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The implementation of the two-level local government model according to Decision No. 47/2025/QD-UBND of the City Peoples Committee. Hanoi has opened an important step in environmental protection in the capital. The issue of waste treatment and agricultural environmental protection has always been paid attention to by the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment. Photo: VGP/Thien TamNot only restructuring the organization, the new model builds an interconnected, transparent management mechanism and tightens responsibilities between the city level and the commune and ward levels. This is the key foundation to help improve the effectiveness of inspection and examination, while creating conditions for environmental laws to be disseminated and enforced more closely right from the grassroots level. A fundamental change when Hanoi applies the two-level government model is the reorganization of the inspection and examination system in the field of environment. According to the Law on Environmental Protection and Decree No. 131/2025/ND-CP, from July 1, 2025, the inspection structure will be streamlined to only two levels: Government Inspectorate and City Inspectorate. District-level agencies, districts and departments no longer maintain their own inspection departments, but switch to performing specialized inspection functions within the scope of their state management tasks. This helps reduce the intermediary level, unify focal points and avoid overlap - which has been a limitation for many years. According to Ms. Le Thanh Thuy, Deputy Head of the Environmental Management Department (Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment), the new organization has created three clarity: Clear authority - clear process - clear responsibility. Each inspection and examination has a specific scope, goal and deadline; An organization or individual may not be inspected more than once a year, except in cases where serious violations arise. This both reduces inconvenience for businesses and improves transparency in supervision. An important highlight of Decision No. 47/2025/QD-UBND is to establish a two-way information system from the Department of Agriculture and Environment to 126 communes and wards. From here, all environmental feedback - from people, the press to the iHanoi application - are received through a unified focal point, ensuring processing according to a clear process. The new mechanism has helped environmental management shift from a report - wait for direction approach to a proactive, quick-response spirit. Discharge and pollution incidents do not last for many days like before; Signs of violations are required to be inspected on the spot. Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment Vu Xuan Tung assessed that, thanks to the two-level connection model, the city has tighter control over waste sources and significantly reduced duplication in inspection between units. The city level focuses on large-scale, interdisciplinary cases, while the commune and ward levels proactively handle daily violations. Strong decentralization to the grassroots - bringing the law closer to the people Many models of clean fields, without burning straw, have been widely deployed in Hanoi. Photo: VGP/Thien TamIn the new governance system, the commune - ward level plays the front line role in environmental protection. According to Decision No. 47/2025/QD-UBND, local authorities are assigned to: Receive environmental registration; Periodic and irregular inspections of small production establishments, business households, and craft villages; Penalties for violations within the scope of authority; Report results to the Department before December 20 every year; Develop an annual inspection plan and send it for comments before January 10. Thanks to strong decentralization, the commune level clearly understands the environmental situation in each area. Grassroots authorities are also the fastest force to detect acts of waste discharge, illegal dumping, noise... - violations that occur every day, on a small scale but directly affect residential life. Up to now, most communes and wards have completed connection to the citys general information system, creating the foundation for a two-way monitoring network: the city directs - the base responds. Although the new model brings clear results, the operation process still presents many difficulties. towel. Mr. Nguyen Trong Nhat, Head of Environmental Management Department (Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment), pointed out some bottlenecks: The professional capacity of environmental officers at the grassroots level is not uniform; Equipment for inspection and monitoring is lacking; Some units are not really familiar with the two-level coordination process; There is still a situation of avoiding collisions in handling violations in small areas. Faced with these limitations, the Department of Agriculture and Environment has synchronously deployed a series of solutions: Promulgating a set of professional instructions, organizing skills training, supporting the building of a unified database, and establishing a hotline and a standing inspection team to promptly support localities. Decentralization must go hand in hand with control. The more authority delegated to the facility, the clearer responsibilities must be. The Department not only guides but also supervises and ensures that all activities are in accordance with the law. The throughout spirit of Decision No. 47/2025/QD-UBND is to build a unified - interconnected - controlled environmental management mechanism. Each level of government has clear roles and tasks: City level - orientation, promulgation of plans, supervision and handling of complex cases; Commune and ward level - early detection, quick inspection, step-by-step handlingComplete reporting. When responsibilities are clearly defined, the system operates more smoothly; At the same time, people have more channels to monitor, reflect a
