Laws of Vietnam

Directive No.515-TTg of July 10, 1997 on stepping up the implementation of the program for exploitation and socio-economic development of Dong Thap Muoi region.

- To continue implementing the program for exploitation and socio-economic development of Dong Thap Muoi (the Plain of Reeds) region.

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall assume the main responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches and the People’s Committees of the provinces in the region in finalizing in 1997 the planning and plans for draining flood and preserving the soil fertility for the whole region and each province;

- The exploitation and socio-economic development of the region must be closely linked to the creation of new ecological systems, bringing into full play the advantages of the region, formulating soon a diversified agricultural structure, protecting and developing the aquatic resources;

- The Ministry of Planning and Investment shall assume the main responsibility and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Communications and Transport and the Ministry of Construction in drawing up plans for capital construction in 1998 and the 1998-2000 period with respect to irrigation work, communications networks and population centers;

- The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development shall assume the main responsibility and coordinate with the concerned ministries and branches and the People’s Committees of the Dong Thap Muoi provinces in elaborating the overall planning for the socio-economic development of the whole region till the year 2000 and the year 2010; constructing water reservoirs to assuage flood, and store water for the dry season, protect the environment, develop aquatic resources, supply sufficient clean water for the people in the region; directing and drawing up specific plan for the mechanization of rice planting, harvesting, preservation and processing; drawing up plan for re-organizing and re-arranging the food trading system in association with the supply of materials, fertilizers and the agricultural promotion;

- The Ministry of Education and Training shall coordinate with the People’s Committees of the region’s provinces in elaborating the strategy for human resource development in service of agricultural development and rural industrialization till the year 2010 in the region.

- The Presidents of the People’s Committee of the region’s provinces shall have to promptly conduct the survey and re-evaluation of the whole existing land fund.-