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A landslide occurred in an acacia plantation in the mountainous region of Quang Nam. – Photo: LE TRUNG
On the morning of December 8, the twentieth session of the Quang Nam Province People’s Council, the IX period was held with the session for discussion and questioning and questioning.
Can production forests become protection?
Mr. Phan Viet Cuong, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Quang Nam Province People’s Council, asked a question that many delegates were very interested in: SAfter the recent floods and storms, there was a serious landslide on the mountain, many people believe that the trees glue It is the cause of landslides in mountainous areas in the past. And is it possible to convert production forests into protection forests?
Mr. Pham Viet Tich – Director of the Quang Nam Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – He said that the change of purpose from protection forests to production forests, or from production forests to non-agricultural purposes, is to meet the needs of social development. The purpose of change of purpose has a consistent policy at all levels.
Mr. Pham Viet Tich – Director of the Quang Nam Department of Agriculture and Rural Development – Photo: LE TRUNG
As for the conversion of production forests to protection forests, this has not been done for a long time, for several different reasons, but the need to convert them to protection forests is of course necessary. In these matters, the sector will study solutions so that in the future it can advise the Popular Committee and the Popular Council on areas where production forests can be converted into protection forests.
We are currently rethinking ourselves, investigating how to plant forests. We are leading sustainable forestry development and will gradually convert some of the high risk of landslides into permanent fruit trees.
Mr. Le Tri Thanh – Chairman of the Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee
As for whether acacia is the main cause of landslides in mountainous areas, Mr. Tich said this is a question that requires scientific investigation.
Recently, from the press to scientists, experts have also had opinions about the cause of landslides in the mountains, many, but the most direct cause is too great an intensity of rain.
“The area in Quang Nam has been eroded recently, if acacia is said to be the main cause, it should also be reviewed. Because mountainous areas have little acacia planting area. We often see acacias planted in low mountains. “.
Mr. Tich also said that currently, research, forecasting and early warning of landslide prone areas in high mountains like Nam Tra My, Bac Tra My, Phuoc Son have been successful and People’s Committee Province has aimed at the agriculture, science and technology sectors to hold talks soon to evaluate the results and causes of the mountain landslides and then replicate them in the province.
Regarding the landslide related to the relocation and resettlement of people, Mr. Tich also suggested that in the near future, support for relocation and disposition of mountain dwellers should have a strict resolution based on the investigation. science, but not resettlement areas and relocating people to places where there should be a landslide warning.
Prioritize capital for disaster recovery
Mr. Le Tri Thanh, Chairman of the Quang Nam Provincial People’s Committee, said that this was a very difficult year, both due to epidemics and natural disasters. Natural disasters cause very serious damage, especially landslides in mountainous areas. So far, 42 people have lost their lives, 19 people are still missing, many infrastructure and traffic works are damaged, posing a very urgent problem to overcome.
“The problem of landslides in mountainous areas poses a problem which is the sustainable development of mountainous areas. Many issues have to be rethought,” Thanh said.
Mr. Thanh said that in the public investment plan for the 2021-2025 period, the vision of the Provincial People’s Committee is to focus on overcoming infrastructure, traffic and production works caused by natural disasters, especially in the region. Montana. Therefore, priority should be given to overcoming natural disasters, works that are not urgent or urgent can be rescheduled for next year.
“For disaster recovery works, I have signed a document to the Prime Minister proposing all works to recover from natural disasters by 2020 from the central source, allowing investment in emergency projects. Investment procedures have been shortened. Even for projects with provincial capital resources, I have sent a document to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to agree on that policy, ”said Mr. Thanh.