Hanoi (VNA) – Minister of Natural Resourcesand Environment (MoNRE) Tran Hong Ha’s performance at the question-and-answersession at the ongoing National Assembly’s fifth meeting on June 5 satisfiedthe majority of voters.

Deputy Nguyen Ngoc Phuong from the central province ofQuang Binh said Minister Ha gave a number of feasible measures to deal withclimate change, including encouraging the involvement of capable businesses in copingwith environment-related problems.

The straightforward and succinct reply of the MoNREleader saved time of the NA and showed his good management capacity, he added.

Sharing Phuong’s opinion, deputy Cao Dinh Thuong fromPhu Tho province said that the renovation of the Q&A session helped improvethe quality of answers of participating ministers. He said he hopes Minister Hawill strictly implement his commitments to NA deputies with specific solutions.

Meanwhile, representative of the central city of DaNang Nguyen Ba Son held that the MoNRE Minister’s answers only coveredmacro-scale issues without clarifying specific problems. He cited the case ofthe closing of two steel plants in Da Nang due to environmental pollution,stressing that more specific regulations should be applied to prevent suchviolations.

Truong Binh Trong, a voter from Ward 8 of Tuy Hoacity, the south central province of Phu Yen said that new and more effectivemethod of the Q&A session, in which both questions and answers are given ina quick and clear manner, helped enhance the quality of the session as moreissues are brought into discussion.

Regarding the land-related issue, lawyer Tran Duc Phuongfrom Ho Chi Minh City said that the legal system on the management of land andpublic property has been basically complete, but many State agencies havefailed to strictly implement the regulations and supervise information release.

Phuong underscored that the handling of specificorganisations and individuals committing violations in granting investment andconstruction licences has yet to be strict.

He proposed that along with more efficient measures toexamine and inspect violations and stricter punishment measures, it isnecessary to publicize public land management, investment projects and planningin a  transparent manner.

At the same time, many voters lauded Minister Ha’sefforts in coping with environmental pollution.

Voter Nguyen Dac Tan from the south central provinceof Phu Yen said that answers of Minister Ha opened up new orientations forsettling many problems.

Prof. Dr. Le Huy Ba from Ho Chi Minh City Universityof Food Industry said that Minister Ha’s idea of mobilising the community’sinvestment in dyke construction project has yet to consider the specific conditionsof the Mekong Delta region where alluvium is necessary for land enrichment.

Mentioning air pollution, Associate Prof. Dr. Ho QuocBang from the Institute for Environmental and Natural Resources under theNational University of Ho Chi Minh City said that Minister Ha thoroughlyunderstood the real situation of air pollution and gave adequate solutions.

But he also stressed the need for stronger control ofmotorbike exhaust emission, the reduction of private vehicles as well as theencouragement of using of public transport means.

Voter Pham Van Bach, Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Khanh Thanh commune, Yen Khanh district of the northern provinceof Ninh Binh showed his worry about environmental pollution in industrialparks, trade villages and a number of production facilities.

He suggested that the Government and the MoNRE should makeclearer evaluation of results of underway environmental pollution settlementprojects, while encouraging trade villages and production facilities to applyadvance technology to reduce pollution. He also proposed a change in economicplanning and livelihoods of locals in some trade villages that harm theenvironment. -VNA