Tuong Duong voters petition to completely resolve the consequences caused by hydropower plant flood discharge since 2018

Overview of the voter contact conference. Photo: Thanh Duy

At the conference, voters of the two communes proposed many contents to stabilize people's lives in the area, especially to completely resolve the consequences of the hydroelectric dam's flood discharge in 2018.

Mr. Vi Van Chau, representing 12 households inLa village, Luong Minh communePeople affected by natural disasters and floods in 2018 said that the current living conditions are very difficult, with temporary living conditions, while the majority of poor households do not have enough economic conditions to buy land to move to a new place. He requested that authorities at all levels create all conditions to provide land for 12 households to relocate, stabilize their lives, and settle down.

Provincial People's Council delegates met with voters in the communes of Luong Minh and Yen Na, Tuong Duong district. Photo: Thanh Duy

Also in Luong Minh commune, voters reported that the resettlement area for 17 households in Minh Phuong village had been completed a long time ago, but due to cracks occurring above the resettlement area, it was temporarily suspended and people were not allowed to move in. Voters requested the Provincial People's Council delegates to give their opinions to the competent authorities to clearly answer to the people whether they can live there or not?

Along with that, voter Luong Minh continued to recommend that all levels and sectors should soon survey and plan Xop Chao village, grant land certificates to people because this is a project subject to relocation affecting the Ban Ve hydroelectric reservoir; build a bridge across Khe Pong so that people and students can easily travel between Xop Chao and Ca Moong villages to get to Xop Pong ferry and travel via Ca Moong village - Coi village route to the center of Luong Minh commune; soon deploy construction investment items that have been approved by competent authorities for a long time, but have not been implemented yet: Project: Construction of the main school of Luong Minh Primary School in La village.

Voter Vi Van Chau, La village, Luong Minh commune speaks. Photo: Thanh Duy

Voters of 4 villages including: Dua village, Minh Tien, Minh Thanh, Cham Puong, Luong Minh commune continue to petition the State to soon invest in building a hard bridge in Xop Mat village (old) to replace the current suspension bridge for people of 4 villages in Khe Mat area because this is also an inter-commune and inter-district route with Ky Son, to create conditions for the circulation of heavy-duty vehicles to transport and trade goods to develop the economy, reduce poverty for the people.

Mr. Luong Van Le, Xieng Nua village, Yen Na commune, proposed to invest in upgrading infrastructure in the village to prevent landslides. On a general level, Yen Na commune voters requested the Provincial People's Council delegates to consult the Provincial People's Committee to soon upgrade and repair the current seriously degraded Provincial Road 543b.

Mr. Luong Van Le, Xieng Nua village, Yen Na commune, Tuong Duong district, spoke. Photo: Thanh Duy

Voters of Yen Na commune also requested competent authorities to pay attention to finding stable housing solutions for 47 households in Khe O resettlement area; rebuilding the hard bridge for people atBlueprintDue to the hydroelectric dam's flood discharge on August 30-31, 2018, the bridge was washed away; the organization conducted a survey to establish a project to build an embankment to prevent landslides in the Khe Chong resettlement area (Ban Ve). Also due to the hydroelectric dam's flood discharge on August 30-31, 2018, landslides in residential areas posed a risk of insecurity.

Along with that, many voters also suggested continuing to pay more attention to poverty reduction work in the area, such as: re-planning production land for people in accordance with local reality, to create conditions for sustainable agricultural and forestry production development;...

Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu, delegate of the 18th Provincial People's Council, responded to voters' petitions. Photo: Thanh Duy

On behalf of the Provincial People's Council delegates, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu received and clarified the opinions of voters; including the plan to stabilize the lives of people affected by natural disasters and hydropower plant flood discharge since 2018, especially the plan proposed by voters to provide cash support for households to find land to build houses.

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee also requested Tuong Duong district to soon complete the treatment of cracks in the resettlement area of ​​17 households in Minh Phuong village, Luong Minh commune so that people can move in; at the same time, respond and record the opinions of the people, especially requesting the district and commune to continue to closely work with the people, if beyond their authority, they should promptly submit to the provincial level to find solutions for people to have production land and production forests so that people's lives can be stable and increasingly improved.