Weinan Procuratorate Launches Coordinated Inspection Activities to Combat Illegal Sand Mining in the Main Stream of Weihe River

In order to further implement the spirit of the working conference on the system of river and lake chiefs and forest chiefs in the whole city, and consolidate the achievements of sand mining regulation in the Weihe River. In accordance with the requirements of the Opinions on Establishing and Perfecting the Cooperative Mechanism of Water Administrative Law Enforcement and Procuratorial Supervision of "River and Lake Chief + Procurator-General" issued jointly by the People's Procuratorate of Shaanxi Province and the Provincial Water Conservancy Department, and the special rectification action of illegal sand mining in the whole city. The Municipal People's Procuratorate, in conjunction with the Municipal River Chief Office, the Administration of the Upper and Middle Reaches of the Yellow River, the Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Joint Regulation of Illegal Sand Mining Workstation of the Weihe River, recently launched a coordinated inspection campaign to combat illegal sand mining in the main stream of the Weihe River. The personnel

of Weinan Procuratorate and Municipal River Chief Office focused on on-the-spot inspection of the zero estuary section of Weihe High-tech Zone, Xiaoyi Town section of Linwei District, Xiazhai Town section of Dali County, Beiwang Sand Mining Area and other areas, to understand in detail the sand mining control of the river course, and to put forward suggestions and suggestions for further improving the surrounding environment of the river course. They also had in-depth exchanges on how to give full play to the respective functional advantages of the Hechang Office and other departments and procuratorial organs, and strengthen coordination and linkage.

Next, the Weinan Procuratorate will give full play to its legal supervision responsibilities, crack down on illegal sand mining and other illegal acts that damage the ecological environment of the waters according to law, continue to make good use of the procuratorial function of public interest litigation, put the working mechanism of "river length + chief procurator" into practice, pay attention to the coordination of administrative law enforcement and procuratorial supervision, and work together to solve the outstanding problems of river ecological management. Construct a new pattern of river ecological management, and contribute procuratorial power to the comprehensive guarantee of "clear water and smooth river".