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The Chairman of the District People's Committee must be responsible for any damage caused by cold weather.

PV February 3, 2025 13:00

If there is damage to people and many crops and livestock due to failure to fully and promptly implement cold prevention measures, the Chairman of the District People's Committee in Hai Duong must be responsible to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

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Proactively preparing dry food and concentrated food in reserve during cold days is one of the measures to ensure safety for buffalo and cow herds (documentary photo)

Recently, in an official dispatch directing sectors, agencies, units and localities on the work of preventing prolonged cold spells, the Head of the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue of Hai Duong province requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of districts, cities and towns to closely monitor forecasts and warnings about the developments of cold spells and the actual situation in the locality; promptly notify and guide authorities and people at all levels to prevent cold spells safely and effectively, paying special attention to the elderly, children and vulnerable people...

Propaganda to the people to absolutely not use coal stoves to heat in closed rooms to avoid unfortunate incidents that cause human losses. Timely medical examination and treatment, provide medicine, absolutely do not let people fall ill due to cold and not have access to medical services.

Focus on directing and synchronously implementing measures to prevent hunger, cold, and diseases for crops, livestock, and aquatic products to minimize damage to production and business, especially agricultural production. Instruct farmers to protect spring rice fields from the cold, not to plant on very cold days; not to graze buffaloes and cows when the temperature drops...

Proactively arrange local budgets, Natural Disaster Prevention Funds and local resources to promptly serve the work of preventing hunger, cold, and diseases for livestock, aquatic products and crops. Timely support materials and funds for poor households and policy families to reinforce and cover barns, ponds, seedling gardens, especially spring seedlings and buy concentrated feed for livestock to graze, and fertilizer to increase cold resistance for crops.

The Chairman of the District People's Committee must be responsible to the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee if there is a loss of human life and a large number of crops and livestock die due to subjectivity, negligence, and failure to fully and promptly implement measures to prevent hunger, cold (especially severe cold), and epidemics for people, crops, and livestock in the area.

Nhiều hộ ở Hải Dương đã chủ động dùng bạt che chắn chuồng trại chống rét cho vật nuôi
Many households in Hai Duong proactively used tarpaulins to cover livestock barns during the recent cold spell (documentary photo)

The Head of the Provincial Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Search and Rescue requested the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to focus on directing and closely monitoring weather developments, and guiding localities to implement cold and disease prevention for livestock, poultry, aquatic products, and crops.

The Department of Health coordinates with information and communication agencies to disseminate knowledge, guide and advise people to take effective measures to prevent cold, ensure health safety, and avoid the risk of gas poisoning when burning coal and firewood for heating in closed rooms...

The provincial Hydrometeorological Station strengthens forecasting and warning of severe cold, providing timely and accurate information to authorities at all levels, relevant sectors, units and people for proactive prevention and response.

Hai Duong Province's Hydrometeorological Station forecasts that from February 3, cold air is likely to strengthen again, with scattered rain and light rain (70% chance of rain) in the province, northeast wind level 2-3, cold weather, and very cold at night and in the morning.

On February 4, the continental cold high pressure was stable, cloudy, no rain, cold weather. From February 5 to 7, the cold air weakened. However, around February 8, the cold air strengthened again, cold weather, cloudy and rainy.

Cold weather, cold nights and mornings can affect human health, crops and livestock.

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The Chairman of the District People's Committee must be responsible for any damage caused by cold weather.