Nghe An Provincial People's Committee directed to strengthen inspection and handling of violations of safety of irrigation works.

The document requests provincial-level departments, branches, and People's Committees of districts, cities, and towns to: strengthen inspection, examination, assessment, and handling of violations within the scope of protection of irrigation works in the assigned areas; resolutely and thoroughly handle pending cases in accordance with the law, especially serious violations that affect the safety of irrigation works, causing public outrage.

- Strengthen supervision and inspection of the responsibilities of leaders at all levels and sectors in implementing the protection and handling of violations of irrigation works according to regulations.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu inspects the operation of Song Sao reservoir. Photo courtesy of Tien Dong

- Develop a plan, mobilize resources to organize the implementation of boundary markers for the protection of irrigation works and hand over boundary markers to the People's Committee of the commune where the works are located for coordination in management and protection according to the provisions of the Law on Water Resources; Decision No. 03/2021/QD-UBND dated January 13, 2021 of the Provincial People's Committee on regulating the scope of the surrounding area and cases of boundary markers for the protection of other irrigation works, level IV and level V protection corridors in the province.

- Direct the organization of collection and treatment of domestic wastewater from urban areas, concentrated rural residential areas, production and business establishments, services, small-scale industrial production, and craft villages in the area according to regulations of law on environmental protection before discharging into irrigation works.

- Review planning and land use to ensure no overlap.gscope of protection of irrigation works according to the provisions of law.

- Review, compile statistics, and evaluate the current status of activities within the protection scope of irrigation works (construction of new works, aquaculture, establishment of wharves, gathering areas for raw materials, fuel, materials, supplies, vehicles, etc.), resolutely handle illegal activities or activities that do not comply with the provisions of the licenses granted under authority.

- Build a database on violations and handling of violations in the protection scope of irrigation works (form, quantity, long-standing violations, assessment of existing problems and causes, proposed solutions...) in the area.

-For the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Provincial People's Committee assigns:

- Preside and coordinate with relevant Departments, branches, People's Committees of districts, cities, towns and Irrigation LLCs to strengthen inspection and assessment of violations of irrigation works in terms of form, quantity and level of impact on the protection scope of irrigation works.

- Strengthen coordination with the Environmental Police Department under the Provincial Police in preventing, detecting, combating and handling violations of irrigation works according to coordination regulations No. 06/QC-BCA-BNN&PTNT dated January 30.2/2020 between the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on protecting national security, ensuring social order and safety, and combating crimes in the field of Agriculture and Rural Development, Coordination Plan No. 1052/KHPH-TL-CSMT dated 12/6/2020 between the Department of Environmental Crime Prevention Police and the General Department of Irrigation.

- Inspect and review to promptly advise the Provincial People's Committee to issue, reissue, extend, adjust and revoke licenses to operate within the protected area of ​​irrigation works; organize inspections, audits and handle violations of licensed contents according to regulations of the law on irrigation. Participate in giving opinions on the issuance of environmental licenses and inspect and supervise wastewater discharge activities into irrigation works according to regulations of law;

- Organize the development of a database on violations and handling of violations of irrigation works in the area. Report to the Provincial People's Committee and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on violations and handling of violations of irrigation works according to regulations; publicize the situation and results of handling violations of irrigation works on the media; promptly commend organizations and individuals with achievements in the work of protecting the safety of irrigation works.

The illegal construction along the Vach Bac canal, through Do Thanh commune, Yen Thanh district, has not been completely resolved. Photo: GH

For Irrigation LLCs, the Provincial People's Committee requires

- Strengthen patrols, promptly detect, coordinate and request competent authorities and local authorities to establish records and strictly handle violations in the protection corridor of irrigation works;

- Strengthen coordination with the Environmental Police Department under the Provincial Police in preventing, detecting, combating and handling violations of irrigation works and violations of wastewater discharge into irrigation works according to Official Dispatch No. 2280/SNN CCTL dated 20/7/2020 of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development on the implementation of coordination plan No. 1052/KHPH-TL-CSMTP day 12/6/2020 between the Department of Environmental Crime Prevention Police and the General Department of Irrigation.

- Develop plans to protect irrigation works, mark the protection range of irrigation works and regularly propagate and remind organizations and individuals to comply with regulations on the protection range of irrigation works according to the provisions of law.