Lesson 2: When the people are in favor
The 500kV circuit 3 project of Quang Trach (Quang Binh) - Pho Noi (Hung Yen) has been put into operation with special significance in many aspects of economy, politics, society, security and national defense. The project demonstrates the belief and strength of great solidarity, demonstrates the viewpoint of taking people as the root under the leadership of the Party, the joint efforts, unanimity, the participation of the entire political system; a symbol of the spirit of great solidarity; the aspiration, belief, and mettle of the Vietnamese people; turning the impossible into the possible. It can be seen that few projects have such high consensus from the people when they are willing to give up their land, housing and even places of worship so that the project can be implemented soon and it is this consensus that has created the success of the project.
People's consent - bright electricity
We arrived at Hamlet 22, Quynh Vinh Commune (Hoang Mai Town) one month before the power connection to the entire line. Mr. Phung Van Son led us to the location of the newly completed foundation column. This location is the production forest area that his family has been assigned by the State to manage for decades.
Mr. Son's family is one of the first households in Quynh Vinh commune to hand over the forest for the project to implement the 500kV line 3. Mr. Son also said that 15 households in Hamlet 22, Quynh Vinh commune were directly affected when the line passed through the area. By mid-July 2024, all foundation and column positions had been installed. Notably, all households unanimously agreed with the policy of the Government, the province, and the town without receiving "a single penny of compensation for land clearance from the State", according to Mr. Phung Van Son.
On the land of Quynh Vinh - a locality bordering Thanh Hoa province, there are many national and provincial key projects that have been and are being implemented. These include: the North-South Expressway Project in the East, Hoang Mai II Industrial Park, the Project to build a flood-avoidance road, serving rescue work, responding to climate change, etc.
According to Mr. Phung Van Son, the Prime Minister's call when implementing the 500kV Line 3 Project is like a sacred call. That is the spirit of "only discussing work, not retreating", "overcoming the sun, overcoming the rain", "eating quickly, sleeping urgently", "not enough work during the day, working at night" to speed up the progress of works and projects. In particular, since the policy of reclaiming forest land and forestry land in the area to implement the project, the entire political system of Hoang Mai town, from the town leaders to Quynh Vinh commune, the Party Committee, the Front Work Committee of the villages and hamlets have gone to each house, checked each name to propagate and mobilize the people to agree, join hands, and wholeheartedly support the construction.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan Doan - Vice Chairman of Quynh Vinh Commune People's Committee said that the 500kV Line 3 project passing through Quynh Vinh Commune, Hoang Mai Town is 5.1 km long. The total land area permanently recovered to build the column foundation is 29,849.6m2.2Mr. Doan added that in order for the project to be implemented on schedule and according to the direction of the Government, the province and the town, all cadres, party members, civil servants and public employees of Quynh Vinh commune must be thoroughly informed about the project's information and knowledge.
In the political system, regardless of who, what position, whether a Party Committee member, civil servant, Front official, or organization official, all do mass mobilization work. Regardless of holidays, sunny days, rainy days, early morning or late at night, when needed, members of the working groups go to the scene to mobilize people to support the project and clear the land. This is the experience that the cadres and people of Quynh Vinh commune have drawn from the work of clearing the land for the North-South Expressway Project 2 years ago.
Located within the construction area of the 500kV line 3, Mr. Nguyen Dinh Son's farm in Thien Tan hamlet, Thuong Tan Loc commune, Nam Dan district had nearly 1,000m2 of land reclaimed.2land. Dozens of longan trees that have brought economic benefits to the family for the past 15 years have been proactively demolished to create a construction site for the electric pole foundation at position 325. Many households in Nghe An like Mr. Son's family are willing to sacrifice personal interests for the national interest.
The State's policy of building the 500kV line 3 is completely correct to ensure the distribution of electricity for daily life and socio-economic development of the country. Through the propaganda and mobilization work of all levels and sectors, my family realized the importance of the project and supported and created favorable conditions for the construction unit to ensure progress. With the spirit of wholeheartedly contributing a small part to complete the national key project
Mr. Nguyen Dinh Son in Thuong Tan Loc commune, Nam Dan district
The family of parishioner Pham Van Vien in hamlet 7, Nghi Van commune (Nghi Loc) has 200m2The residential land is located within the area where the 500kV power line passes through. When the authorities at all levels informed the family about the project's policy, they agreed to the compensation plan and handed over the land.
