There should be specific instructions soon in implementing the policy of merging hamlets and communes.

Within the framework of the 9th Session of the 17th Provincial People's Council, on the afternoon of July 10, under the direction of Mr. Nguyen Van De - Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the Yen Thanh District People's Council, Head of Discussion Group No. 8, the Provincial People's Council delegates from the district constituencies: Yen Thanh, Tan Ky and Nghia Dan discussed and mentioned many contents.

Group 8 consists of 12 elected delegates in Tan Ky, Nghia Dan and Yen Thanh districts. Photo: Dao Tuan

Expanding cement support program for special communes

Opening the discussion, Mr. Vu Anh The - Vice Chairman of Yen Thanh District People's Council said that recently voters have reported that the construction and excavation of the Ecological Cow Farm in Dien Lam Commune (Dien Chau) belonging to Muong Thanh Group upstream of the dam has caused environmental pollution downstream where communes of Yen Thanh District are located. Delegate The also reported that the irrigation dam of Dai Son Commune (Do Luong) regularly discharges floodwaters during the rainy season, causing flooding in neighboring communes of Yen Thanh District.

Mr. Hoang Quoc Viet - Tan Ky district delegate spoke at the discussion session. Photo: Duc Anh

Participating in the discussion, Mr. Hoang Quoc Viet - Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee said that the recent policy of the State supporting cement for localities to implement the new rural program has been very effective. Therefore, he proposed that the province expand the implementation of the policy to particularly difficult areas and educational areas. The Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee also said that in 2019, Tan Ky district received 2,400 tons of cement from the province and thanks to that, the locality has built 16 km of roads.

Traffic construction in Dong Thanh commune (Yen Thanh). Photo courtesy of VT

Reflecting voters' opinions, delegate Hoang Quoc Viet suggested that the province continue to implement the N5 road project from Hoa Son commune (Do Luong) to Tan Long commune (Tan Ky) as planned and designed to create favorable conditions for the people.

The province needs to have specific instructions on the process of merging hamlets and communes.

Regarding the policy of merging and renaming villages and hamlets, the Tan Ky district delegate said that the most difficult thing now is to resolve the regime and policies for both retired village, block and hamlet cadres and those who have received new assignments. While the 2019 budget has been fully allocated by localities, there is no possibility of supporting these subjects, especially since the hamlets after the merger will have larger areas and more difficult tasks. Therefore, it is recommended that the province have solutions and policies to increase the allowance level for block and hamlet cadres.

Delegate Phan Tien Hai speaks at the discussion session. Photo: Duc Anh

Also reflecting on the shortcomings in implementing the merger policy, delegate Phan Tien Hai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Nghia Dan district informed that in Nghia Dan district, 310 hamlets merged into 189 hamlets. Delegate Hai suggested that the province should have a document guiding the specific process. This includes detailed instructions on the use and management of the system of facilities, technical infrastructure, cultural institutions and even a plan to handle the outstanding debts of previous hamlets.

State-owned farms manage a lot of land but operate inefficiently.

Regarding the activities of agricultural and forestry farms, delegate Phan Tien Hai said that there are many agricultural and forestry farms in Nghia Dan district and Thai Hoa town. In reality, the production and business activities of agricultural and forestry farms are very inefficient and slow to innovate, while these organizations are currently managing very large areas of land. "Wherever good land belongs to agricultural and forestry farms," ​​delegate Hai affirmed, and at the same time said that if these areas were transferred to other enterprises or assigned to the people for management and use, the efficiency would be many times higher. Therefore, he suggested that the province should have a clearer view of this reality and have solutions to convert production models more effectively.

Rubber latex exploitation at 3/2 Agricultural and Industrial One Member Co., Ltd. Photo: Thanh Duy

Many contents were proposed by delegates

Emphasizing the difficulties in production and business activities of provincial enterprises, delegate Phan Thi Hoan - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Business Bloc Party Committee said that in the context of the US-China trade war continuing to escalate, enterprises are facing difficulties in production and many obstacles in export. Meanwhile, in recent times, prices of many essential goods and sectors have increased, greatly affecting business operations, which requires the province to have key policies to support. In addition, administrative reform work still has many shortcomings, affecting people and businesses.

At the discussion session, delegates from Nghia Dan district also reported on the environmental pollution caused by the TH Group’s cattle farms in Nghia Chinh and Dong Lam hamlets, Nghia Lam commune (Nghia Dan). To resolve this situation, delegates requested the province and relevant agencies to speed up the resettlement of 29 households in Nghia Chinh hamlet and 88 households in Dong Lam hamlet (Nghia Lam commune).

Mr. Nguyen Van De - Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Yen Thanh District, Head of Delegation Group No. 8 chaired the discussion session. Photo: Dao Tuan

Prominent issues such as: the current situation of drug trafficking, transportation, storage, and illegal use; investment in upgrading the transportation system, planning, land use management, etc. were also raised by delegates at the discussion session. Representatives of relevant agencies also participated in explaining and clarifying some of the contents raised by delegates.