Deputy Prime Minister talks about ‘ear people’ causing landslides and floods in Central Vietnam | News

“Are the floods and landslides in the central region natural disasters or natural disasters?”

“Suggest that the deputy prime minister tell us that the cause of the recent landslides and floods in the central region is in fact a natural disaster or a natural disaster? How is the Government’s solution to guarantee the safety of the people? ”, Ca Mau delegates questioned.

Explaining at the end of the afternoon, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung claimed that the cause of the landslides and floods in the central region recently analyzed, the ministers also responded, but the official pay more attention to subjective human causes.

The first reason, according to Mr. Dung, is deforestation and the poor quality of the forests.

In addition, deforestation for cultivation, industrial tree planting, economic development has not been completely impeded, especially deforestation for wood and housing construction.

Another reason is that investment in the construction of infrastructure for socio-economic development such as traffic works, electric transmission lines, pipeline systems … has changed the topography and to stabilize the geological structure and easily cause landslides.

In addition, the construction of housing projects, hospitals, schools, offices, places of spontaneous population in mountainous areas, the lack of investigation of geological factors is also a factor affecting erosion. landslides in the rainy season.

“Construction of hydroelectric dams that negatively impact the environment”

Mr. Dung also stated that the construction of lakes, irrigation dams and hydroelectric power are not strictly controlled from planning, project formulation, environmental impact assessment to construction investments. and operations management, will have a major impact on rain, floods, landslides and threaten the safety of the downstream area.

Speaking more about hydroelectricity, the deputy prime minister said that in recent years, lakes, irrigation dams and hydroelectricity play a very important role in ensuring water security, supplying fresh water sources for production and activities. from the people; contribute to flood control, especially large hydroelectric reservoirs.

Delegate Le Thanh Van (Ca Mau)

“Small and medium irrigation reservoirs are also involved in flooding, except for large floods that require flood discharge and generally discharge at a maximum equal to the flood flow to the lake,” Mr. Dung reported.

Additionally, Mr. Dung also said that lakes and hydroelectric dams have an impact on water regulation in the dry season; creating a large, clean and cheap source of electricity (30% of the country’s total electrical capacity).

“Irrigation and hydroelectric works play an important role in socioeconomic development, especially in the development of agriculture and rural areas, building a new field, eradicating poverty, implementing communal progress. ensure energy security, water security, ”said Mr. Dung.

However, Mr. Dung admitted that “the construction of lakes, irrigation dams and hydroelectric power also has a negative impact on the environment.”

“Most of the irrigation and hydroelectric works are built in the middle and mountainous area, so it will affect the forest area. At the same time, the construction of the works also affects the stability of the structure. Soil structure can also affect landslides, “Dung said.