The Prime Minister's Directive requires the Chairmen of the People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities to absolutely not allow interruptions in responding to and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters during the process of merging provincial and local government organizations at both levels.
Direct the current leaders of People's Committees at all levels, leaders of relevant departments, branches, sectors, agencies and units not to be negligent or subjective.
Continue to fully and seriously perform assigned duties and tasks with the highest sense of responsibility, focus on closely monitoring the situation, promptly and effectively implementing the work of preventing, combating, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and rescuing people in the area according to the "four on-site" motto.
Strictly handle the responsibility of collectives and individuals, especially the responsibility of leaders if they are subjective and do not fully perform their duties and tasks in the work of preventing, combating, overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and rescue.
Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and centrally run cities direct the development of plans to improve the organization and apparatus of agencies; direct, command and carry out tasks of natural disaster prevention, control, and rescue at the provincial and commune levels.
Clearly assign the responsibilities of organizations and individuals to be ready to operate, ensuring that disaster prevention, control, and overcoming are operated smoothly, effectively, and efficiently, without affecting after the merger at the provincial level and the end of the district level.
The Prime Minister assigned the Minister of Agriculture and Environment to closely monitor and supervise the weather and natural disasters to forecast, warn, and promptly inform authorities and people to proactively respond and minimize damage caused by natural disasters.
Promote digital transformation, apply science and technology, socialization in monitoring, forecasting, warning, preventing and combating natural disasters, focus on investing in improving the quality of human resources and infrastructure, ensuring that data information from monitoring stations is stably and continuously connected to the forecasting center, serving the direction of natural disaster prevention and control.
Proactively direct and implement disaster prevention, control and overcoming according to assigned functions, tasks and authority; promptly report on the natural disaster situation, advise and propose to the Prime Minister to direct the implementation of complicated natural disaster situations beyond authority.
The Prime Minister requested the Minister of Industry and Trade, according to his assigned state management function, to direct the work of ensuring the safety of hydroelectric dams, power transmission systems and ensuring safe power supply during the storm season; coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment to direct the safe operation of hydroelectric reservoirs and the effective use of water resources.
The Minister of Construction directs relevant agencies and localities to review and take measures to ensure safety against natural disasters before the flood season for transport infrastructure works, construction works...
Other ministries and branches, according to their assigned functions and tasks, proactively direct and organize the implementation of natural disaster prevention and control work in the assigned state management sector, promptly support localities in responding to and overcoming situations.
Directive No. 19 also clearly states that Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha is assigned to directly direct the implementation of natural disaster prevention, control, search and rescue work in accordance with the developments of the situation.
