The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment said yesterday it would check on whether small and medium hydro-electric plants in 15 northern mountainous provinces complied with environmental regulations.
The ministry has also sent inspection teams to seven provinces and cities to examine if urban area projects comply with land regulations. They are also inspecting mining activities in four central provinces run by the Titan company.
The ministry will also work with the People’s Committee in several localities including Ha Noi and HCM City to try and sort out complicated issues.
This follows 3,300 complaints to the ministry of which 97.3 per cent related to land management.