Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed Official Dispatch No. 95/CD-TTg on strengthening the supply of essential goods to serve people in localities affected by storm No. 3.
The Prime Minister requested the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to direct agencies and units to organize support with food, necessities, medicines and daily necessities for households affected by storm No. 3, especially households in isolated and difficult-to-reach areas.
Strengthen market management and supervision, especially of food, foodstuffs, gasoline, and essential goods, to ensure that there is no hoarding, unreasonable price increases, or violations, and to strictly handle violations.
Focus on directing the immediate handling and repair of houses, schools, hospitals, and school supplies damaged by the storm; urgently clear broken and fallen trees on the roads.
Timely fix problems related to electricity, clean water, telecommunications, etc. to ensure production and business activities and people's lives; guide the implementation of measures to prevent and control epidemics after storms and floods.
The Minister of Industry and Trade directed relevant agencies to closely follow domestic market developments, the supply and demand situation of essential goods to serve production, business, study, medical treatment and people's lives, especially essential goods, to ensure market stability, supply and demand, and smooth circulation of goods.
Direct relevant units to promptly handle unusual price fluctuations and supply and demand of essential goods.
Actively coordinate with police, military, transportation, health, and education forces to increase the transportation of essential goods, gasoline, medicine, textbooks, and school supplies to areas that are currently divided, isolated, disadvantaged, and in need...
Carry out coordination between provinces and cities affected by rain and floods with other provinces and cities when requested by localities to ensure the maintenance of essential goods supply for students and patients in localities affected by rain and floods.
At the same time, develop plans and coordinate with functional forces to conduct inspections, monitor, promptly detect and strictly handle organizations and individuals who take advantage of the impact of storm No. 3 to speculate, hoard goods, increase prices or commit other violations according to the provisions of law.
Coordinate with media agencies to publicly inform about the handling of organizations and individuals who take advantage of natural disasters or other unusual developments to make illegal profits, causing harm to the spiritual and material lives of the people.
Direct Vietnam Electricity Group and relevant units to prioritize ensuring power supply for pumping stations serving flood control, flood prevention, and providing clean water for consumption and fresh water for production and business.
