THE PRIME MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom - Happiness
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No: 174/2006/QD-TTg
Hanoi, July 28, 2006
 
DECISION
APPROVING THE OVERALL SCHEME ON PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF ECOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT AND LANDSCAPE OF THE CAU RIVER BASIN
THE PRIME MINISTER
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the December 12, 2005 Law on Environment Protection;
Pursuant to the National Strategy on Environment Protection till 2010 and orientations towards 2020, which was promulgated together with the Prime Minister's Decision No. 256/2003/QD-TTg of December 2, 2003;
At the proposal of the presidents of the People's Committees of the Cau River basin provinces of Bac Kan, Thai Nguyen, Vinh Phuc, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh and Hai Duong,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To approve the overall scheme on protection and sustainable development of the ecological environment and landscape of the Cau River basin (hereinafter called Cau River Overall Scheme for short) with the following major contents:
I. DIRECTING VIEWPOINTS
1. Protecting the ecological environment and landscape of the Cau River basin is a long-term and regular task requiring high determination and concentrated investment resources of the administration and local people in the basin, with the support of the central budget.
2. The protection of the ecological environment and landcape of the Cau River basin must be handled in a comprehensive manner: according to the entire region in combination with administrative boundaries; preservation of water quality in parallel with assurance of adequate water volume.
3. The prevention and stoppage of environmental deterioration shall be considered the key, combined with step-by-step handling and redressing of hot spots of environmental pollution in the entire region. All production establishments starting their operations within the basin must use clean technologies or technologies ensuring that waste treatment reaches environmental standards. Priority shall be given to the realization of the Cau River Overall Scheme in combination with other relevant projects and/or programs of the State, ministries, branches and each locality in the entire basin region.
4. The accelerated socialization and promotion of internal strength shall be combined with the enhancement of state management; the application of advanced technologies and the promotion of traditional solutions to keep clean the living environment of each household and the population community.
II. GENERAL ORIENTATIONS AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
1. General orientations towards 2020:
- To materialize in the Cau River basin the Prime Minister's Decision No. 256/2003/QD-TTg of December 2, 2003, approving the National Strategy on Environment Protection till 2010 and the Orientations towards 2020, step by step handling the pollution, improving and raising the quality of the river environment so that by 2020 Cau river will turn clean again, ensuring water balance in efficient service of the socio-economic development demands in the basin, the water flow system becomes stable, irrigation works are safe and sustainable, the natural landscape is fresh and beautiful.
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