Nghe An: Highlights on October 15

*SOn October 15, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chairedregular citizen receptionOctober 2020. At this meeting, some citizens in Dien Chau and Nghia Dan districts reflected and made recommendations on issues related to the health sector, merging villages and hamlets, and protecting the ecological environment.

At the meeting, leaders of relevant departments, branches and localities explained related issues. The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned a deadline for departments, branches and localities to resolve, respond and ensure the rights of the people.

Scene of the October citizen reception session of Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung. Photo: Pham Bang

*HTowards the 19th Party Congress, term 2020-2025, on October 15, Nghe An Newspaper continued to publish many opinions of cadres, party members, experts and people on related fields. In particular, many opinions proposed that the Provincial Party Committee continue to have solutions to promotemarine economic development;bring western Nghe Anhave many breakthroughs

Unloading goods at Cua Lo port. Photo: Thu Huyen

*SOn October 15, in Vinh city, the Institute for Sustainable Forest Management and Forest Certification in collaboration with the Center for Environment and Biological Resources (CEBR) organized a workshop to launch the project "Enhancing the participation of grassroots civil society organizations (CSOs) in monitoring REDD+ programs in Vietnam".

The project aims to increase the participation of civil society organizations (CSOs) in promoting the process.forest management and developmentin Vietnam; building capacity for civil society organizations (CSOs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) in the forestry sector, helping civil society organizations cooperate with each other and with forestry agencies to facilitate effective community participation in monitoring REDD+ programs.

View of the Workshop. Photo: Ngoc Anh

*SAfter storm No. 7, Nghe An province has lifted the sea ban. However, due to the post-storm circulation and tropical depression that is likely to cause heavy rain, warnings of landslides in mountainous areas are advised.

According to the report of the Irrigation Department, Nghe An currently has 280 flash flood warning points in 6 mountainous districts. Of which,17 communes are at risk of especially dangerous flash floods,2,575 households with over 15,000 people affected need to be evacuated when floods occur. The areas warned of the risk of flash floods and landslides are mainly located in 6 districts: Tuong Duong, Ky Son, Quy Chau, Que Phong, Quy Hop, Con Cuong.

People in Tri Le commune (Que Phong) build stone embankments along the stream to prevent flash floods. Photo: Van Truong

*SAfter being discharged from the army and returning to his hometown, Tran Dinh Chuong (21 years old) in Vo Liet commune, Thanh Chuong district tried hard to overcome difficulties and actively studied.passed the entrance exam to the Border Guard Academy.

With a score of 27.5 points for block C (Literature 7.75; History 9.5; Geography 9.75) plus 2 priority points for newly discharged soldiers, Chuong was admitted to the Border Guard Academy. This year, the standard score for block C of the Border Guard Academy for male students from the North is 28.5, Chuong is 1 of 4 candidates from Nghe An who passed the Academy.

Chuong and his parents. Photo: Huy Thu

*NOn October 15, the Investigation Police Agency of Nghi Loc District Police said: The unit hasprosecute, prosecuted and issued a temporary detention order for Tran Van Hoang (born 2001), Nghi Xuan commune, Nghi Loc district; Duong Duc Nghia (born 2001), residing in Thu Thuy ward; Nguyen Canh Duc (born 2002), and Nguyen Van Tai (born 2002), both residing in Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town, for the act of "intentionally causing injury".

The suspects and the crime scene evidence. Photo: Nhat Tuan

*Lrelated toincident at Rao Trang 3 hydropower plant(Thua Thien Hue), Nghe An Newspaper continues to update information, as of 6:15 p.m. on October 15, the rescue team has12 bodies found in sub-region 67.Search work is being actively deployed.

According to information from the Forward Command Center located in Phong Xuan Commune, today, units have mobilized nearly 1,000 people and 189 vehicles of various types along with 3 search and rescue dogs. Thua Thien Hue Province has mobilized 10 more excavators to support the search for victims. The search is being actively deployed with the determination to approach and bring the victims out of the landslide area as quickly as possible.

Officers, soldiers and other forces search for victims at the scene of the landslide. Photo: Le Thang