After a series of investigations by Lao Dong Newspaper, Hue City functional forces simultaneously went into the forest to raid and dismantle the camps of illegal gold mining groups in A Luoi 1 commune.
However, reality over the years has proven that crackdowns by destroying camps and machinery are necessary, but not enough.
Gold pirates operate more and more sophisticatedly, they divide into small groups, build temporary shacks, exploit at night, and assign people to guard. When functional forces appear, they are ready to abandon machinery and withdraw into the forest.
After a few days, even hours, operations resume. Temporary camps are erected, destroyed, then other camps are erected, machinery is seized, then new machines are purchased.
Gold mining activities are still simmering day and night.
The consequence is that many hills are cut off, many forests are destroyed, water sources are polluted by mud and chemicals, directly affecting the production and daily life of people in the downstream area.
This is not just a story of illegal resource exploitation, but a problem of environmental destruction, causing insecurity and disorder and affecting community activities, life, and production.
Therefore, to eradicate gold miners from the root, it is necessary to change the approach, prevent from the beginning instead of handling the consequences.
First of all, it is necessary to stick to the area, zone out hotspots, and establish regular checkpoints on roads into the forest.
Controlling people entering and leaving, checking supplies, fuel, equipment, cutting off supplies is an effective way to paralyze illegal mining activities.
Second, if signs of erecting shacks or transporting machinery are detected, they must be handled immediately, not allowing the formation of mining points.
Proactive prevention is always more effective than passive crackdown.
Third, it is necessary to tighten the responsibility of the heads. Where gold miners operate for a long time, the specific responsibility of local authorities and local management forces must be considered.
Fourth, handling must be sufficiently deterrent. In addition to confiscating and destroying vehicles, it is necessary to investigate and clarify the ringleaders and organizing lines, and handle them according to legal regulations.
Fifth, with a part of local people participating or assisting gold miners for short-term benefits. In addition to propaganda and mobilization, the most basic thing is to create jobs and develop a sustainable economy. People with stable livelihoods will be limited in hiring jobs for illegal gold mining gangs.
Crackdown on gold diggers cannot be done in a short-term campaign, but is a continuous, synchronous process, from prevention to handling, from personal responsibility to management mechanism.
Crack down on gold diggers only by destroying shacks and machinery, the risk is like throwing stones into a duckweed pond.
