Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung chaired the October citizen reception session.

Pham Bang DNUM_BGZBAZCACD 14:54

(Baonghean.vn) - On October 16, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired the regular citizen reception session in October 2023.

Attending the meeting were comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, and Hung Nguyen district.

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Overview of the October citizen reception session of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung. Photo: Pham Bang

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung received 10 citizens representing the people of 3 hamlets: Phuc Dien, Thuong Khe and Dai Hue of Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district, reflecting and making recommendations on issues related to the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project.

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Mr. Pham Thanh Lam (residing in Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district) represented the citizens to present the petition. Photo: Pham Bang

Presenting the petition, Mr. Pham Thanh Lam (residing in Phuc Dien hamlet, Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district) proposed that the Provincial People's Committee stop the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project, because he believed that the project was implemented when the environmental safety distance was not guaranteed; the planning and implementation process of the project were not in accordance with the law; some decisions and response documents were not accurate...

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Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Pham Hong Quang presented a report on the results of handling citizens' petitions. Photo: Pham Bang

Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Pham Hong Quang presented a report on the results of responding to citizens' comments and recommendations in the complaint request related to the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park Project.

Citizens' petitions are about the organization of project planning, appraisal and approval; the process and procedures for public consultation when approving the project's Environmental Impact Assessment Report; compensation, site clearance, land handover for project implementation and other contents according to citizens' petitions.

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Citizens of Hung Tay commune continue to make recommendations at the meeting. Photo: Pham Bang
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Citizens of Hung Tay commune make recommendations at the public reception session. Photo: Pham Bang

At the meeting, citizens continued to express their opinions, stating that the implementation of the planning was not guaranteed; the consultation with the community was not in accordance with regulations; the environmental safety distance was not guaranteed according to standards; the investor implemented the project not in accordance with regulations...

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Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment Hoang Quoc Viet responded to the citizen's petition. Photo: Pham Bang
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Investor representative responds to citizen's petition. Photo: Pham Bang

On that basis, representatives of departments, branches, investors and Hung Nguyen district responded, discussed and clarified people's opinions.

Speaking at the citizen reception session, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh highly appreciated the people's interest in the project; the sectors have responded to citizens' petitions, but in general, people are not really satisfied.

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Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh speaks at the meeting with the people. Photo: Pham Bang

Currently, nearly half of the provinces and cities have ecological cemeteries to meet the legitimate needs of the people and solve environmental problems. The construction of crematoriums contributes to ensuring the environment, the province is very interested in technology, quality, and construction location.

To solve the environmental problem, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that it is necessary to assign the competent authorities to mark the project boundary, measure the distance, and then apply the national technical standards on construction and environmental planning at the present time. During the implementation process, invite citizens to participate and witness. Organize consultations with the community in areas affected by the project.

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung emphasized that the viewpoint of resolving citizens' complaints and recommendations must be in accordance with the law, ensuring the legal and legitimate rights of the people according to regulations, and being agreed upon by the majority of the people. The principle of resolving complaints and recommendations is based on legal grounds, based on specific data and evidence. The scope of resolution is consistent with the content of the complaints and recommendations of the citizens.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that the Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park project is a project with a long implementation process and many problems. In the process of resolving the problems, the Provincial People's Committee, branches, district and commune People's Committees have repeatedly handled and reviewed the contents reflected by the people; discussed with the people; and organized dialogues with the people.

The provincial People's Committee has also established working groups to review the data and compare it with the regulations and standards. The government and investors have listened to the opinions of the people and adjusted the project to minimize the environmental impact. However, up to this point, the people have not yet agreed and continue to submit petitions.

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Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung concluded the meeting with the people. Photo: Pham Bang

At the citizen reception session, among the issues that citizens reflected and recommended that the sectors discussed, there were still some contents that did not have consensus from the people such as: Planning, safety distance, environmental impact assessment, community consultation, site clearance...

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung hopes that the issues that the sectors have clarified will be agreed upon by the citizens. At this point, there is not enough basis to consider canceling the project. Regarding the master plan, this area is planned to build an ecological cemetery. In addition, the land use plan of Hung Nguyen district and most recently the Provincial Plan for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, also determined that this area will build an ecological cemetery park.

On the other hand, the construction of Vinh Hang Ecological Cemetery Park aims to serve the legitimate needs of the people and serve the development of the locality. The government hopes that the people will have an objective, comprehensive view and agree to implement the project under conditions that ensure compliance with legal regulations and environmental protection.

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10 people representing 3 hamlets: Phuc Dien, Thuong Khe, Dai Hue participated in the citizen reception session. Photo: Pham Bang

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to continue clarifying issues that citizens have not agreed on in order to have a basis for reviewing the project; including re-determining the level of environmental impact objectively. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Provincial Inspectorate to preside over and coordinate with sectors and investors to determine the scope of the project's impact. Independent consultants may be hired based on current standards and regulations to determine the distance and publicize information to the people.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also requested that in the coming time, according to their assigned responsibilities, departments and branches should inform people about issues that are clear and in accordance with regulations; unclear issues should not be implemented and should be informed to people. The investor should coordinate with departments, branches and localities to resolve issues related to the project.

For the people, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested to comply with legal regulations, not to commit any violations of the law; to exercise the rights to reflect, make recommendations, complaints and denunciations in accordance with regulations, on that basis the province will resolve according to its authority.

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