Plan to build an irrigation system to serve production for the O Du ethnic group

On the morning of July 10, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review a number of draft resolutions to be submitted to the Provincial People's Council for consideration at the 15th session, scheduled to open on July 20. Photo: Mai Hoa

Participating in the inspection were members of the Provincial Party Standing Committee: Cao Thi Hien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council and Le Hong Vinh - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee and Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Hoang Viet Duong, along with representatives of a number of relevant departments, branches and localities.

The Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council gave opinions on 5 investment projects submitted by the Provincial People's Committee to the Provincial People's Council for investment policy, including:

- Project to upgrade and renovate technical infrastructure of Dong Vinh industrial cluster, Vinh city.

- Project of drainage system and treated wastewater reservoir for Truong Thach industrial cluster, Nghi Loc district.

- Project to build a resettlement area to serve the site clearance for the coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An), from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 in Nghi Hoa ward, Cua Lo town.

- Project to build an irrigation system to serve production for the O Du ethnic group (Vang Mon village, Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district).

- Project to overcome the sedimentation of the estuary and landslides of the dike embankment of the Lach Thoi storm shelter area, Quynh Luu district.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien requested the Provincial People's Committee to analyze and clarify the effectiveness of the projects. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the meeting, the participants raised a number of concerns and requested the Provincial People's Committee, departments, branches, investors and beneficiary localities to clarify. Many of the most concerns focused on the project to build an irrigation system to serve the production of the O Du ethnic people.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien pointed out the reality in some localities where there are currently a number of ineffective irrigation projects that have caused people to be upset and have repeatedly reported them at voter meetings.

The reason is that the survey and technical design of the project were not suitable and during the implementation process, only the budget support capital was completed, but the mobilization of social contributions from the people was not implemented, so the effectiveness of the project did not meet the requirements.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh clarified a number of issues raised by the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Mai Hoa

Therefore, we request the Provincial People's Committee to clarify the survey of water resources and terrain to ensure that this irrigation system will be effective after being put into use.

On the other hand, it is necessary to clarify the feasibility of mobilizing contributions from people benefiting from the project with a total of nearly 1.45 billion VND in the difficult conditions of the people.

After the concerns of the meeting participants were explained by the leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Provincial Ethnic Committee, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council agreed to submit the project to build an irrigation system to serve the production of the O Du ethnic people (Vang Mon village, Nga My commune, Tuong Duong district) to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and decision at the upcoming 15th session.

The total investment for the project to build an irrigation system to serve the production of the O Du ethnic group is expected to not exceed 12 billion VND, of which the central budget supports more than 10.5 billion VND and mobilizes contributions from the people of more than 1.45 billion VND.

Director of the Department of Finance, member of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, clarified the basis for the proposed support level for purchasing a set of journey monitoring equipment for fishing boat owners in the province. Photo: Mai Hoa

Regarding the project to build a resettlement area to serve the site clearance for the coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An), the section from the intersection of National Highway 46 to Provincial Road 535 in Nghi Hoa Ward, Cua Lo Town; the meeting participants focused on discussing and requesting the Provincial People's Committee to clarify the resettlement area planning and the total area recovered to implement the project of 4.2 hectares, clarify the capital source for project implementation and calculate the number of households to be relocated and the number of resettled households.

Also this morning, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council also reviewed the draft resolution on the policy of supporting funding for purchasing journey monitoring equipment and service subscription fees for journey monitoring equipment installed on fishing vessels with a length of 15m or more in the province.