The Office of River Chief System in Xingping City, Shaanxi Province Launches a Special Action to Rectify Illegal Sand Mining in the City

Recently, the Hechang Office of Xingping City, Shaanxi Province, launched a special campaign to rectify illegal sand mining in the whole city, and quickly set up a supervisory group composed of Xingping Water Conservancy Bureau, Public Security Bureau and Comprehensive Law Enforcement Bureau to crack down on illegal sand mining such as unlicensed sand mining, unauthorized sand mining, private sand mining and flood season sand mining. Maintain good water order and ecological health.

The rectification action is divided into two stages. From April to July 10, centralized rectification was carried out. Towns, streets and relevant departments organized self-examination and investigation, and carefully sorted out complaints and reports, public opinion reflection, media exposure, historical backlog and problems handed over by superiors. Check the enterprise, check whether the procedures are legal and compliant, check the department, check whether it has the power to seek rent, check the subject, check whether the supervision responsibility is in place, check the clues, check whether it harms the interests of the masses. From July 11 to October 13, it entered the stage of consolidation and upgrading, carried out "looking back", and established and improved a long-term mechanism for sand mining management and illegal sand mining clean-up and remediation.

Xingping Hechang Office will carry out normal publicity on the Yellow River Protection Law, the Regulations on the Protection of the Weihe River in Shaanxi Province and the management of sand mining through the Internet, newspapers and public numbers of WeChat, strengthen the publicity of laws and policies, expose typical cases, strive to investigate and deal with a number of cases, deter a number of cases, educate a number of cases, and create a positive atmosphere of public opinion. Vigorously publicize the effectiveness of investigation and rectification, experience and practice, and the construction of long-term mechanism, and timely publicize the investigation and punishment of serious illegal sand mining problems reflected by the masses. At the same time, we should mobilize the participation and supervision of the whole society to form a strong joint force for large-scale investigation, renovation and maintenance of ecological health.