Industrial development in harmony with people's lives

(Baonghean) - Investing nearly 13,000 billion VND to build a cement factory in Bai Son (Do Luong) and a cluster of cement grinding stations and an international port in Nghi Thiet commune (Nghi Loc) shows the determination of The Vissai Cement Group in developing production in Nghe An. Therefore, during the construction and operation of the factory, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company aims to accelerate production on the basis of ensuring a harmonious life for people in the area where the factory is located.

Song Lam Cement Factory - industrial highlight in Bai Son commune (Do Luong).

Pay attention to people's suggestions

In the third and fourth quarters of 2016, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company constructed a road from the cement factory to the limestone raw material area and the vehicle and machinery storage area in Bai Son commune (Do Luong). During that process, the contractor used explosives twice to serve the construction, causing rocks to fly down to 4 households in Thai Son hamlet near the foot of the mountain (about 150 - 220m away). Specifically, the households of Mr. Thai Duc Huan, Nguyen Van Hai, Thai Dac Truc and Ms. Phan Thi Thanh had some roof tiles and livestock pens broken by rocks.

Immediately after the incident, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company sent officials and the commune authorities to directly go to the above households to apologize and make statistics on repairing and replacing broken tiles. At the same time, Mr. Dinh Quoc Quyen - Director of the company and factory officials personally coordinated with the authorities to have a dialogue with the people of Thai Son hamlet (November 10), clarifying responsibilities and committing to ensure harmony between production development and people's lives.

However, some media channels have hastily reported that “Thai Son residents fled together” when units detonated mines… Referring to this issue, Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee affirmed: “There is no such thing as people fleeing, but where can they flee! In fact, 87 households in Thai Son hamlet still live and work every day. Immediately after the incident, with the petition of the people and the government, Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company requested contractors to reduce the amount of explosives when detonating mines and not work more than 22 hours a day. That has been ensured. Of course, when detonating mines, the units have sirens and the construction process has more or less impacts on noise and dust, but after dialogue, the people created maximum conditions for the factory to operate…”.

Regarding the blasting of roads and vehicle staging areas to prepare for quarry exploitation that affects people's houses, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Industry and Trade to preside over the actual survey, work with people and related parties. On December 6, 2016, the survey and work between the parties were conducted and confirmed that the opinions raised by the people were basically discussed and resolved; the construction units committed to ensuring safety when blasting.

Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company also conducts environmental and seismic monitoring and assessment steps to provide information to the people and relevant agencies for joint control. Activities in the mine area will not be conducted after 10:00 p.m. The factory also conducts steps to mark and draw a boundary map of the mine area with residential areas and production areas of the people and will provide support for the production areas of the people affected.

People in Bai Son commune (Do Luong) around the construction site of the quarry's motorbike storage area are operating normally.

Ensuring harmonious benefits

Investing a large amount of money, with a modern scale and production line, and quick construction, Song Lam Cement Factory has become an industrial production highlight in Bai Son commune and the whole province.

“According to the plan, the factory will operate for at least 60 years. That shows that there will be a long-term journey of development between the factory and the people around the area. We are always aware that the factory is behind the households in the area, so we are a member of the community here. Therefore, ensuring harmony between production development and people's lives is one of our tasks…” - Mr. Dinh Quoc Quyen affirmed when talking about the companionship of Song Lam Cement Joint Stock Company with the people in the area where the factory is located.

According to Mr. Quyen, the company is coordinating with domestic and foreign experts to apply advanced techniques to reduce noise in production and limit dust in mining when it officially comes into operation.

Coming to Bai Son commune today, everyone will feel the hustle and bustle of the semi-mountainous countryside with clear changes. Not far from the Song Lam Cement Factory area, many households are building kiosks, opening shops to do business, serving workers.

At the same time, hundreds of young people from the commune who worked far away from home have now returned to "join the army" for the cement factory, making the village happier and warmer. In particular, the commune's traffic system, which had been muddy for a long time, has been 100% invested in by Song Lam Cement Factory to be poured with solid concrete.

According to most of the people here, "if the people in the commune contribute, we don't know when we can do it." At the same time, the cultural house of Thai Son and Yen Son hamlets and the primary school campus of the commune were also supported by the factory to be built spaciously.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang - Chairman of Bai Son Commune People's Committee (right) regularly goes to Thai Son hamlet near the mine area to grasp the situation.

Mr. Nguyen Huu Quang - Chairman of Bai Son Commune People's Committee shared: "Through many meetings, as well as actual developments, people understand that if we continue to be "quiet" like decades ago, we cannot develop industry as we do now, and without the support of businesses, the village will find it difficult to progress quickly in the process of building a new countryside. Now, the commune's traffic routes are connected without people having to contribute, many children who work far away have returned to find jobs right in their hometown, along with that, many households are more active in developing services and trade...".

Nguyen Nguyen