(HBO) – The waterway route on Hoa Binh Lake is 203km long and a national inland waterway route. After the man-made lake was designated as a national tourist site, the number of visitors to the lake has risen remarkably, stimulating waterway transport activities on the lake.
Thung Nai wharf in Cao Phong districts now
serves 169 operating vehicles.
Statistics from the provincial Department of
Transport showed that at the beginning of 2017, Hoa Binh lake recorded 239
passenger vehicles, of which 33 ones carrying both cargo and passengers, 115
have been registered and 124 have not. At present, 38 vessels have valid
registration while those of 77 others have expired. Waterway vehicles
registration has met a lot of difficulties, such as the lack of boat design
before building, as most local vessels were built in the traditional way
without any technical design. As the demand for tourist transportation has
surged in recent years, many households bought cargo ships and converted them
into passenger boats. Some boat owners fail to comply with regulations on
vessel registration due to poor understanding of legal regulations on waterway
transport. The use of substandard vessels for the transport of tourists poses a
high risk of accidents and violates the law.
Recently, the provincial Transport Department
partnered with relevant units to raise public awareness of abiding by legal
regulations on waterway transport safety. It also held dialogues with vessel
groups operating in Thung Nai wharf where there is a large number of vessels
engaging in water transport on Hoa Binh Lake.
The department took note of suggestions made by
vessel owners and proposed solutions to encourage vessel owners to comply with
legal regulations on inland waterway traffic safety. Via communication
activities, heads of vessel groups and boat owners became aware of
responsibility of individuals and organisations, and pledged to urge vessel
owners to promptly complete boat registration as regulated.
About the proposed special mechanism on vehicle
registration on lakes, the department will report it to the Transport Ministry
for consideration. While pending conclusion, vessel owners and register
agencies must seriously abide by the law.
With an allocation of 44 billion VND (1.72 million USD) under the national target programme on socio-economic development in the ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for the 2021-2025 period, Hoa Binh city has invested in the target areas, creating many changes in the living conditions of local ethnic minority communities.
The social security system at all levels in Hoa Binh province has been making concerted efforts to ensure benefits of citizens and workers when they participate in social insurance and health insurance.
With the motto "for the interests of the union members and employees”, in 2024, Tan Lac District’sLabor Federation has implemented many activities towards the grassroots. They have been paying attention and protecting the legitimate and the legal rights of the union members, employees, the civil servants, and laborers, which has been contributing to motivating and encouraging the spirit of the union members and the laborers to enthusiastically compete in labor production, actively contributing to the development of the agencies, units and enterprises.
On December 23, the Department of Education and Training held a meeting to encourage the selected team participating in the national high school excellent student competition for the school year of 2024-2025. There was the attendance of Mr. Nguyen Van Chuong, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
