The Directive on strengthening transportation to support the consumption of crops and agricultural products during the time of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control

Published on 22 - 09 - 2021
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On 21/9/2021, the Ministry of Transport issued the Directive No. 08/CT-BGTVT on strengthening transportation to support the consumption of crops and agricultural products during the time of Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control.

Accordingly, in order to create the highest conditions for transportation and circulation of goods, supplies, raw materials for production, crops and inputs for agricultural production, ensure safety, connectivity, and uniformity, transparence among provinces, cities and regions; conduct strict control measures at the beginning and end points in the supply chain, circulation and transportation of goods; at the same time, correcting and improving the effectiveness of the prevention and control of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Transport requests the Departments of Transport to advise the People's Committees of provinces and cities to direct the relevant Departments, branches and agencies and units according to their functions and tasks to implement as follows:

Thoroughly solve the congestion in goods circulation; promulgate policies to support vehicle owners and drivers to reduce costs of transportation, consumption of crops and circulation of agricultural materials; give priority to vaccination against Covid-19 for drivers, the staff of loading and unloading goods; direct authorities at all levels in the locality to carry out synchronously, drastically and effectively the measures to prevent and control diseases on livestock, plants and aquatic products; prevent and strictly handle cases of illegal transportation of animals and animal products from abroad into Vietnam; localities with border gates actively support enterprises to remove difficulties in warehousing, storage of agricultural products, transportation and commercial logistics services at the border gates; strengthen strict control of border gate areas to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic; ensure customs clearance of agricultural products in all situations; direct local authorities at all levels not to issue guiding documents against the regulations of the Government, Prime Minister and Ministries on goods circulation.

- For Road transport

To develop a plan for vehicle mobilization; the drivers; transport organization; maintenance and repair; traffic rescue; organize traffic to ensure maximum support for transportation activities in service of medical examination and treatment, testing, vaccination; transporting essential food and foodstuff and necessities to serve the people; transportation of machinery, equipment, supplies and raw materials for the construction of key and essential works.

- For Inland Waterway transport

+ To create favorable conditions for people and businesses to transport goods on inland waterways (arranging for testing at epidemic control checkpoints on waterways or mobile testing on water-craft, not requiring documents other than the ones to ensure water transport and the epidemic prevention and control) to avoid unnecessary procedures, effectively support epidemic prevention in the area and avoid disruptions of transport and logistics chains for the production and supply of goods to the people.

+ To inform and encourage essential goods suppliers to use inland waterway to transport goods within and among provinces.

- To enhance coordination

+ To create an information group (on Zalo, Viber, Facebook ....) among the Department of Transport and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Industry and Trade, the Provincial Police, the Farmers' Union, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at provincial level, provincial cooperative alliances, the People's Committees of districts, towns, communes, wards, townships, retail groups, supermarkets, gardening, animal husbandry, aquaculture, seafood, fruit associations, transport units (road, waterway), transport associations (road, waterway) to promptly disseminate and exchange new policies and regulations and grasp difficulties and obstacles on epidemic prevention and control in transport activities to promptly guide the implementation or summarize and report to the provincial-level People's Committee or specialized ministries for settlement according to their competence.

+ To strengthen periodic online meetings chaired by the Provincial People's Committee with the Department of Transport, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Department of Industry and Trade, Department of Health, Provincial Police, Farmers' Union, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union at provincial level, provincial cooperative alliances, the People's Committees of districts, transport associations (road, waterway) and related agencies and units to timely grasp the situation, difficulties and limitations to solve problems.

In addition, the Directive sets out specific tasks for the Directorate for Roads of Vietnam, the Departments: Vietnam Maritime, Vietnam Aviation, Vietnam Inland Waterways, Vietnam Railways, Health, Transport, Vietnam Register and Industry Associations, livestock, aquaculture, seafood and fruit businesses in transportation work to support the consumption of crops and agricultural products during the Covid-19 epidemic prevention and control period..

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