The Provincial People's Council will establish a delegation to supervise the State management of minerals throughout the province.

On the morning of June 15, at Quy Hop district town, comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council had a meeting with voters of 10 units, including the town and the communes of Chau Quang, Chau Cuong, Chau Thanh, Chau Hong, Chau Tien, Chau Thai, Chau Ly, Bac Son, Nam Son. Attending the meeting were leaders and delegates of the People's Council of Quy Hop district.

Establishment of a delegation to supervise the State management of minerals

Opening the meeting with voters, comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council announced the expected content and agenda of the thematic session and the regular mid-year session of 2022 of the Provincial People's Council for the 2021-2026 term.

At the two sessions, the People's Council will consider and pass 42 resolutions. Of particular interest are the Resolution on the medium-term plan for the 2021-2025 period and the 2022 plan, the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; the Resolution stipulating principles, criteria, and norms for allocating state budget capital to implement the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas of Nghe An province for the 2021-2030 period, phase I: From 2021 to 2025; the Resolution stipulating specific tuition fees for public preschool and general education institutions in Nghe An province from the 2022-2023 school year...

Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council reported on the expected content and agenda of the Provincial People's Council meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the regular mid-year meeting, the Provincial People's Council will also consider and approve the Resolution on establishing a specialized supervision delegation of the Provincial People's Council on state management of minerals in Nghe An province.

Reporting on the socio-economic situation in the first 6 months of the year and tasks and solutions for 2022, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council emphasized that the greatest success is that the Covid-19 epidemic is controlled, bringing people's lives back to normal; the socio-economy has steps of recovery and growth.

The province also resolutely directed the work of site clearance for key projects and works; handled arising issues that caused public outrage, including landslides and lack of domestic water in Chau Hong commune.

Mr. Phan Trung Tu - Head of the Petition and Information Department, Office of the National Assembly Delegation and Provincial People's Council informed the results of handling petitions of Quy Hop voters from the authorities. Photo: Mai Hoa

Representatives of the Office of the National Assembly Delegation and the Provincial People's Council also reported to voters the results of handling the petitions of voters of Quy Hop district from relevant authorities regarding the proposal to allocate funds to repair and upgrade degraded roads, bridges and culverts in the area; support people whose livestock died due to epidemics; and overcome the situation of oversized and overloaded vehicles in the area...

Better response to voters' wishes

Next, many voters participated in expressing their thoughts, wishes and proposed many issues under the jurisdiction of the province and district.

Voter Nguyen Van Suu - Chairman of the Town People's Committee reflected that in the area there are currently a number of companies and production and business enterprises that have not yet decided to lease land, causing both loss of land use rights collection fees and difficulties in local state management.

On the other hand, the relevant authorities need to have a mechanism to remove the problems for households living on the edge of hills and mountains who need to level and expand the land for housing or expand the campus but are not allowed to transport excess leveled soil to other places.

Voter Nguyen Van Suu - Chairman of the Town People's Committee proposed that provincial departments pay attention to deciding on land lease for a number of companies and businesses in the area. Photo: Mai Hoa

Voter Nguyen Trung Ninh (Block 6, Quy Hop town) reflected that the 35kV power grid passes through residential areas, affecting the rights of people, making it difficult to renovate, upgrade, and build houses, and requested that all levels pay attention.

Voter Vi Thi Quang (Chau Quang commune) reported that the construction of National Highway 48C passing through Dong Nai hamlet still had 5 households whose land could not be cleared, leading to no drainage ditches, causing flooding, causing a foul smell and seeping into people's domestic water wells; requesting that authorities have solutions to overcome this.

This voter also recommended that all levels pay attention to overcoming the consequences of mineral activities in the area, ensuring the environment, especially the water environment in rivers and streams, including Nam Ton stream in Chau Quang commune.

Voter Nguyen Trung Ninh (Block 6 of the town) reported that the power grid infrastructure passing through residential areas affects the rights of the people. Photo: Mai Hoa

Voters also reflected on many issues related to the granting of certificates for cases of land granting beyond authority; granting certificates to 33 households in the collective housing area of ​​Nghe Tinh Non-ferrous Metal Company.

Some issues related to tuition fees, textbook prices; policies for those working in the hamlet; policies for demobilized soldiers with more than 10 years in the army... were also mentioned by voters.

Voters also recommended that all levels should have specific policies and mechanisms to support localities with mineral exploitation activities.

Voter Vi Thi Quang (Chau Quang commune) requested that all levels have solutions to overcome the consequences caused by mineral exploitation. Photo: Mai Hoa

Following voters' opinions, leaders of Quy Hop town and district directly answered many issues under their authority related to land management, minerals, environmental protection...; urban planning; special policies and mechanisms to support localities with mineral exploitation activities.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Tung - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the District People's Committee also affirmed that in the process of leadership, direction and activities in life, if voters have any pressing issues or difficulties, they need to immediately reflect them through many channels, avoiding waiting until the voter contact conference to reflect, affecting the legitimate rights and interests of the people.

Comrade Nguyen Dinh Tung - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the District People's Committee explained a number of issues under his authority. Photo: Mai Hoa

At the end of the meeting with voters, comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council affirmed: All the issues and recommendations of voters in the past time have been received, synthesized and responded to by the Provincial People's Council delegates.

With the idea of ​​innovation, the Provincial People's Council continues to try and make efforts to answer, respond or transfer to competent agencies to resolve, respond and increasingly better meet the legitimate aspirations and wishes of voters; at the same time, try to transfer the results of the resolution to each voter.

The Provincial People's Council does not wait until the voter contact period to receive voters' opinions and feedback, nor does it only resolve voters' petitions through receiving them from the voter contact conference; therefore, it is hoped that voters who have any suggestions can send them directly to the Provincial People's Council at any time by post or hotline, and the Council is responsible for sending them to the relevant authorities to resolve and promptly respond to voters.

Provincial People's Council delegates visit and exchange with voters.

The Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also directly explained a number of issues related to the handling of facilities due to the merger of administrative units at the district, block, hamlet and village levels, with the view that localities need to calculate, renovate and upgrade to put into use or transfer to other agencies to use, avoiding waste.

At the same time, he received and recorded recommendations related to the recognition of the Youth Volunteer Association as a special association; allowances for those working in the hamlet; revenues in educational institutions; investment in basic construction... Comrade Nguyen Nhu Khoi also requested that Quy Hop district, in addition to explaining at the conference, should have a written document specifically responding to the issues to voters.