Inside the Tra Su dam (Tinh Bien district, An Giang).

According to the forecast of the General Department of Meteorology, Hydrology and other scientific agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the flood peak in 2020 at the headwaters of the Mekong River is at level 1-BD2, lower than the average flood peak for many years. However, some areas in the area with dikes and embankments are weak, which may not ensure safety for production and daily life. upstream flows and floods combine with high tides.

In order to proactively and safely organize the Autumn and Winter agricultural production in 2020, minimize the damage caused by floods, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development requests the People's Committees of the provinces and cities in the Mekong River Delta region: Organize inspection. , reviewing the system of embankments and embankments, identifying dikes and embankments weak, at risk of incidents during the flood season; allocate funding, implement consolidation to ensure flood safety, especially for densely populated areas and key production areas.

Guide people to implement agricultural production in the Autumn-Winter crop in 2020 in accordance with the situation of water sources, comply with recommendations of functional agencies, and ensure to make good use of advantages brought about by floods. Closely monitor the Mekong flood forecast information provided by specialized agencies and inland flood forecast information provided by specialized agencies of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to organize daily agricultural production. Actively build scenarios and plans to promptly deploy solutions to cope with abnormal flood situations.
Strengthen communication and information dissemination on flood situation on the mass media so that people and related organizations can take initiative in preventing floods from affecting production and people's livelihoods.