Leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment inspect flood and storm prevention in aquaculture

In Kieu Phu commune, Party Secretary and Chairman of Kieu Phu Commune People's Council Pham Quang Tuan said: The commune has established a commune-level civil defense command committee, established 7 sub-committees for natural disaster prevention under the commune civil defense command committee, including: Sub-committee for commanding the left and right dike lines of Tich; Sub-committee for communication and propaganda; Sub-committee for ensuring security, order and traffic; Sub-committee for forces and search and rescue; Sub-committee for relief and ensuring people's lives; Sub-committee for flood prevention and production recovery; mobilized cranes, cars, chainsaws, military forces and people to organize the clearing of the dike lines...

A delegation from the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected the Can Ha drainage pumping station, flood and storm prevention work, and prepared equipment and materials in Kieu Phu commune. *Photo: Anh Duong*

Kieu Phu commune has also arranged funds, prepared sufficient forces, materials, means, and conditions to ensure timely implementation of natural disaster prevention and control plans according to the "4 on-site" motto; implemented well the work of collecting the Natural Disaster Prevention Fund according to regulations; organized training to raise awareness and expertise for patrol forces, guards, and dyke protection, irrigation works, and people in the commune to promptly detect and handle incidents related to dykes, irrigation works, search and rescue... when natural disasters occur; proactively coordinated closely with relevant units located in the area to be ready to perform tasks when natural disasters occur; reviewed and prepared to deploy plans to prevent and combat rain, storms, and flooding for projects under construction and key projects; closely monitored the developments of rain, storms, and flooding to promptly handle power outages in flooded areas...

phu-cat(1).jpg — A working delegation from the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment worked with leaders of Phu Cat commune. *Photo: Anh Duong*

Reporting to the working delegation of the Department of Agriculture and Environment at the working session, Vice Chairman of Phu Cat Commune People's Committee Ngo Van Tuyen said: In response to storm No. 3, the commune has established 6 sub-committees for natural disaster prevention under the Commune Civil Defense Command.

On the morning of July 21, the commune organized disaster prevention and rescue work in the area, checked the key locations of the dike lines to arrange forces and gather materials for dike protection (soil, sacks, culverts...), prepared protective equipment (raincoats, boots, flashlights...) to serve disaster prevention work according to the motto "4 on-site".

The working group of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected the actual flood and storm prevention work, the preparation of materials and equipment of the commune, and the work of ensuring safety of aquaculture households in Phu Cat commune. *Photo: Anh Duong*

In Phu Cat commune, there are 5 villages that can be flooded when there is heavy rain and floods, including: Hoa Truc, Bach Thach, Dong Thuong, village 2, village 3, with about 500 households with 2,978 people affected.

The commune has also arranged 5 locations to evacuate people, with a capacity of more than 4,000 people, ensuring hygiene and living conditions.

At the meeting, representatives of the leaders of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Irrigation and Natural Disaster Prevention of Hanoi requested Phu Cat and Kieu Phu communes to pay attention to natural disaster prevention in concentrated aquaculture areas, implement measures to respond to storm No. 3; implement Resolution No. 20/2025/NQ-HDND dated July 9, 2025 of the City People's Council, regulating policies to support agricultural production to restore production in areas damaged by natural disasters and plant pests in Hanoi.

Deputy Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Ta Van Tuong highly appreciated the work of flood and storm prevention and control in the communes of Kieu Phu and Phu Cat, and said that the Department has also issued documents to guide the communes on strengthening measures to prevent rain and storms...

Immediately after the working session with the communes, the working delegation of the Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected the Can Ha pumping station; the preparation of flood and storm prevention equipment and materials and aquaculture areas in the communes of Kieu Phu and Phu Cat.

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