Accordingly, to proactively prevent and be ready to effectively respond to situations, mitigate damage caused by natural disasters in the province, departments, committees, branches, unions, People's Committees of districts, towns and cities regularly monitor closely weather developments, promptly inform people to take initiative in preventive and response measures. Strengthening the warning of natural disasters, ensuring directional information of authorities to each hamlet, quarter, and people, especially people in low-lying areas, riverside and downstream of reservoirs so that people can be ready to respond to unusual and extreme natural disasters.
Consolidating the apparatus of the Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue at all levels and branches; assigning specific duties of members; reviewing operation regulations and implementing fully, responsibly and effectively; evaluating, learning from experience to make additional adjustments accordingly; thoroughly directing the implementation of goal: Mainly preventing, promptly responding and overcoming consequences quickly and effectively with the "four on the spot" motto (leadership, human resources, means and logistics on-the-spot).
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development coordinates with relevant departments, branches and localities to speed up the completion and put into use before the rainy season or have a plan for safety protection of works under construction. Paying attention to overcoming consequences, recovering and reconstructing after natural disasters associated with building a new-style rural areas, ensuring sustainable livelihoods for the people. Inspecting and assessing the current status of natural disaster prevention and control works before, during and after the rainy season, especially the system of dykes, lakes, dams, landslide prevention and control works, water drainage, grid system, communications, mining, roads which are often deeply flooded, etc. Organizing and guiding the adjustment of the structure of crops, domestic animals, seasons, conversion of plant varieties and domestic animals, the application of science and technology in agricultural production in accordance with the situation, local natural characteristics, natural disasters and climate change to ensure efficiency and sustainability.
At the same time, directing the Standing Office of the Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue to strictly implement the regime of being on duty in the natural disaster prevention and control as regulated, regularly monitor and update the situation of rain and storm weather developments; hydrological situation, water levels of major rivers and national reservoirs; advising the Provincial Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue to direct and guide localities to promptly and effectively handle before, during and after natural disasters, minimizing damage to occur.
Agencies, units and localities strictly implement their assigned tasks and promptly report to the Provincial Steering Committee for natural disaster prevention and control and search and rescue at the address: Irrigation Sub-department, No. 89 Doan Thi Lien Street, Phu Loi Ward, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong Province; phone no.: 0274-3.829.389; fax: 0274-3.829.955; email: vpttbchpclb@binhduong.gov.vn.
Reported by Doan Trang - Translated by Nguyen Trang