Proactively research and propose the Provincial People's Council to issue policies and mechanisms on environmental protection.

Scene of the working session of the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation on compliance with environmental protection laws in the province with a number of provincial departments and branches. Photo: MH

Many state management solutions on environmental protection

On the afternoon of April 24, the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation on compliance with environmental protection laws in the province had a meeting with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the monitoring delegation chaired the meeting.

Also attending were members of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; leaders of a number of relevant departments and branches.

Reporting to the monitoring delegation of the Provincial People's Council, the leaders of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Management Board of the Southeast Economic Zone all affirmed that the implementation of legal regulations on environmental protection in the province in general and in the Southeast Economic Zone in particular has been directed by all levels and sectors.

Comrade Thai Van Nong - Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment reported on the results of implementing environmental protection laws in the province. Photo: MH

In addition to the work of disseminating and popularizing legal regulations to organizations, units, businesses and people of all walks of life; the Department of Natural Resources and Environment focuses on improving the appraisal of Environmental Impact Assessment Reports and Environmental Licenses, creating a strict and feasible legal basis for law compliance by production and business establishments.

The management and treatment of waste generated is increasingly strict, especially hazardous waste and domestic waste. Based on the direction and assignment of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has also actively developed and implemented many programs, plans, projects, and projects to prevent and respond to environmental incidents; protect, remedy, and improve the environment...

Leaders of the Provincial People's Council, the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council attended the meeting. Photo: MH

Typical examples include handling environmental pollution at pesticide residue points, with 120/954 points; handling facilities causing environmental pollution, serious environmental pollution with 33/42 facilities causing serious environmental pollution inspected and certified to have completed thorough treatment of environmental pollution.

In addition to efforts, the collection, transportation and treatment of domestic solid waste still have shortcomings. Some production and business establishments are slow in overcoming environmental pollution, causing public outrage and pressure on state management, especially some livestock farms... Establishments causing serious environmental pollution are slow to complete thorough treatment of environmental pollution, especially public utility units, including hospitals, landfills...

Comrade Nguyen Van Hai - Deputy Head of the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board reported on state management of environmental protection in the economic zone. Photo: MH

Some problems and limitations that need attention

Through direct supervision at a number of localities and production and business establishments, at the meeting, members of the Provincial People's Council's supervision delegation raised many issues.

Appreciating the efforts in implementing legal regulations on environmental protection, creating positive changes in the whole province without environmental incidents, comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also raised concerns about the collection, transportation and treatment of domestic waste; some places have classified waste at source, but it has not been treated according to classification, so it is not effective.

Dong Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council raised concerns about the current problems in collecting, transporting and treating household waste. Photo: MH

Besides, the quality of domestic water for people is also a concern today, when the input source includes pesticide packaging and dead animals.

From that concern, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council suggested that the Department of Natural Resources and Environment should conduct research to recommend the province to have strong enough solutions to handle the current situation.

Comrade Thai Thi An Chung - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, stated a number of legal regulations on environmental protection and requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to advise the Provincial People's Committee on implementation. Photo: MH

Some members are also interested in advising the Provincial People's Committee to issue legal documents to implement the Law on Environmental Protection 2020 related to air quality management, management of domestic waste, medical waste, bulky waste, construction waste, etc.

Clarifying specific solutions for facilities causing serious environmental pollution that have not been thoroughly treated; treating environmental pollution in craft villages; monitoring facilities with large wastewater discharges that have not installed automatic monitoring systems or have installed them but have not yet automatically transmitted data to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Comrade Cao Tien Trung - Standing Member of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council pointed out a number of environmental problems and limitations currently occurring in the province. Photo: MH

Research and propose the Provincial People's Council to issue policies

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the monitoring delegation shared the difficulties in environmental management activities with a small force and involving many sectors and levels.

Pointing out a number of difficulties, obstacles, shortcomings and limitations in the field of environmental protection in the province at present, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with departments, branches and localities to review the provisions of the law on environmental protection related to the provincial authority to develop a plan, advise the Provincial People's Committee to specifically implement in the province; at the same time, proactively develop a plan to implement the contents of the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050 when approved; strengthen coordination with all levels and branches to propagate and disseminate laws, raise awareness and actions of organizations and people in environmental protection work.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the monitoring delegation requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to proactively research and propose the province to issue policies and mechanisms on environmental protection. Photo: MH

Regarding state management activities on environmental protection, comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to strengthen administrative reform, apply information technology; pay attention to investing in environmental protection infrastructure in industrial clusters, craft villages and craft villages; pay attention to inspecting, checking, supervising and handling violations of environmental protection.

From the practical inadequacy of resources in investment in the field of environmental protection; domestic waste treatment; the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to proactively research and propose the province to issue policies and mechanisms on resource support; policies and mechanisms to attract investment projects in the field of environmental protection; policies and mechanisms for domestic waste treatment...