Serious water shortage, Tan Ky residents request support for dam construction

On the afternoon of October 10, National Assembly deputies: Nguyen Thanh Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Hoang Thi Thu Trang - Secretary of Nghia Dan District Party Committee had a meeting with voters before the 8th session of the 14th National Assembly, in Huong Son commune, Tan Ky district. Photo: Phuong Thuy

On behalf of the delegation, Ms. Hoang Thi Thu Trang informed voters about the program and expected content of the 8th session of the 14th National Assembly; some basic features of the results of socio-economic development in the province and the country since the beginning of the year.

Reflecting to the National Assembly delegate, voter Lang Van Cuong said that Tan Son hamlet is one of the remote hamlets in Huong Son commune and has about 230 households of ethnic minorities, whose economic life mainly depends on agricultural production.

In addition, the serious water shortage makes it extremely difficult for people to raise livestock and grow crops. Therefore, voters recommend that the National Assembly and the government pay attention and support people to build irrigation dams to have water sources for their daily life and production.

Thousands of hectares of sugarcane and corn have burned to death in Tan Ky district due to severe water shortage. Photo: Cam Tu

Regarding the issue of security and social order, voter Chu Minh Chau is concerned about the increasing crime situation in our country, especially drug crimes and robberies. In addition, some policy mechanisms are still limited, making it difficult to suppress crime; many people are not eligible for policies but still falsify war invalid and Agent Orange benefits.

Voters of Huong Son commune, Tan Ky district make a petition to the National Assembly delegates. Photo: Phuong Thuy

Some other issues were also mentioned by voters such as: need to support and upgrade traffic roads in Tan Son hamlet; degraded power lines affecting people's lives...

At the conference, voters' recommendations were clarified by district and commune leaders.

Acknowledging and absorbing voters' opinions, on behalf of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hien - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation informed about some contents under the authority of the National Assembly; at the same time, he said that the voters' recommendations will be compiled by the National Assembly Delegation and reflected to the National Assembly, the Government and central and local ministries, branches.