Highlights of Nghe An province on May 27

*On the morning of May 27, continuing the Program of the 5th Session, the 15th National Assembly,The National Assembly discussed the draft National Assembly Supervision Program.2024, chaired by Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue - Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly.

Discussing the planned supervision topics of the National Assembly in 2024, Standing Member of the National Assembly's Law Committee Hoang Minh Hieu (Nghe An Delegation) expressed his agreement with the planned two supervision topics on policies and laws on public service units; the implementation of resolutions on socio-economic recovery policies and a number of important national construction projects.

However, regarding the topic of monitoring the real estate market, social housing and the topic of monitoring traffic order and safety, the delegate of Nghe An Delegation said that careful consideration is needed to ensure close coordination between monitoring activities and legislative activities.

Panorama of the working session on the morning of May 27 at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House. Photo: Quang Khanh

*That same afternoon,The National Assembly discussed in groupson the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on People's Public Security and the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam.

Speaking at the discussion on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on People's Public Security, Mr. Tran Nhat Minh - full-time National Assembly member of Nghe An Delegation requested the drafting agency to explain more clearly the provisions in the draft related to the level of department heads and equivalents in units under the Ministry's agencies with functions and tasks of direct combat, consulting, research, and professional and technical guidance for the entire force; Head of staff and technical departments, Head of District Police under Hanoi City Police, Ho Chi Minh City Police, Head of City Police under centrally-run cities with a rank one level higher than the prescribed level.

Along with that, the delegate of Nghe An Delegation also suggested that there should be a certain rate for extending the service age of Public Security officers. If the regulation is general, there may be a situation where many officers stay on the payroll to serve, even though they have reached retirement age.

Overview of the discussion session at Group 3 on the afternoon of May 27. Photo: Phan Hau

*The Prime Minister agreed not to deploy coal-fired thermal power.Quynh Lap I, II, Nghe An. This is the content of Decision 500/QD-TTg dated May 15, 2023 of the Prime Minister approving the National Power Development Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 (Power Plan VIII).

Previously, both plants were approved by the Prime Minister under the National Power Plan for the period 2011 - 2020 up to 2030 (Power Plan VII). Phase 1 was assigned to the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group (TKV Group) as the investor, with a total registered capital of about 2.2 billion USD. According to the initial plan, the plant was to be put into operation in 2020. On October 1, 2015, the Vietnam National Coal - Mineral Industries Group and the Provincial People's Committee held the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant Project in Quynh Lap Commune, Hoang Mai Town. However, since then, the project has not been implemented.

At the regular meeting in November 2020, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee unanimously proposed the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to stop the implementation of the Quynh Lap Thermal Power Center (including Quynh Lap I Thermal Power Plant and Quynh Lap II Thermal Power Plant) and remove it from the Power Plan VIII. The province issued Document No. 975/UBND-CN dated December 8, 2021 requesting the Government to allow the conversion of the Quynh Lap I and II Coal-fired Thermal Power Projects into LNG Power Projects.

Location of Quynh Lap 1 Thermal Power Plant and Quynh Lap 2 Thermal Power Plant in Dong Hoi Industrial Park, Hoang Mai Town (Nghe An) in Power Plan VII. Photo: PV

*With the goal of proactively preventing, detecting, stopping and strictly handling vehicle drivers and railway workers directly serving train operations who violate alcohol concentration, Nghe An Traffic Police force has regularly deployed plans.surprise checks at stations and checkpointsTherefore, many train drivers and railway staff in Nghe An were suddenly tested for alcohol concentration.

Traffic police forces focused on checking compliance with alcohol concentration regulations for railway staff directly serving train operations in 9 positions specified in Article 35 of the Law on Railway Traffic, including: Train captain; train driver, assistant train driver; train dispatcher, station train operator; station train operator; station station chief; switchman; locomotive and wagon connector; patrolman; level crossing and bridge guard.

Alcohol testing during working hours for railway staff is very necessary. Photo: D.C.

*Faced with the situation of some individuals using 5 to 7 seater cars (white background license plate)illegal passenger transport business (illegal vehicles), Nghe An Provincial People's Committee has directed to strengthen rectification to contribute to ensuring traffic order and safety in the area.

In Official Dispatch No. 3465/UBND-CN dated May 8, 2023 of the Provincial People's Committee on strengthening the work of ensuring traffic safety and order in transportation activities in the province sent to departments, branches and localities, it clearly stated: Recently, in Nghe An province, there has been a situation where some individuals have used 5 to 7-seat cars (white license plates) to illegally operate passenger transport (illegal vehicles), potentially causing traffic disorder and safety, avoiding tax obligations, and competing unfairly in passenger transport business activities by car.

The Provincial People's Committee assigned departments, branches and localities to deploy a number of contents to rectify the above situation.

Private cars pick up passengers in front of Nghe An General Friendship Hospital. Photo: TH

*At the request of Do Thanh commune (Yen Thanh), thousands of households have paid 2.5 million VND/household to use clean water. However, for more than 10 years now, half of the people in the communestill use rainwater temporarily or buy bottles to usebecause most of the water from drilled wells is polluted. This reality is happening in “the richest commune in Nghe An”.

Ms. Than next to the yellowed water basins after a period of storing water from the well. Photo: Tien Hung