Chỉ thị 27/1998/CT-TTg

DIRECTIVE No. 27/1998/CT-TTg of July 16, 1998 on enhancing the work of dike protection and flood prevention in 1998

The Prime Minister instructs the People's Committees of provinces and cities having dikes and the concerned ministries and branches to perform the following urgent tasks:

- To consolidate and strengthen the Steering Boards for Flood and Storm Prevention and Fight and the dike protection, flood and storm prevention forces of different levels, branches and localities.

- To oversee and grasp the situation of dikes, embankments and sluices and handle all incidents right from the beginning so as to ensure the safety of dikes.

- To immediately organize the inspection and statistical work regarding the quantity and types of anti-flood and storm supplies available in the concerned locality; to take measures for handling and supplementing such supplies for prompt mobilization in case of an incident.

- The Central Steering Committee for Flood and Storm Prevention and Fight shall coordinate with the concerned agencies in closely directing the regulation of Hoa Binh lake so as to ensure the safety of dikes and strictly complying with the process of operating this project. The steering committees for flood and storm prevention and fight of different levels shall have to ensure the smooth communication and strict implementation of the reporting regime.- (Summary)