The Department of Transport of Ho Chi Minh City requested relevant units to strengthen inspection and strictly handle violations with inland waterways that have not been announced or licensed for operation.
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport (Transportation) statistics, in the first quarter, there are 58 inland waterways that have not been announced or licensed to operate in the area. Specifically, Thu Duc city has 10 berths; District 7 has 3 berths; District 8 has 8 berths; District 12 has 1 wharf; Cu Chi district has 1 wharf; Nha Be district has 5 berths; Binh Chanh district has 28 berths and Can Gio district has 2 berths.
The Department of Transport requested the City Police to direct its attached units, Thu Duc City Police, districts to strengthen inspection and strictly handle violations of unregistered inland waterways. publish and license to operate; the act of anchoring vehicles for loading and unloading, transporting goods or picking up and dropping off passengers at locations that have not been announced or licensed for operation.
At the same time, coordinate to organize enforcement for cases of repeated violations or failure to dismantle according to regulations.
Functional forces in the area where the boat sinking occurred on February 5 (Photo: AX).
In addition, the units have strengthened patrolling, control, detection and resolute handling of watercraft owners and vehicle drivers who violate safety conditions as prescribed. In particular, strictly handle vehicles carrying overloaded loads, failing to comply with regulations on waterway signals and traffic rules, failing to register and register…
The Department of Transport also asked the Chairman of the People’s Committee of Thu Duc City and the districts and the local police chiefs to coordinate with the units of the City Police and the Department of Transport to inspect and thoroughly handle the situation of inland waterways. have not yet been announced or licensed to operate; cases of violations of encroachment on rivers, canals and canals in the area under their management.
Inspectors of the Department of Transport will closely coordinate with relevant units in the inspection and treatment of inland waterways that have not been announced and licensed for operation. At the same time, strengthen the sanctioning of administrative violations according to their competence for acts of anchoring vehicles for loading and unloading, transporting goods or picking up and dropping off passengers at locations that have not been announced or licensed for operation. ..