(HBO) - The Fund for Community-based Natural Disaster Prevention on July 9 held a ceremony in the north western province of Hoa Binh to hand over automatic rain gauge systems to a number of northern provinces in 2019.
Representative
of the fund handed over automatic rain gauge systems to the localities.
The Fund for Community-based Natural Disaster
Prevention launched a programme to install 65 automatic rain gauge systems in
65 communes of Lao Cai, Dien Bien, Cao Bang, Son La, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa and
Nghe An provinces. To date, the installation of all systems has been completed.
The programme was carried out for 40 days,
starting from May 20. The date for completion of installation and start of
operation was June 26, which was 20 days ahead of schedule. Total cost of the
programme was 2.47 trillion VND (106.58 million USD).
Each system comprises of a rain gauge
sensor; data collection, processing and transmission sub-system and a technical
box; a rain gauge tripod mast; a management and monitoring programme for data
transmission, and a smart phone app.
In Hoa Binh, 10 systems were installed in
the districts of Cao Phong, Mai Chau, Tan Lac, Lac Son, Yen Thuy, Kim Boi,
Luong Son and Da Bac.
After the installation, the automatic rain
gauge systems in the localities were put into operation.
At the event, leaders of the fund asked the
localities to make full use of the automatic rain gauge systems in order to
issue early warnings, helping local people take the initiative during flooding
and rainy seasons and minimise damage of natural disasters.
Furthermore, maintenance is crucial to
ensure long-standing effects of the systems, and the localities should work to
raise people’s awareness of the activities of the rain gauge stations, thus
they will understand and help to maintain the systems.
The localities were also asked to submit
reports to the fund after one year of use, for assessment of the system’s
efficiency; as well as work with the fund to improve disaster preparedness for
local residents in the coming year./.
Speaking at a meeting with businesses, investors, and cooperatives on the occasion of the lunar new year, Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Bui Van Khanh affirmed that with the motto of the administration accompanying businesses, Hoa Binh always determines that the success of businesses is also that of the province; and their difficulties and problems are the responsibility of the Party Committees and authorities at all levels. That motto has created a landmark in the development process of the province as well as the local business community.
The Government Office has just issued Notice No. 179/TB-VPCP, dated April 23, 2024, on the conclusions of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at his meeting with the Standing Board of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on April 13.
Cao Phong district has witnessed signs of economic improvement over the recent past thanks to efforts by local authorities to promote agricultural, industrial, and handicraft development.
On April 26th, the Steering Committee for completing the standards to establish Luong Son town of the province held a conference to evaluate the progress of implementing the standards to establish Luong Son town. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Steering Committee chaired the conference.
On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 - 2024), Nguyen Phi Long, alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee, and other officials of the province and Lac Son district on April 25 visited and presented gifts to local soldiers and pioneering youths who directly engaged in the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
A delegation from the Fund for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control and the Hero of the People’s Armed Forces Phan Trong Binh Social Work Fund on April 22 had a working session with leaders of Hoa Binh province.