Quy Chau voters request to quickly repair damaged and degraded infrastructure after floods

(Baonghean.vn) – On the morning of October 6, at Chau Thang commune, the 14th National Assembly deputies of constituency No. 2 met with voters of 4 communes: Chau Thang, Chau Binh, Chau Tien and Chau Thuan, Quy Chau district.

Attending the conference were National Assembly delegates including Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee, Mong Van Tinh - official of Que Phong district Youth Union and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thao - doctor of Nghe An Northwestern General Hospital.

Delegates attending the conference.

At the meeting, voters of 4 communes made 34 recommendations to National Assembly delegates and government leaders at all levels, such as: How to calculate poverty standards according to the multidimensional approach applied for the period 2016 - 2020 for mountainous districts with many difficulties.

For example, a house with one buffalo is considered equal to a house with 10 buffaloes. A house built with the 3 hard standards of "hard foundation, hard walls, hard roof" is also considered equal to a house of high value...

Voters also reported that many traffic routes, bridges, and canals in the communes are degraded, such as Hoa Tien bridge, Chau Tien commune; Nong Trang bridge, Chau Binh commune... affecting people's lives, so funds need to be allocated for repair.

Many localities in Quy Chau suffered heavy damage due to the recent floods. Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper

In addition, authorities at all levels need to inspect, review and demarcate vacant land and bare hills that can be planted with forests so that people can feel secure in farming; many 2-year-old preschool children cannot go to school due to lack of rooms and classrooms.

Voters also made many recommendations related to policies and regimes, including many poor students who borrowed money to study, but have not been able to find jobs after graduating. It is necessary to write off the principal and interest, solve employment problems, and increase allowances for part-time commune-level officials...

In response to voters' opinions, representatives of the People's Committee of Quy Chau district and departments explained issues under their authority such as: The forest land planning is being inspected and reviewed by the District Forest Protection Department and notified to the people;

Some degraded traffic works will request funding for repairs in early 2017; canals, ditches, water wheels, etc. damaged by the flood on September 14 are being declared and requested for funding from higher levels for support and repairs.

Mr. Phan Dinh Trac responded to voters' petitions.

Concluding the conference, Mr. Phan Dinh Trac - Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee, representing the National Assembly delegates, acknowledged the frank opinions, difficulties and concerns reflected from the grassroots.

The Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee said: The shortcomings in calculating poverty scores according to the new standards for the 2016-2020 period and increasing allowances for part-time commune-level officials will be discussed with the National Assembly.

The issue of poor students who graduate and lack jobs and need to borrow money from banks while studying will be questioned by National Assembly representatives in the research delegation at the upcoming 2nd session of the 14th National Assembly.

Baby Vinh

Kwai Chau Station

* On the same afternoon, at Chau Thon commune, National Assembly deputies of constituency No. 2 met with voters of 5 communes in the Southwest cluster of Que Phong district, including: Chau Thon, Tri Le, Nam Nhoong, Quang Phong and Cam Muon.

Accordingly, voters proposed issues such as: housing support for meritorious people; preferential policies for commune-level officials in difficult areas; jobs for students after graduation; jobs for rural women in especially difficult areas; slow issuance of health insurance, affecting medical examination and treatment for people.

Panorama of the regional contact conference in Chau Thon commune, Que Phong district.

Voters also suggested paying attention to building community cultural houses, electricity, roads, schools, and stations to speed up the progress of new rural construction; and policies for people living in areas near forests.

Voters in Quang Phong commune specifically requested that all levels and sectors reconsider granting land to a Vietnamese real estate company in the Pu Kep area of ​​more than 100 hectares, leaving people without land to graze cattle; thereby affecting livestock and forest development.

On behalf of the National Assembly delegates, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Committee Phan Dinh Trac received and presented voters' recommendations, and forwarded to relevant levels, sectors as well as the National Assembly issues of concern to voters.

Mr. Phan Dinh Trac also hopes that voters in Que Phong localities will overcome difficulties, develop the economy, and soon eliminate hunger and reduce poverty.

Kim Lieng

Que Phong Station