Resolutely resolve environmental pollution hotspots

Resolutely resolve environmental pollution hotspots

The announcement stated: Environmental protection is of special concern to the Party and the State. Along with socio -economic development, environmental protection is an important and inseparable pillar that determines the sustainable development of the country. The Party's guidelines and policies and the State's laws on environmental protection have been issued synchronously, creating a complete and favorable legal corridor for environmental protection. The Government and the Prime Minister have issued many Resolutions, strategies, plans, and directive documents to effectively direct and organize implementation.

However, environmental pollution is still very serious at times and in some places, especially air pollution in large cities; soil and water pollution in densely populated areas, craft villages, industrial production, business and service establishments, etc. The main reason for this situation is that the implementation is still lacking in synchronization, determination, effectiveness, focus and key points have not been clearly identified, the assignment of tasks is still overlapping and inadequate, and the principle of "6 clear" has not been ensured - clear people, clear work, clear time, clear responsibility, clear products, clear authority.

Creating fundamental changes in environmental protection work

In order for the Directive, after its promulgation, to create a strong change in the awareness, responsibility and action of authorities at all levels, people and businesses; to create a fundamental change in environmental protection work, and to completely resolve environmental pollution hotspots, the Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Public Security to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and localities to continue reviewing and perfecting the draft Directive, noting the following contents:

- Regarding the name of the Directive: it should be brief and clear in the direction of "Directive on some urgent tasks to solve the serious environmental pollution situation".

- The content of the assessment of the situation and causes should be brief, concise, and summarize the situation, level, and environmental pollution nationwide, and urgent environmental issues such as air pollution, water sources in large cities, urban areas, and environmental pollution in river basins and craft villages.

- Regarding tasks and solutions: It is necessary to review and synthesize into the draft Directive the tasks and solutions that have been identified in the resolutions and conclusions of the Party, the resolutions of the Government , the directives, conclusions and directions of the Government leaders that are being implemented but need to continue to strengthen implementation, ensuring that the content of the draft Directive is inherited, synchronous, systematic and effective in the process of organization and implementation.

It is necessary to identify urgent solutions and a roadmap for completion to address serious pollution and environmental pollution hotspots in large cities, urban areas, river basins, and craft villages.

For tasks with legal basis (already stipulated in laws and decrees), they should be regulated according to the "6 clear" principle; for tasks that are new and not yet stipulated by law, and have a deep and wide impact on people's lives and production and business activities of enterprises, they should be regulated in the direction of assigning competent agencies to research, propose, synthesize and evaluate the opinions of relevant agencies.

- Regarding the assignment of responsibilities to ministries, branches and agencies, it is necessary to review to ensure that it is consistent with the assigned functions and tasks and legal regulations, according to the principle that only one agency is in charge of a task, avoiding cases of substitution, duplication and waste of resources; clearly defining the responsibility for coordination in implementation activities.

- Regarding local responsibilities, it is necessary to clearly define the responsibilities of the provincial People's Committee and the leaders in developing plans, determining 5-year and annual environmental goals and targets; responsibilities in implementing, ensuring the effectiveness of legal policies on environmental protection; responsibilities for inspecting, examining, handling, and combating violations of environmental laws; establishing a monitoring and supervision data system connected to the Central Government.

For Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi: The Directive needs to assign goals, tasks, results, completion time and stipulate comprehensive responsibilities of the People's Committees of the two cities in implementing urgent tasks on environmental protection.

The Deputy Prime Minister agreed with the proposal in the draft Directive to assign the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and the People's Committee of Hanoi to develop, approve and implement projects within their authority, and at the same time, stipulate the responsibility to report to the Prime Minister on the implementation status. During the process of developing and implementing the projects, the People's Committees of the two cities will study and have strong and appropriate measures and sanctions so that violations of environmental laws do not continue to occur, and at the same time have systematic, synchronous and comprehensive solutions (completing the public transport system, support policies, etc.) with a suitable roadmap and timing to ensure that the two goals of reducing pollution and ensuring normal economic and social activities are met; at the same time, there will be communication orientations to create social consensus. In case the project content is related to civil rights, strongly affects people's lives, production and business activities of enterprises, priority should be given to using forms of control through economic and financial tools, trying to avoid sudden bans and stops because environmental protection and environmental pollution treatment require consensus, support and cooperation of people and enterprises and need time to change awareness.

The Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment continue to complete the document according to this conclusion and submit it to the Prime Minister for consideration and decision.

Phuong Nhi

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