Resolutely handle the illegal exploitation of minerals in Quy Hop area

(Baonghean.vn) - On October 18, comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, and the Provincial People's Council's monitoring delegation inspected and supervised the implementation of voters' opinions and recommendations in Quy Hop district.

Working with the delegation, on the side of Quy Hop district, there was comrade Phan Dinh Dat - Deputy Secretary, Chairman of the District People's Council; members of the committees of the District People's Council; leaders of agricultural and forestry farms located in the area.

After many meetings between the farms, forestry farms, local authorities and people, the province agreed to mark the recovery of 79 hectares of forest land to be divided among households in Hop Thanh hamlet and 30 hectares of forest land for Bai Ke hamlet to have land for production. Before working with the district, the delegation inspected and grasped the reality in Hop Thanh hamlet, Tam Hop commune and Bai Ke hamlet, Dong Hop commune. These are two particularly difficult hamlets of Quy Hop district, without national grid electricity, people lack land for production leading to land disputes between people and the forestry farm.

Next, comrade Hoang Viet Duong and members of the monitoring team went to check the reflection of the people of Chau Hong commune about Trung Hai Nghe An Mineral Joint Stock Company exploiting minerals near Provincial Road 532, with an area of ​​2.7 hectares, the exploitation period is 30 years. Of which, about 200 m along the foot of the western mountain, encroached on the traffic safety corridor and drainage ditch, causing flooding in the fields of Ban Nam Tiu.

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong and members of the inspection team conducted a field inspection at Trung Hai Mineral Trading Joint Stock Company in Na Hieng village, Chau Hong commune.

On the same afternoon, the delegation had a working session with key leaders of Quy Hop district and related parties on the situation of resolving some outstanding and urgent issues in the area such as sand and gravel exploitation on Hieu River; construction stone in Tho Hop, Chau Loc, Lien Hop communes...

According to the district's report: The progress of reviewing and adjusting land use planning, measuring, making cadastral maps, granting land use right certificates and land leases for agricultural and forestry single-member LLCs is still slow.

Land disputes between local authorities and forestry farms have not been resolved. Mineral exploitation and processing enterprises in the upstream areas directly discharge waste into rivers and streams, causing pollution from the Nam Ton River to the Dinh River.

Inspection and supervision team at Bai Ke hamlet, Dong Hop commune.

The wood chip processing factory of Hoang Huy Processing Company in Yen Hop and Thang Loi Company Limited in Dong Hop commune have resumed illegal operations, causing public outrage. The land dispute between some households in Yen Hop commune has caused insecurity and disorder and has not been completely resolved...

Also at the meeting, Quy Hop district proposed that the Provincial People's Council consult with provincial departments, branches and sectors to consider allocating revenue from mineral exploitation and mineral exploitation auctions to invest in supporting localities to overcome the consequences caused by mineral exploitation.

Panoramic view of the working session at the headquarters of the People's Council - People's Committee of Quy Hop district.

Concluding the meeting, comrade Hoang Viet Duong acknowledged the efforts of the government and people of Quy Hop in focusing on leading and directing socio-economic development and ensuring national defense and security.

Regarding the tasks in the coming time, comrade Hoang Viet Duong suggested that the district needs to handle the illegal exploitation of minerals in the area more drastically, must proactively coordinate with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to soon provide sand and gravel mines to serve the construction needs of the people; coordinate with agricultural and forestry farms to solve the problem of land allocation to the people in a timely, fair, and public manner, proactively plan the handover to help people produce.

Comrade Hoang Viet Duong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council concluded at the meeting.

At the same time, it is necessary to review the projects being implemented in the area to have directions for effective implementation, paying attention to the following issues: environmental pollution treatment, labor safety in mineral exploitation, land use right measurement and exploitation, and overloaded vehicles.

For Trung Hai Joint Stock Company operating in Chau Hong commune, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council assigned the company to arrange warehouse space, ensuring environmental and labor safety.

Thu Huong

Kwai Hop Station