Mr. Nguyen Van Nga, Chairman of Cau Ngang District People's Committee informed about the management, exploitation and use of natural resources and minerals.
Comrade Duong Thi Ngoc Tho, Member of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Supervisory Delegation; Kien Quan, Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Deputy Head of the Supervisory Delegation and Standing Members of the Provincial People's Council; representatives of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee, provincial departments and branches. Receiving and working with the delegation were Mr. Nguyen Van Nga, Chairman of the District People's Committee and representatives of relevant departments and specialized departments of the district and commune.
According to survey data of the project "Investigation, assessment and delineation of areas to be registered for underground water exploitation in the province" in 2019, Cau Ngang has 26.496 underground water exploitation works. In 2021, the district coordinated to make minutes to remind and sanction administrative violations in the field of underground water compartments without practicing licenses for some establishments and enterprises with the amount of 27 million VND… From 2022 to now, the district has 115 newly registered wells; appraised 21 applications for lowering altitude and improving agricultural land in communes of Long Son, Nhi Truong, My Long Bac, Hiep Hoa; survey 02 private enterprises practicing underground water cavity to apply for an extension; implementing and correcting the act of exploiting and transporting dredged materials from the dumps of 02 projects on dredging the canal system of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development which have not yet completed exploitation procedures; inspected and discovered 08 cases of violations, thereby making a record of administrative sanctions for 04 cases with an amount of nearly 120 million VND.
Comrade Duong Thi Ngoc Tho, Head of the monitoring delegation delivered a concluding speech.
Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Duong Thi Ngoc Tho directed the district to promote propaganda and education of cadres, civil servants and people to be aware of their responsibilities for strictly complying with regulations on management, exploitation and use of natural resources and minerals. produce. Reviewing and considering the responsibilities of communes in the management of mineral resources is still limited.
Strengthen the management of groundwater use; inspect the implementation of protection of environmental resources, ensuring water sources for high-density super-intensive shrimp farming households as well as semi-intensive shrimp farming households, especially the construction of sedimentation ponds and waste ponds; promptly handle organizations and individuals that commit violations in mineral resource extraction activities. Pay attention to training in management, inspection and supervision of mineral activities to advise competent authorities to handle violations of mineral exploitation.
* In the morning of the same day, the monitoring team of Tra Vinh Provincial People's Council had a monitoring meeting in Duyen Hai town.
In the period of 2021 - 2022, Duyen Hai town is licensed by the Provincial People's Committee to exploit 02 mineral mines as common building materials, and 05 units are licensed to exploit water resources by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment; conduct inspection of exploitation and use of underground water for local production, business and service establishments, through an inventory of 9.989 wells in use.
However, Duyen Hai town still has limitations such as: the management of mineral resources has not been strict and effective at times; There is also a situation where people illegally exploit soil, sand, and sea sand, renovate ponds and lakes, and use the excess land that is easy to transport and use for other purposes without permission; Many households with high-density shrimp farming do not properly dispose of their waste and discharge it directly into rivers and canals, polluting water sources, affecting shrimp farming households around and causing frustration among the people.
The delegation suggested that Duyen Hai town continue to promote propaganda, education and law dissemination on the importance of mineral resources; take measures to protect unexploited natural resources and minerals; put markers on the corridor to protect water sources according to regulations. Inspect and strictly handle the status of unregistered establishments and businesses, unregistered well drilling tenants, and improper use of wells.
Coordinate to check the implementation of the technical process in high-tech shrimp farming to ensure compliance with regulations. At the same time, creating conditions for households in Dan Thanh commune to live near the K6 and K7 mud dumps to drain water in the rainy season, to prevent flooding; financial support for construction of sewers along the fence of Trung Nam Tra Vinh solar power project…
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