This is one of the important instructions of Mr. Cao Tuong Huy - Chairman of Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee, in the meeting to discuss solutions to support the consumption of forest wood broken by storm No. 3, held on September 19.
At the meeting, Mr. Cao Tuong Huy requested localities to urgently implement support policies and initial remedies according to the regulations of the Government and localities. At the same time, closely coordinate with police, military and forest rangers to mobilize human resources to support the collection of fallen trees, especially in remote areas.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also emphasized the need to closely monitor forest fire prevention and fighting as the dry season approaches. At the same time, he requested that forest product purchasing and processing enterprises have solutions to collect and handle trees that are not old enough to be exploited in order to provide maximum support to the people.
Assign the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to study support policies and advice for the province to submit to the People's Council to help affected households, at the same time restructure forestry varieties and provide detailed instructions on the implementation of Resolution No. 37 of the Provincial People's Council on sustainable forestry development.
Create conditions for people and businesses to access loans from banks quickly and conveniently.
According to statistics, Quang Ninh currently has over 434,000 hectares of forest and forestry land, accounting for 70% of the province's total natural land area, with a coverage rate of nearly 55%. Storm No. 3 caused serious damage, causing 117,311 hectares of forest, mainly production forest, to collapse and break, with total estimated damage of over VND5,000 billion.
However, the work of overcoming the consequences of the storm is facing many difficulties, especially the collection of fallen wood due to lack of manpower, while the purchase price has decreased because the quality of the wood does not meet the requirements. With acacia trees, if the collection is slow, the wood will not be able to peel the bark, leading to a decrease in value. In addition, the transportation routes have been eroded, making it difficult to transport wood from the forest to factories and processing plants. Many wood chip exporting enterprises have also suffered heavy damage to infrastructure, equipment lines and chip export ports.
