Prime Minister: The whole country is like a big construction site, localities must work with the government to deal with the lack of materials
Báo Tuổi Trẻ•12/05/2024
Meeting with voters in Can Tho City, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh answered many voters' requests related to infrastructure investment for the region, drought, salinity, landslides, environment, social security, etc.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets voters in O Mon district, Can Tho city on May 12 - Photo: PHAM TRUNG
On the afternoon of May 12, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the National Assembly Delegation of Can Tho City had a meeting with voters in O Mon District (Can Tho City) before the 7th session of the 15th National Assembly. At the meeting, voters of O Mon District raised many issues and recommendations on infrastructure investment, transportation, non-cash electronic payments in policy payments; environmental issues, saltwater intrusion, drought, landslides... affecting people's lives, hoping that National Assembly deputies will have solutions. Mr. Ly Van Dung, a voter of Chau Van Liem Ward, O Mon District, said that the Block B gas pipeline project passing through the locality had been inventoried for compensation but then stopped, and it is not known when it will be implemented, making households whose land is affected feel uneasy. He requested the Government to direct the locality to promptly implement it. Responding, Mr. Tran Viet Truong - Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee - said that the Lot B - O Mon gas pipeline project is a project approved by the Prime Minister in principle to adjust the Project in Decision No. 1167/QD-TTg dated October 10, 2023. Accordingly, the project investor speeds up the implementation progress, especially the site clearance work. On March 25, 2024, the City People's Committee commented on the draft compensation, support and resettlement policy framework. On April 11, 2024, the investor submitted to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment the compensation, support and resettlement policy framework for review, as a basis for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and approval. Currently, the Can Tho City Land Fund Development Center is coordinating with the investor in compensation, support and resettlement work to implement the project in accordance with regulations. Discussing with voters about this project and other projects being implemented in Can Tho City and the Southwest region, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that the Can Tho City government as well as localities must focus all their efforts to complete and speed up site clearance and construction. In particular, the expressways passing through the area, connecting provinces and cities from the North to the South, need to be highly focused. “The whole country is like a large construction site, with many roads and infrastructure being constructed at the same time, so there will inevitably be a shortage of sand and construction materials... But when a shortage arises, localities must work together with the Government to resolve each stage. If there is a blockage from the people, leaders must meet with the people to understand their aspirations. Together, localities must complete key expressways and bridges, thereby creating momentum for regional development,” the Prime Minister emphasized.
Voter Nguyen Phan Thinh (Thoi Hoa ward, O Mon district) expressed his opinion on the issues of drought and saltwater intrusion in the Mekong Delta - Photo: T. LUY
Regarding the recent hot weather, drought, saline intrusion and landslides that have greatly affected the lives of people in the Mekong Delta, the Prime Minister said that the Government and ministries are very concerned, and in the past year, they have invested 4,000 billion VND in the Mekong Delta in the work of preventing saline intrusion, landslides and responding to climate change. Seeing the major problems of the Delta today are saline intrusion, subsidence, landslides, droughts... affecting people's lives and directly affecting the country's rice and food granaries, the Government is particularly interested in investing in irrigation works, freshwater storage, and anti-landslide embankments for the Mekong Delta. Currently, the Cai Lon - Cai Be sluice system has come into effect, and other saline prevention sluices are under construction, such as the Vung Liem sluice, which is also being resolutely completed.
Will be determined to increase basic salary and allowances
Responding to voters' questions about social security issues, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that local authorities need to pay close attention and create favorable conditions for people to access them. Do not follow a formula without using cash, pay special attention to vulnerable groups, and pay subsidies and pensions according to the actual situation of the locality. Regarding the issue of increasing salaries for the subjects, the Prime Minister said that the Government and ministries will be determined to increase the basic salary and allowances in July 2024. Those working in the political system and policy subjects will increase according to the roadmap; workers and laborers will work with business owners to promote the issue of increasing salaries... All subjects receiving salaries and allowances where there is a need for an increase will increase according to the roadmap.
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