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

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.

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.