Vinh City voters reflect on environmental pollution at Hung Loc industrial cluster

Delegates of the Provincial and City People's Councils met with voters of Hung Loc commune (Vinh city). Photo: Mai Hoa

On the morning of June 13, delegates of the Provincial People's Council, including Ms. Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper and Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Hien - Member of the Standing Committee of the City Women's Union, had a meeting with voters before the 9th session of the Provincial People's Council in Hung Loc commune, Vinh city.

Concerned about the overall development of the province

At the meeting, Provincial People's Council delegate Pham Thi Hong Toan reported to voters of Hung Loc commune on the socio-economic development, national defense and security situation in the province in the first 5 months of the year and key tasks in the last months of 2019; announced the expected program and content of the 9th session of the Provincial People's Council, term XVII, term 2016 - 2021.

In addition to the report summarizing voters' and people's opinions sent to the provincial People's Council delegates through the commune's Fatherland Front channel, at the meeting, 15 voters expressed many concerns and worries.

Provincial People's Council delegate Pham Thi Hong Toan - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Editor-in-Chief of Nghe An Newspaper reported on the province's socio-economic situation in the first 5 months of the year and the expected program and content of the 9th session of the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Mai Hoa

Voter Nguyen Trung Chau (Ngu Loc hamlet) said that Nghe An is facing the risk of becoming a “depressed area” when compared to the development of Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh provinces. To develop the province faster and more sustainably, voter Chau suggested that all levels, sectors, especially the leaders of the province, need to be more concerned and overcome “short-term” thinking and term-based thinking in development.

In particular, the province needs to consider and determine the roadmap to merge Vinh city and Cua Lo town to become a famous coastal tourist city in the country; along with that, there must be a strategy and strong investment in tourism development, becoming a key economic sector, creating development momentum for the province.

Concerned about the medical staff of the block and hamlet, voter Le Thi Le Thu (Ngu Phuc hamlet) said that the Provincial People's Committee's regulation of the age of medical staff of the block and hamlet from 18 to 55 years old for women (up to 60 years old if they have intermediate level or higher) and up to 60 years old for men (65 years old if they have intermediate level or higher) is not appropriate.

In fact, in the current urban area, this team is mainly recruited from retired medical staff who are healthy, dedicated, and responsible, while other subjects are very difficult to recruit because the allowance is not "attractive" enough - only 400,000 VND/person/month.

Some voters suggested that all levels and sectors strengthen the management of cultural products, including propaganda and education, especially for the younger generation, in dressing, preserving traditional customs and traditions, avoiding revealing clothing, creating opportunities for depraved behavior to develop. Voters also recommended that the province and city speed up the process of merging administrative units of communes, wards, blocks and hamlets, contributing to improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the apparatus.

The City People's Council supervises environmental protection work in local businesses. Photo: Mai Hoa

Pollution from Hung Loc industrial cluster has not been completely treated.

Many voters of Hung Loc commune reflected many pressing issues and shortcomings related to urban infrastructure, environmental protection, land management, compensation prices for agricultural land clearance, and slow implementation of investment projects in the area...

Voter Le Van Hanh (Mau Don hamlet) requested the city to take drastic measures to deal with the "bottleneck" on Hai Thuong Lan Ong street, the intersection of Truong Van Linh street. This voter also raised concerns about the land acquisition from the people to build the Thuong Tho Duong North Central Traditional Medicine Hospital, which is now being planned to divide the land into plots for sale.

City People's Council delegate Le Quoc Hong - Head of the City Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee received and explained issues under the city's authority. Photo: Mai Hoa

Some voters also reported that the environmental pollution of some enterprises in Hung Loc industrial cluster has not been completely resolved, especially dust from wood production and wastewater from production facilities that has not been centrally treated. In addition, the degraded power grid infrastructure has not been invested in promptly; the relocation of electric poles when opening roads... were also issues mentioned at the meeting.

Provincial and city People's Council delegates accepted all comments and suggestions from voters and promised to be responsible for reporting fully to the Provincial People's Council, provincial and city departments and branches for research and resolution.

Delegates also specifically explained a number of issues of concern to voters, emphasizing that, in addition to the responsibilities of all levels and sectors, they hoped that voters would continue to accompany and support state agencies to increasingly reduce difficulties and shortcomings in the development process.