The PPC has decided to allocate the aforementioned amount supported by the Central government for localities and Dong Cam Irrigation Company Ltd. against drought for the 2014 summer-fall crop.
Accordingly, Song Cau town, the districts of Dong Xuan, Tay Hoa, Tuy An, Dong Hoa, Son Hoa, Song Hinh was allocated VND 1.7 billion, VND 1.6 billion, VND 2.5 billion, VND 1.5 billion, VND 1 billion, VND 700 million, VND 600 million respectively and the Dong Cam Irrigation Company Ltd.with VND 1.3 billion.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, throughout the province, 576ha of summer-fall rice has been shifted to other crops due to the lack of water; 17,636ha plants of all kinds encounters drought; in detail, 8,718ha of rice (534ha lost), 3,225ha of sugarcane, 4,846ha of cassava and 743ha of other crops. In addition, 6,962 households lack running water and thousands of hectares of planted forest is withering.
Source: Phu Yen NewspaperTranslated by TRINH THUY
Đăng ký: VietNam News
