Strengthening the role of Party committees and authorities at commune and hamlet levels in environmental protection work
(Baonghean.vn) - That was one of the comments contributing to the content of the draft Plan to implement Resolution No. 08 of the Provincial Party Committee on environmental protection at the meeting of the Provincial People's Committee on the afternoon of January 17.
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| The Provincial People's Committee organized a meeting to collect opinions on the draft Plan.implementing Resolution No. 08/NQ-TU of the Provincial Party Standing Committee on environmental protection. Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired. Attending were representatives of a number of relevant departments and branches; representatives of leaders and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of districts, cities and towns. Photo: Hoai Thu |
Speaking at the meeting, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong emphasized that after the environmental incident in 4 central provinces, many localities, sectors and the lives of thousands of people suffered severe impacts.
Besides, the environmental pollution situation in the province is becoming more and more complicated, so strengthening leadership in environmental protection work is extremely necessary.
Therefore, on December 8, 2017, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Resolution No. 08/NQ-TU on strengthening the Party's leadership in environmental resource protection in Nghe An province for the period 2017 - 2020, with a vision to 2025.
In preparation for submitting to the Provincial People's Committee for approval of the plan to effectively implement Resolution 08/NQ-TU, departments, branches and localities are requested to actively contribute opinions to complete the plan's content.
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| Department of Natural Resources and Environment monitors seawater in Cua Lo town. Photo courtesy |
Previously, 10 departments, branches, districts, cities and towns had written comments on specific contents of the plan. At the meeting, representatives of some departments and branches gave additional comments on adjusting the lists and appendices of the implementation plan, while the majority agreed with the draft content.
Speaking at the meeting, some opinions said that there should be more specific regulations for promoting propaganda and raising people's awareness of environmental protection; especially the leadership and propaganda role of Party committees and authorities at commune and hamlet levels.
Delegates also expressed concerns about a number of indicators and suggested more specific and strict regulations and implementation guidelines, especially for indicators that need to be achieved 100% by 2020, including: Investment projects confirmed to have completed environmental protection works for operation; Production and business establishments investing in automatic environmental monitoring systems according to regulations; Industrial parks put into operation meeting the criteria for technical infrastructure works to protect the environment; Industrial clusters put into operation have centralized wastewater treatment systems that meet standards...
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| Comrade Dinh Viet Hong concluded the working session. Photo: Hoai Thu |
Delegates also proposed adding specific regulations on resources to implement the plan's contents.
Concluding the working session, comrade Dinh Viet Hong assigned the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to absorb comments and continue to perfect the draft content to ensure quality, especially paying attention to the list of assigned tasks and specific budget for implementing the plan.
