'After hydropower projects' continues to be raised at the Provincial People's Council forum

On the afternoon of November 22, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting with the Provincial People's Council delegations and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils of districts, cities and towns to grasp the situation of voters' petitions as well as pressing issues arising in the localities. Photo: Mai Hoa

Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council: Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Hoang Viet Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee chaired the conference. Also attending were comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, Head of the Provincial People's Council's Culture and Social Affairs Department.

According to Vice Chairman of Que Phong District People's Council Luu Van Hung, people affected by the Hua Na hydropower project have been relocated from their old residence to their new residence for 7 years. The settlement of "post" resettlement issues has been supervised by the Provincial People's Council and through 2 explanation sessions, the most recent one was in April 2019.

According to the conclusion of the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council, a number of tasks will be completed by the end of December 2019, however the biggest problem at present is that the policy of land deduction at the departure and destination places has not been implemented.

Although in the previous phase, 261 households had their land deducted according to the details of each type of land; however, the implementation of this task was carried out by the investor according to the general plan of 1 type of land, without classifying rice land, colored land, and land for perennial crops.

That means if the total area of ​​the destination is smaller than the departure area, the investor will compensate for the missing area. However, implementing this plan will cause disadvantages for the people, so the district has not agreed.

A resettlement area of ​​Hua Na hydropower plant. Photo courtesy

The second biggest problem in the Hua Na hydropower resettlement areas is that the infrastructure for transportation, irrigation, domestic water, cultural houses, etc. were all invested in 7 years ago, but have not received support for maintenance and repair, so they have now degraded, causing difficulties for the people.

Also mentioning the resettlement area for people due to the flood in 2018, Tuong Duong District Party Secretary Nguyen Van Hai also reflected that the resource arrangement is not guaranteed, so this project is very slow. He suggested that the province study to resolve the problem, creating a stable life for the people.

Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee Nguyen Van Hai reported that the allocation of capital for building resettlement areas has not met requirements. Photo: Mai Hoa

Many pressing issues request the Provincial People's Council to pay attention

At the conference, representatives of the Standing Committees of the People's Councils of districts, cities and towns raised many pressing issues and requested the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council to take action. Representatives of the Standing Committees of the People's Councils of Vinh City and Cua Lo Town raised the issue of many projects that were approved for investment and land allocation but were slow to be implemented, slow to be recovered and there were projects that owed large amounts of land but had no measures to recover the debt.

The Standing Committee of Thanh Chuong District People's Council mentioned that there are a number of traffic projects that are slow to be implemented in the area, although they are all urgent projects, such as the road from Thanh Chi to Thanh Khe connecting Thanh Thuy. Currently, because this route has not been implemented, the road to the center of Thanh Khe commune does not have asphalt; or National Highway 46 passing through Thanh Dong has not been expanded or upgraded.

Thanh Chuong District Party Secretary Nguyen Huu Vinh reported that many urgent traffic projects in the district have not yet received investment. Photo: Mai Hoa

It is also the degraded power grid infrastructure system that has not been upgraded in time, affecting the quality of electricity for daily life, especially the safety of the power grid.

Regarding the "post" arrangement of administrative units, some districts suggested that the province soon have instructions on adjusting administrative boundaries, and at the same time guide the activities of commune People's Council delegates who are cadres, civil servants, and non-professional workers in the commune elected in hamlets and villages now that those hamlets and villages are transferred and merged into other administrative units.

Some opinions also suggested that the province should develop a suitable regime for non-professional workers in blocks, hamlets, and villages, responding to the efforts of the team when the population increases and the area of ​​operation becomes wider...

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien requested the Provincial People's Council delegations and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils of districts, cities and towns to continue to contribute many ideas, contributing to improving the quality of the upcoming session. Photo: Mai Hoa

Concluding the conference, Vice Chairwomen of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien and Hoang Viet Duong affirmed that the opinions reflected by the Standing Committee of the District People's Council were practical issues that were being raised, related to the general socio-economic development of the province, of each locality and closely related to the lives of the people.

Therefore, based on the opinions of the districts, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council will study and consider to include them in the agenda of the sessions and activities of the Provincial People's Council in the coming time.

The Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Council also requested the Provincial People's Council Delegation Groups and the Standing Committees of the People's Councils of districts, cities and towns to continue to consider and directly contribute many opinions at the working sessions of the 12th session of the Provincial People's Council, scheduled to be held in mid-December.