"With the propaganda from all levels and sectors, people understand the importance of the project for the development of the country and the locality. Although they have not received compensation yet, the family is willing to hand over the site to the construction unit on schedule," said Mr. Pham Van Vien - a resident of Hamlet 7, Nghi Van Commune (Nghi Loc).
Comrade Nguyen Van Sao - Secretary of the Nghi Van Commune Party Committee (Nghi Loc) said: To ensure smooth handover of the site and the project construction process in the area, the Commune Party Committee held a meeting to clearly assign responsibilities to each individual in the spirit of both resolving in accordance with the provisions of the law and doing a good job of mass mobilization. The Party Committee assigned cadres and organizations to approach and propagate so that people understand the policy, so that people understand and agree. At the same time, the locality mobilized volunteer forces of the Youth Union, militia and self-defense forces to clear the land, the district supported machines to level the site; created the best conditions for food and accommodation for the construction unit. The construction unit also facilitated the hiring of laborers and machinery to create jobs for local people.
Thoroughly address people's aspirations
The 500kV line 3 passes through Nghi Loc district with 29 foundation positions in the communes of Nghi Cong Nam, Nghi Cong Bac, Nghi Lam, Nghi Kieu, Nghi Van; 71 households, organizations, and individuals have land and assets affected, 9 households have their residential land affected, 5 households have all their land recovered. Up to now, the site clearance work has been completed. However, during the implementation process, there have been some difficulties and problems with land compensation prices.
To ensure the progress of site clearance for the 500kV power grid line 3 section through Nghi Loc district, the Party committee, government, departments, branches, functional forces, and local organizations where the line passes directly went to the site to focus on directing and implementing post-site clearance issues to ensure progress for the construction contractor.
District leaders, from the Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman, Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee, and departments and offices, are regularly present in localities where the project passes through to jointly implement site clearance plans, and at the same time, grasp the aspirations and wishes of the people. District leaders have directly visited and encouraged households with houses and auxiliary works within the scope of site clearance along the route corridor. At the same time, meetings were held with local authorities where the 500kV line passes through to clearly define the importance of the project as well as the roles and responsibilities in performing assigned tasks, so that the project can be implemented on schedule; and find solutions to remove obstacles for localities.
Comrade Duong Dinh Chinh - Secretary of Nghi Loc District Party Committee discussed: "As a locality with industrial parks and key projects of the country and the province, Nghi Loc district has a large amount of work related to site clearance. The locality also determined that site clearance is not the sole work of the District People's Committee or a certain department or branch, but must involve the entire political system, including the connection from the province to the district and the grassroots. In addition, the district-level locality is also the unit that advises on regimes and policies related to site clearance for cases affected by the project".
By the end of August 2024, there were still some households in Nghi Loc district who had not received compensation due to disagreement on support policies. To thoroughly resolve this issue, Nghi Loc district sent a document proposing to the province to remove difficulties. At the same time, the locality proposed that the Provincial People's Committee direct departments and branches to work with localities to resolve difficulties at the grassroots level.
In Dien Chau district, the 500kV Quang Trach - Quynh Luu line passing through the district has a length of 22.60 km, including 47 pier foundation locations (VT), 47 column intervals (route corridor), and 18 anchor intervals. Of which: Dien Phu commune: (3 VT), Dien Loi: (5 VT), Minh Chau: (13 VT), Dien Nguyen: (4 VT), Dien Thai: (3 VT), Dien Dong: (4 VT), Dien Lien: (5 VT), Dien Lam (10 VT). The number of households affected by land acquisition is 114 households, the number of households affected by the line corridor is 84 households.
According to Vice Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee Le Manh Hien, with the active and proactive participation of Party committees and authorities at all levels in propaganda and mobilization work, creating trust, consensus and support from people in the project area to complete the project's site clearance task of this urgent and important significance, when the project was implemented, people in the localities where the project passed through all agreed and were ready to hand over the site when there was no compensation plan. At the same time, the district mobilized human resources, implemented all plans, and applied all mechanisms and policies to ensure the rights of people when giving up land for the project.
(To be continued)
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