Nghe An Provincial Fatherland Front requests to closely inspect and supervise the management and operation of hydropower plants.

On the morning of December 10, at the 8th session of the 17th Provincial People's Council, Mr. Nguyen Van Huy - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province informed the delegates of the Provincial People's Council about the activities of the Vietnam Fatherland Front in the province in participating in government building; opinions and recommendations of the people in the province and proposed and recommended to the Provincial People's Council and People's Committee on necessary issues.

Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Van Huy speaks at the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Review and recommend removing low-efficiency hydropower projects from planning.

Referring to the opinions and recommendations of voters and people, Mr. Nguyen Van Huy said that, in the face of the damage caused by the impact of storms No. 3 and No. 4 this year, accompanied by floods and rains, besides objective causes, voters and people also believe that the consequences partly stem from the inadequate planning and investment of hydropower projects in the province.

Voters and people requested the Provincial People's Committee to continue directing all levels and sectors to survey and comprehensively assess the damage caused by the recent floods and rains, and promptly provide support to overcome the damage and restore production and business.

Flooded Ethnic Minority Secondary School in Con Cuong district due to the impact of storm No. 4 in 2018. Photo courtesy

Voters also suggested continuing to review hydropower projects in the area, urging investors to strictly implement regulations in construction, management and operation of hydropower projects, minimizing possible consequences, ensuring long-term stable life for people.

This is also one of three recommendations that the Standing Committee of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee sent to the Provincial People's Committee.

“The Provincial People's Committee is requested to direct the Department of Industry and Trade to coordinate with relevant sectors to properly assess the effectiveness of hydropower projects in the area; strengthen inspection and supervision of the management and operation process of hydropower projects; at the same time, continue to promptly review and recommend removing from the planning unfeasible and ineffective projects to ensure a long-term stable life for the people,” said Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Van Huy.

Establishing, managing and implementing urban planning still has many unreasonable issues.

The Chairman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee also said that voters and people continue to reflect on the work of establishing, managing and implementing urban planning, which still has many unreasonable issues. In particular, many construction works and projects are licensed for construction while the traffic and drainage infrastructure does not meet the requirements.

Many construction projects and works were built in violation of approved designs, the quality of some apartment projects was not guaranteed, some investors arbitrarily added more floors, increased the number of rooms compared to the design, arbitrarily cut some apartment items such as parking lots, common areas, investors did not properly implement the contract commitments with residents...

Currently, there are many apartment projects in Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Duy

Some projects, although their legal documents are incomplete and their technical infrastructure systems have not been completed, have been put up for sale by investors, mobilizing customers to contribute capital...

Mr. Nguyen Van Huy also raised many other recommendations from voters related to administrative reform, anti-corruption; education quality, medical examination and treatment...