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Accordingly, to ensure strict control and put an end to straw burning, the Hanoi People's Committee has assigned commune- and ward-level People's Committees to implement technical and management measures to tightly control and strictly handle acts of burning straw and agricultural byproducts; burning household waste and uncontrolled dumping-site waste outside regulated areas; and burning waste in improper, unmonitored locations.
Local authorities are required to review and identify high-risk areas; deploy forces for continuous inspection and monitoring, especially from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.; and detect, prevent and deal with violations as soon as they occur, preventing them from spreading or recurring. Hotlines must be established and publicly announced, with complaints and reports handled within a maximum of two hours. Daily rapid reporting must also be carried out.
The city also called for the stronger use of the grassroots political system, police forces, environmental officials and heads of villages and residential groups in monitoring, detecting and handling violations.
Chairpersons of commune-level People's Committees will bear full responsibility before the city government if straw burning, agricultural byproduct burning or uncontrolled waste burning occurs in their areas. Results in carrying out this task will be one of the criteria used to assess annual performance and classification, and will also serve as a basis for emulation and commendation decisions under regulations.
The Department of Agriculture and Environment has been assigned to lead monitoring, supervision and inspection of implementation, compile periodic and ad hoc reports for the city and propose accountability measures for localities where violations occur.
The city has assigned the Hanoi Police Department to strengthen inspections and strictly handle violations, especially repeated offenses, organized violations and cases causing serious consequences.
The Department of Culture and Sports has been tasked with monitoring and compiling information from the press, media and public opinion, and reporting periodically or unexpectedly to the city on complaints related to straw burning and the handling of the issue by local authorities. It will also advise on publicly naming localities where violations occur to strengthen social oversight.
The Department of Home Affairs has been assigned to propose making the results of efforts to control and end straw burning and uncontrolled waste burning a mandatory criterion in the annual performance assessment of local authorities and their leaders.
The Hanoi People's Committee has called on the city’s Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and the Hanoi Youth Union to strengthen supervision, communication, and public outreach to discourage straw burning, while mobilizing community involvement in detecting and reporting violations.
Hanoi Media Group has also been asked to coordinate more closely, strengthen monitoring and promptly report violations and the handling of the issue by local authorities. These reports will be treated as a basis for inspection, enforcement and determining the responsibility of relevant organizations and individuals. Reports from residents and media agencies will be considered official sources of information for inspection, enforcement and determining the accountability of local government leaders.