Tuong Duong voters propose to completely resolve existing problems related to hydropower

Participating in the National Assembly Delegation were Mr. Hoang Minh Hieu - Standing Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Law; Tran Nhat Minh - Member of the National Assembly's Committee on Law, full-time National Assembly delegate, along with representatives of the Standing Committee of the Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province, leaders of a number of provincial departments, branches, and local Party committees and authorities.

Overview of the conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the conference, Mr. Tran Nhat Minh - Member of the Law Committee of the National Assembly, full-time National Assembly delegate informed voters of the expected content and program of the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly and reported on the results of the activities of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation at the 4th session; summarized the responses of the Central Ministries and branches to the opinions and recommendations of voters in the province from the 4th session to present.

Mr. Tran Nhat Minh - Member of the National Assembly's Law Committee, full-time National Assembly delegate, explained the results of handling voters' petitions of Tuong Duong district before and after the 5th session of the 15th National Assembly. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Regarding the recommendations of voters of Tuong Duong district before and after the 4th session of the 15th National Assembly, such as: Recommendations related to compensation and resettlement support for Ban Ve hydropower plant; conversion of low-economic-value, non-protection-capable protective forest areas into agricultural land and production forest land to allocate land to people for production; recommendations on construction of traffic works to serve people's livelihood;... were also answered by representatives of the National Assembly Delegation at the conference.

After hearing the announcement, local voters highly agreed with the expected content and program of the 5th Session of the 15th National Assembly. Voters of Tuong Duong district expressed their joy at the achievements of the National Assembly Delegation of Nghe An province. The National Assembly deputies in the delegation upheld their sense of responsibility to voters, actively and enthusiastically participated, and practically contributed to promoting the socio-economic development of the province.

Voter Vi Thi Hoi, Tam Dinh commune, proposed to reduce the age of receiving social benefits for the elderly in remote areas and ethnic minority areas. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Voter representatives of Tuong Duong district had a number of opinions and recommendations to the National Assembly Delegation such as: Proposing the Government to have a policy to reduce the age of receiving social protection for the elderly from 80 to 70 years old for mountainous areas; the lack of clean water facilities serving people's lives; reducing health insurance prices for ethnic minorities and rural areas; regarding boarding regime for ethnic minority students...

District voters also requested the National Assembly Deputies to establish a delegation to supervise the implementation of projects on resettlement areas for 14 households in Xieng Huong village; resettlement areas for 34 households in La village; resettlement areas for 17 households in Minh Phuong village; resettlement areas for Pha Khao village; resettlement areas for Khe O village, as well as the road project from Coi village to Ca Moong village.

Representatives of the Department of Industry and Trade explained a number of recommendations related to the Ban Ve and Khe Bo hydropower projects. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Voters also recommended that the National Assembly direct ministries and branches to completely resolve the compensation and site clearance work related to Ban Ve Hydropower Plant; and resolve the remaining policies and regimes of Khe Bo Hydropower Project for resettled people to stabilize their lives.

In addition, the delay in granting land use right certificates to households that have been measured and completed paperwork has also been petitioned by voters of Tam Dinh commune to the National Assembly Delegation.

Mr. Hoang Minh Hieu - Standing Member of the National Assembly's Law Committee received and explained voters' opinions at the conference. Photo: Thanh Cuong

On behalf of the National Assembly Delegation, Mr. Hoang Minh Hieu received and answered voters' questions under the province's authority and promised to summarize the recommendations of voters of Tam Dinh commune and Tuong Duong district to forward to the National Assembly, the Government and relevant levels and sectors for consideration and resolution, meeting the legitimate requests and aspirations of voters.