Provincial People's Council supervises environmental sector in Do Luong district

(Baonghean.vn) - After working in Con Cuong district, on April 13, the Supervisory Delegation of the Provincial People's Council led by Comrade Vo Viet Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Provincial Party Committee's Inspection Committee, Head of the Economic and Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council had a working session with the People's Committee of Do Luong district on the management, protection and treatment of environmental pollution in the area.

Do Luong District is a locality with a large area, a large population, and many production and business establishments, so the risk of environmental pollution is very high. Recognizing this problem, all levels and sectors of Do Luong District have seriously implemented regulations on environmental protection in the area. From 2007 to 2012, the District People's Committee directed specialized departments to issue 85 certificates of registration of environmental protection commitments for projects, and directed 33 communes and towns to take measures to collect and treat household waste.

The district has also established inspection teams for production and business establishments in the area to take measures to handle violations of environmental protection. In 2010 and 2011, the inspection teams fined 9 organizations and individuals with fines totaling more than 60 million VND; from early 2012 to present, they have fined 2 individuals with a total of 13 million VND... The People's Committee of Do Luong district has also established a project to build a waste collection and treatment area. However, in Do Luong district, there are still environmental hot spots that have not been thoroughly handled, such as the concentrated breeding farm of Thai Duong Foreign Pig Breeding Company, which causes serious environmental pollution, leading to public outrage and potentially destabilizing social order and safety.

At the working session, the monitoring delegation requested the People's Committee of Do Luong district to direct regular inspections of concentrated livestock slaughter areas; actively handle the situation of indiscriminate sand and gravel exploitation on the river; coordinate well with all levels and specialized sectors to completely handle the environmental pollution situation at the Thai Duong Foreign Pig Breeding Company.

After the working session, the delegation visited a number of production and business establishments in Do Luong district.

Thanh Duy