Through screening, in Dong Tam commune, Binh Lieu district, 358 hectares of forest of 116 households were damaged by storm Yagi.
Households whose forests are damaged in the area will receive support funds according to Decree 02/20217/ND-CP (dated January 9, 2017) of the Government on mechanisms and policies to support agricultural production to restore production in areas damaged by natural disasters and epidemics.
After the field inspection, Dong Tam Commune People's Committee made a list of damage support for households divided into 3 stages of receiving money, in which forest damage from 70 - 100% is 104 hectares with a support level of 4 million VND/ha; from 30 - 70% is 52 hectares with a support level of 2 million VND/ha.
After 30 days of posting the list as prescribed, households have now received support money to restore production.
Mr. Vi The Thang - Vice Chairman of Dong Tam Commune People's Committee, Binh Lieu District - said: After conducting verification through the steps, the Commune Appraisal Council also organized the review and prepared a report to submit to the Appraisal Council of Binh Lieu District People's Committee to decide to support households. Disbursement started from December 12, 2024, up to now the commune has basically completed the payment, with only 10 households remaining.
Typhoon Yagi has damaged over 4,000 hectares of forest trees in Binh Lieu district. Up to now, communes and towns in Binh Lieu district have counted and prepared support plans for over 2,340 hectares of damaged forest of 1,474 households with applications.
The district appraisal council has appraised over 2,000 hectares of damaged planted forests of 1,287 households, reaching over 90% of the total area. The remaining areas of some households due to lack of data need to be completed and supplemented.
Up to now, for the approved files and those that have been publicly posted for 30 days as prescribed by the Law on Democracy at Grassroots Level, communes in the district have paid over 1.6 billion VND.
In the whole province, Typhoon Yagi damaged 128,873 hectares of forest, including 112,816 hectares of planted forest and 16,057 hectares of natural forest. Of which, the area of planted forest completely damaged was 77,000 hectares, accounting for 60%.
Currently, the localities of Ha Long, Tien Yen, Binh Lieu, Ba Che, Cam Pha, Uong Bi, and Van Don are simultaneously paying money to support people to restore production after the storm.
In 2025, according to the plan, Quang Ninh province will replant 77,000 hectares of planted forests that were damaged by Typhoon Yagi, 50-100% of the area, a 6-fold increase compared to previous years. To ensure the set target, the forestry sector is preparing the necessary conditions for the upcoming forest planting season.
Mr. Vu Duy Van - Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Quang Ninh - said: After storm Yagi, under the direction of the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province, departments and branches coordinated with localities to implement measures to quickly restore production for people. However, due to the large area of damaged forest, the inspection and public listing process took time, leading to a delay in payment of support to people.
To ensure the spring-summer forest planting season in 2025, the preparation of seed sources is very urgent and important. The Department has requested localities to focus on producing seedlings and finding seed sources. According to preliminary calculations, seedlings will be guaranteed for new forest planting in 2025.
