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Over 120,000 tonnes of rice sent as relief to needy localities

The General Department of State Reserve under the Ministry of Finance has provided 120,428 tonnes of rice worth about 1.18 trillion VND (50.74 million USD) to needy people in localities nationwide throughout 2018.
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Hanoi(VNA) – The General Department of State Reserve under the Ministry of Finance hasprovided 120,428 tonnes of rice worth about 1.18 trillion VND (50.74 millionUSD) to needy people in localities nationwide throughout 2018.

Speaking at a pressbriefing on December 27, Vice Director Le Van Thoi said that the authority hasreceived requests for rice relief aid for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet)festival from the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai (380 tonnes for25,354 people), the central province of Nghe An (1,264 tonnes for 84,324people), and the south-central province of Ninh Thuan (979 tonnes for 53,152people).

According to Thoi,each year, about 16 provinces send in requests for rice to help locals ahead ofTet and in between-crop period. The total requested volume is about 12,000tonnes for about 1 million people.

He said that rice ofthe national reserve is always available in all localities and will reach theneedy within three days after the Prime Minister issues the decision.

Meanwhile, he reportedthat about 302.35 billion VND (13 million USD) worth of various kinds ofmaterials and equipment has been provided to localities in 2018.-VNA
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