(baosonla.vn) - On December 4th, a delegation led by Mr. Hiroshi Fukada, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam, worked with Son La province on cooperation in disaster warning and prevention. Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, and leaders of several provincial departments and agencies.
The delegation of the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam held a working meeting with Son La province.
On behalf of the provincial leadership, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Cong, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, happily welcomed the former Ambassador and the delegation to visit and work in Son La. He also informed them of some outstanding achievements in politics, socio-economics, national defense, security, and international cooperation of the province, especially the management and operation of hydropower plants and solutions for dam safety.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee informed the former Ambassador about the province's outstanding achievements.
The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee informed about the damage caused by the recent Typhoon Yagi and the ongoing disaster relief efforts. He also expressed his hope that the former Ambassador and the delegation would continue to support research into monitoring equipment solutions for the Da River and accurate meteorological information solutions, contributing to the province's disaster response and mitigation efforts in the future.
On behalf of the delegation, former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam Hiroshi Fukada thanked the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and the leaders of the provincial departments and agencies for their thoughtful and respectful reception.
The former Ambassador shared that he is currently assisting in the deployment of work in Vietnam at a Japanese meteorological information company. The company is using radar equipment equipped with information technology and artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain accurate hourly weather forecasts in specific areas over short distances, helping to make early evacuation warnings necessary to protect people's lives and minimize damage from natural disasters. The former Ambassador hoped that Son La province would provide support to help the company deploy meteorological information solutions in Son La, a pilot area in Northern Vietnam, contributing to the province's disaster prevention and control efforts in the future.
The delegation, led by the former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Vietnam, took a commemorative photo with the leaders of Son La province.
On behalf of the provincial leadership, the Vice Chairman of the Son La Provincial People's Committee unanimously supported the policy of selecting Son La as the location for installing radar warning equipment. The province assigned the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to directly advise research units on implementing the solution in the province; assigned the Son La Hydropower Company as the pilot site for deploying the monitoring equipment. Assigned the Provincial Meteorological and Hydrological Station to research the location for installing the equipment, review and evaluate its operation, and monitor its performance to minimize damage caused by natural disasters in the province.
Source: Son La Newspaper