According to the People’s Committee of Dong Thap Province, in the past, the Provincial People’s Committee has implemented many solutions to strengthen state management of minerals in the province; intensify the inspection and handling of violations of organizations and individuals exploiting minerals, and prevent illegal mineral exploitation.
However, the state management of minerals in the province still has some limitations, coordination between sectors and localities is not regular; The management and protection of unexploited minerals in some localities is not really tight.
Sand mining in Dong Thap Province. Photo: Hoa Hoi
To rectify the situation, the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee requires departments, sectors, and localities to strictly implement regulations in mineral activities; documents guiding competent authorities on state management of exploration, exploitation, processing, use, and protection of minerals in the province.
In addition, raising awareness, the responsibility of leaders in preventing illegal and unlicensed mineral exploitation in the area (especially sand, gravel riverbed , and soil for filling).
If in the area, any sector allows illegal mineral exploitation to occur, has no solution to prevent and stop it, or has cadres, civil servants under their authority being negative or corrupt, they must organize self-criticism and deal with the head seriously. responsibility.
In addition, intensify inspection activities to promptly detect and strictly handle violations in mining activities for organizations and individuals granted exploitation licenses, such as: Not installing surveillance cameras, locating mining vehicles; not registering the name, type of vehicle, equipment used to exploit, transport sand and gravel; do not report to competent state management agencies but still exploit and use associated minerals; fraud…
The Chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee noted that investors should closely manage the acceptance, payment, and finalization of works. In which, consider the legal origin of the building materials used; resolutely not accept the acceptance, finalization of works in the case of using building materials of unknown origin, not having invoices, and vouchers according to regulations.
In particular, it is strictly forbidden to take advantage of dredging, opening up waterways, leveling, and renovating the ground to exploit illegal minerals ; cases of mineral exploitation that cause environmental pollution, causing serious riverbank erosion. The Chairman of the People’s Committee of the district, city is primarily responsible to the Provincial People’s Committee if the above violations occur in the locality.
Sand mining in Dong Thap Province
The Chairman of the Dong Thap Provincial People’s Committee assigned the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate closely with the Provincial Police to strengthen inspection and supervision of river sand mining; regularly checking and measuring the terrain of the riverbed of mining areas, dredging projects of riverbeds…
