[Commentary] Illegal mining for 14 years? Such "outside the law" must be purge
In similar incidents, the continuous attention and disclosure of relevant media have demonstrated the responsibility and deeds of public opinion supervision. However, in the practice of protecting green waters and green mountains and combating behaviors that destroy the ecological environment, we expect that the regulatory authorities can outperform the media and outperform. Supervise by public opinion, truly perform their duties and perform more and more effective actions to win the trust of the public.
The issue of Qilian Mountain's ecological environment protection was notified by the central government three years ago, and the unprecedented accountability storm started the largest ecological defense battle in the history of Qilian Mountain. However, the reporter of "Economic Information Daily" has continued to investigate for more than two years and found that under the high pressure of the report, the ecological protection of Qilian Mountain has achieved overall results. However, illegal mining in the Juhugeng mining area of Muli coal field in Qinghai Province in the hinterland of the southern foothills has not been eradicated. Qinghai Xingqing Industry and Trade Engineering Group Co., Ltd. has been entrenched in the Juhugen Coal Mine in the Muli mining area for 14 years. It is suspected of illegally mining more than 26 million tons of coal without a license, and its revenue exceeds 10 billion yuan. At present, the relevant investigation team of Qinghai Province has rushed to the mining area to conduct an on-site investigation, saying that once violations of laws and regulations are discovered, they will be strictly investigated.
Qilian Mountain is located in the northeast of Qinghai Province and the western part of Gansu Province. It is an important ecological security barrier in western China, an important water source and runoff area of the Yellow River Basin, and a priority area for biodiversity conservation in China. It is known as the "Wanbao Mountain" and contains a wide variety of species. , High-quality mineral deposits. Perhaps because of this, many companies are eyeing this piece of "Tang monk meat"-a few years ago, Qinghai and Gansu were exposed to problems such as damaging the ecology of the Qilian Mountains, mining mineral resources illegally and illegally, and secretly discharging and releasing them by surrounding enterprises.
In 2017, the central government launched special inspections on this issue, investigated and dealt with multiple cases, held accountable officials, and put forward serious requirements for rectification work. Since August 2014, in accordance with the deployment of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, the coal mines in the Muli mining area have been completely shut down for rectification, and measures such as slope treatment of open pits and muck soil restoration have been taken to restore the ecology. Since then, reports such as "Qilian Mountain is gradually rejuvenating" and "Qilian Mountain rectification will not leave dead ends" have appeared in the media, indicating that Qinghai and Gansu are working hard to fully restore Qilian Mountain's "national nature reserve" as it should.
However, under such a realistic background, individual companies seem to have become "a paradise". They are still mining in full swing without rectification and accountability. The reporter has visited the Juhugeng mining area several times and saw excavators. Intensified work with loaders, dozens or even hundreds of heavy-duty semi-trailers whizzed out of the coal mining area and drove to the busy scene of the coal cargo yard.
Over there, all kinds of rooms have been shut down, banned, and interviewed; here, they have escaped all kinds of inspections and supervision, "the scenery is unique." This is really incredible in the context of the resolute and vigorous central environmental protection inspectors and the rise of ecological environmental protection as a national strategy.
What is the "magic weapon" and tricks of the company involved? Judging from the media reports, we greet inspections during the day and continue mining at night; under the banner of rectification, repairs, destructions, minor repairs and major destructions are carried out; every time leaders and law enforcement officers come to the mining area, the company can know the news in advance. Cover up the ore body and the dug coal, and immediately resume operations as soon as the inspectors leave... These methods of monitoring "peek-and-see" and "hide-and-seek" are not new routines. How can they be kept peaceful for many years?
In addition, related financial reports and documents show that Xingqing Company pays several hundred million yuan in taxes every year-for the local "God of Wealth", I believe that many places are "three points of courtesy" or even "additional courtesy." Searching for the keywords of "Illegal Development in Qinghai" is not difficult to find that not all illegal mining companies are ignored in the local area, and many illegal mining companies have been shut down and illegal mining personnel have been arrested. The illegal exploitation of the country can be detected and investigated in time, but is unaware of the "big stalls" and "movements". This is obviously not the level and behavior that the local regulatory authorities should have.
This incident is reminiscent of illegally built villas in the Qinling Mountains-it is also the destruction of the ecological environment for many years, and it is also obviously "like a lice on a bald head", and it is also the so-called "treatment and exploitation while mining". It's "supervising squally stormy rains, I'm not going to move"-how did these incredible things that shouldn't happen happen? Are there other invisible forces behind the "invisible rich"? Who on earth is fueling the flames?
At present, the Qinling affair has basically been cleaned up, and many provincial and ministerial officials have been dismissed. Then, relevant departments should also thoroughly investigate the suspected undocumented illegal coal mining incident in the Muli mining area in Qilian Mountains, and provide the public with a clear, open and fair handling result.
In similar incidents, the continuous attention and disclosure of relevant media have demonstrated the responsibility and deeds of public opinion supervision. However, in the practice of protecting green waters and green mountains and combating behaviors that destroy the ecological environment, we expect that the regulatory authorities can outperform the media and outperform. Supervise by public opinion, truly perform their duties and perform more and more effective actions to win the trust of the public.
The rule of law in China cannot have any extra-legal "paradise". This is a principle we must adhere to.
Lin Lin