rebuild the forestry sector to report to the Provincial People's Committee.

Comrade Vice Chairman of People's Committee The province requested forest owners to strengthen management of forest fire prevention; localities and land and forest management units to prevent encroachment and encroachment; pay attention to management and protection of forest assets. Timber export enterprises should increase support for forest product consumption for forest owners in the current context. Units should closely follow the Government 's new resolution on overcoming damage caused by storm No. 3 to implement support policies.

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