Ensuring people's rights after Khe Bo hydropower resettlement

(Baonghean.vn) - COn the afternoon of April 25, National Assembly deputies of Nghe An province in constituency No. 1, including Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee and Ms. Vi Thi Huong - Deputy Director of the Southwest Nghe An Regional General Hospital, and a working delegation went to Tam Dinh commune, Tuong Duong district to meet with voters. Also attending were representatives of the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district.

Representative of Tam Dinh Commune People's Committee reported to National Assembly delegates and voters about the socio-economic situation.

After listening to the representative of the National Assembly delegation report on the expected content at the 7th session of the 13th National Assembly, the local representative reported on some basic features of the socio-economic situation in the area, the voters of Tam Dinh commune proposed to the National Assembly the following groups of issues: requesting the province and district to have a mechanism for people to reclaim land for production because 4/7 villages were affected by flooding by Khe Bo hydropower plant, losing residential land and production land; paying attention to investing in domestic water works for people closer to the village; how to calculate the volume of earth and rock when digging and filling land for resettlement; continuing to consider support policies after resettlement; investing in community works such as schools, cultural houses, continuing to help people eliminate hunger and reduce poverty...

Voter representative of Dinh Huong village made a speech

Representative of voters of Quang Yen village made a petition speech

Representative of voters of Quang Thinh village made a petition speech

Some compensation files for resettlement of Khe Bo hydropower plant have been signed but compensation money has not been received yet; although near the hydropower project and near Khe Bo hydropower plant, there is no electricity; the new rural criteria are too low, people living on the lake lack water for daily life; attention must be paid to households that do not have to relocate because although not affected, they are flooded and have no roads; there must be policies to support people living along Pu Mat forest; clarify responsibilities when people declare correctly but the insurance card issued has the wrong name and address of the hamlet or village; there must be policies to support people when they register to escape poverty;Tam Dinh people suffered because of the electricity project, but some villages had to use electricity at too high a price; people requested to exploit forest trees to build resettlement houses...

National Assembly delegates and leaders of the People's Council - People's Committee of the district acknowledged and accepted

Mr. Trinh Minh Chau, Chairman of Tuong Duong District People's Committee, reported to voters.

In response to the frank opinions of voters, Mr. Trinh Minh Chau, Chairman of the People's Committee of Tuong Duong district, reported and explained a number of issues under his authority, especially the group of issues of support for relocation and resettlement of Ban Ve hydropower plant and Khe Bo hydropower plant; the reasons why cases that do not have to relocate are not entitled to support; the public fence of the resettlement area is the responsibility of the district;For crops grown by people after compensation, there is no support….

Comrade Phan Dinh Trac spoke and responded to comments and suggestions.

Speaking at the meeting with voters, comrade Phan Dinh Trac requested the district to check and clarify a number of issues that voters have suggested, such as: rice land reclamation policy, operating costs of the compensation relocation assessment team. Regarding a number of issues such as jobs for children after graduation, the situation of falling back into poverty after escaping poverty, people in hydropower areas lacking water for daily life, using high-priced electricity; allowances for meritorious people, commune officials in previous periods, etc., the delegation will receive and report to the upcoming National Assembly session.

Through the discussion, comrade Phan Dinh Trac also noted that in selecting seedlings to provide to people, the district must pay attention to ensuring quality; if necessary, it must provide additional support so that people have good seedlings; ensure fairness when considering and evaluating poor households...

News and photos:Nguyen Hai