​Accordingly, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development - Standing Provincial Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention and search and rescue instructs districts, towns and cities to improve capacity of the standing agency at district and commune levels and natural disaster prevention and control teams; promote communication, improve knowledge and response skills in natural disaster prevention and control. Guide and urge localities to develop and update natural disaster prevention and control plans at all levels, disaster response plans according to levels of natural disaster risk, to build and strengthen the shock force for natural disasters prevention and control at the commune level.

In addition, directing the inspection and assessment of the current status of natural disaster prevention and control works before, during and after the rainy season, especially the system of dykes, dams, landslides and drainage works. Identify key and critical locations, arrange resources for safe handling, organize patrols, guard, detect and promptly solve possible incidents; ready plans and scenarios to protect the safety of works, lives and properties of the people in the affected area, including dike incidents, dams, and emergency flood discharge. Guide and inspect the implementation of the "4 on-the-spot" motto in natural disaster prevention and control and the criterion "Ensuring the conditions to meet the people's livelihood requirements and the provisions on natural disaster prevention and control on the spot", building safe community associated with new rural construction.

At the same time, to guide, inspect and urge the reservoirs' exploitation and management units to strictly observe the regulations on dam safety management. Strictly manage revenues and expenditures of the Fund for natural disaster prevention and control, effectively use for natural disaster prevention and control.