Accordingly, Prime Minister decided to extract VND85 billion from the 2008 central preventive budget to help welfare of the people, purchase seed to restore production and repair essential infrastructure such as school, health station, irrigation, rural transportation, environmental sanitation and epidemic prevention. Concretely, provinces of Ha Tinh, Quang Binh and Quang Tri will be given VND15 billion each; provinces of Thua Thien Hue, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai and Binh Thuan given VND10 billion each.

Besides, Prime Minister also decided to allocate 3,700 tons of rice from the national reserve resource to support for localities in food aid. Concretely, Ha Tinh province will be given 3,000 tons, Quang Ninh 400 tons and Quang Nam 300 tons.

Reported by M.A - Translated by N.Y