Nghe An: Highlights on June 8

*NOn June 7, the Standing Committee and the monitoring delegations of the Provincial People's Council worked with a number of departments and branches on the implementation of the Resolutions of the Provincial People's Council in the past time. At the meetings, the Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council and members of the monitoring delegationpointed out many shortcomingsin implementing economic and social development policies and strategies in the area.

These are issues related to the implementation of Resolution No. 71/2012/HĐND of the province on the policy mechanism to support the construction of a number of cultural and sports institutions in the province until 2020. Resources to implement policies and guidelines on cultural and sports institutions are also unclear.

The Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council works with the Departments of Culture - Sports, Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs, Health, and Home Affairs according to the program to monitor the implementation of mechanisms and policies issued by the Provincial People's Council.

In addition, when evaluating the implementation results of Resolution No. 26/2016 of the Provincial People's Council dated August 4, 2016 on preferential policies and investment support in Nghe An province, the representative of the advisory body (Department of Planning and Investment) said that after nearly 4 years of implementation, the Resolution showed that some regulations were no longer suitable to reality. The number of projects enjoying preferential policies of the province is not much, the preferential policies to attract investment of the province have not really been effective. Therefore, it is necessary toreview, supplement and amend preferential policiesto suitwith current requirements.

*LFor the first time, Nghe An has a female Director of the Department of Culture and Sports.

On the afternoon of June 7, in Vinh city, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trungawarding the appointment decisionDirector of Nghe An Department of Sports and Culture for comrade Tran Thi My Hanh.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung presented the decision to appoint Director of the Department of Culture and Sports to Ms. Tran Thi My Hanh. Photo: Duc Anh

Presenting the decision and congratulating the new Director of the Department of Culture and Sports, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung acknowledged and highly appreciated the work and dedication of the comrade to the Department of Culture and Sports. He hoped that in his new position, the new Director of the Department of Culture and Sports would continue to promote his capacity and qualifications, together with the collective leadership, cadres, civil servants and public employees of the department, to unite and make the culture and sports sector of the province stronger and stronger.

Comrade Tran Thi My Hanh, born in 1982, held the position of Director of Nghe An Monuments and Landscapes Management Board, Deputy Director of Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports.

*SaccidentThe collapse of compartments 10 and 11 at Bara Do Luong on June 7 caused nearly 8,000 households to lose water for daily activities. Currently, the construction unit is mobilizing means to quickly fix the problem. However, during this time, the water flow into the main canal system of Do Luong will be reduced by 50-70%, causing drought for districts using water from the Northern Irrigation System, with an area of ​​about 20,000 hectares of rice that have been planted and at the same time causing difficulties for the area that is being planted and preparing to be planted. The Provincial People's Committee requested the districts: Do Luong, Yen Thanh, Dien Chau, Quynh Luu and the Northern Nghe An Irrigation Company Limitedproactive measures to combat droughtAfter the incident in Bara Do Luong, it is required to take water from the main canal and branch canals, making use of all water sources during the recovery period.

At the scene, 3 excavators are working continuously to shovel rocks into the broken dam section. Photo by Ngoc Phuong

*CAlso related to the safety of the irrigation system, in another development, the Vach Bac canal system is being warned by the situation.violating safety corridors.According to statistics from the authorities, since the beginning of the year, there have been nearly 50 violations on the Vach Bac canal. The situation is so urgent that the Bac Irrigation Company has had to set up a rapid response team to monitor 24/7, but it has not been effective. The common violation is pouring concrete pillars to then cover the drainage canal for use, and on the drainage canal side, people also level and fill the corridor with soil, then build kiosks, build solid houses and for many reasons, the authorities have not been able to suspend and really take action.

A solid construction is being built within the corridor of the Vach Bac drainage canal, Do Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). Photo: Nguyen Hai

*For the first time, Nghe An Education Department held a conferencefind solutions to overcome difficultiesfor the Center for Continuing Education - Vocational EducationAfter the merger, Nghe An has 21 Continuing Education Centers, including 2 provincial centers and 19 district centers. Currently, 12 centers have merged with district vocational training centers and changed their names to Continuing Education Centers.

Currently, most centers operate in the form of both cultural and vocational training (accounting for 90%). However, in the implementation process, there are difficulties in arranging teachers (most of the permanent teachers in the units do not have enough 1 person/1 subject). Meanwhile, the low tuition fee for cultural students (80-100 thousand VND/month) is not enough to pay the salary for contract teachers. Teaching equipment does not meet the needs of teaching and learning.

A lesson of students at the Center for Continuing Education and Vocational Education in Dien Chau district. Photo: My Ha

At the conference, delegates also frankly pointed out the difficulties in the implementation process. At the same time, they hoped that in the coming time, the Department of Education and Training, together with relevant departments and branches, would make adjustments to create conditions for the centers to operate effectively.

*DFor those who love to experience:

If you come to Hau Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) you will be pleasantly surprised when you gocontemplateStone bridge with nearly 80 years of history. Hau Thanh stone bridge, also known as Thuong bridge, across Bau Ran was built by local people in 1943. The bridge has 9 spans, nearly 12 m long. Each bridge pillar has 2 vertical stone pillars, with a crossbeam above that is perforated and firmly mortised. At the highest point on the bridge, the bridge pillar is nearly 5 m long.

Local people cross the bridge. Photo: Huy Thu