Article 8: Nghi Loc "reaches the finish line" ahead of schedule.

(Baonghean.vn) - With only 3 days left until the April 15th deadline for land handover, localities along the National Highway 1A route are urgently stepping up propaganda and mobilization efforts, combined with protecting the construction site on the final "meters of land," to ensure timely handover. Thanks to the decisive and coordinated efforts of the Party committees and authorities, and the consensus of the people, Nghi Loc has successfully completed the land handover process…

Identified as the locality with the most difficult "bottlenecks" in land clearance work throughout the province, Nghi Loc has made a spectacular acceleration in the final stage, becoming the unit that handed over the land for National Highway 1A earliest with a length of 13.96 km.

The land for National Highway 1A passing through Nghi Loc district has been handed over.

This result was achieved, first and foremost, thanks to the people's understanding that "national interest is the right of every citizen," setting aside the "right and wrong, gain and loss" for the sake of a modern and well-maintained road – the face of the nation and the future standing of Nghe An province. Secondly, it was due to the efforts of Party committees and authorities at all levels after days of "going door to door" to disseminate information and mobilize support; persistently engaging in dialogue and explaining the Party and State's policies to the people; and working tirelessly along the road to implement land clearance plans. In addition, the Land Compensation Council coordinated with construction units, flexibly implementing support plans for items arising during relocation and resettlement, including assets previously uninventoryed and unvalued. Simultaneously, construction began immediately on the handed-over land. With a coordinated approach and the motto "utilizing all policies to ensure the rights of the people," obstacles in areas such as Nghi Trung, Nghi Thuan, Nghi Yen, and Nghi Long have been gradually resolved.

Mr. Nguyen Ba Diep, Deputy Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and Vice Chairman of the Land Clearance Council of Nghi Loc District, stated: As of April 10th, the District Land Clearance Council had implemented a construction protection plan for over 780 meters of National Highway 1A in hamlets 2, 3, and 6 of Nghi Long commune. However, approximately 30 meters out of 13.96 kilometers could not be handed over due to an obstacle posed by Mr. Nguyen Vo Long in Bac Son hamlet, Nghi Quang commune. By April 11th, Mr. Long had agreed to the relocation plan and handed over the land to the contractor. This means that Nghi Loc has completed the land clearance work on National Highway 1A section passing through the district.

The temporary house of Mr. Nguyen Vo Long (Bac Son 1 hamlet - Nghi Quang commune - Nghi Loc district)

Currently, Mr. Long's family lives in a temporary house made of corrugated iron on his daughter's land in Hamlet 4, Nghi Yen, but he happily stated: "Although we were only informed that we have to relocate within 3 days, and we haven't received a resettlement allocation yet, for the common good, our family still agrees."

Along with Nghi Loc, land clearance work is currently in its final stages in other localities in the province where National Highway 1A passes through. In Vinh City, along the 3.1km section through Nghi Kim commune, the City's Land Compensation and Clearance Council has handed over and commenced construction along the entire length of the section through hamlets 14 and 13B. Obstacles at the overpass abutments have also been gradually resolved, and households requiring relocation have been allocated resettlement plans and business locations on land with similar terrain. Along the 1km section through Nghi Lien, compensation payments have been completed, and the land has been handed over. The section through hamlets 5 and 18A, however, is awaiting the final compensation assessment plan due to the recent receipt of land extracts. Therefore, as of now, 0.3km out of 5.5km in Vinh City remains unhanded over.

In Quynh Luu,With 700m remaining in Quynh Van commune, only 150m had been handed over by April 11th. The reason is that some households have not yet agreed to hand over the land. Currently, authorities at all levels are making efforts to continue disseminating information, explaining policies and guidelines to these households so that they understand and agree to hand over the land. To date, Quynh Luu still has 0.55km out of 12.25km that have not been handed over.

In Hoang Mai TownAuthorities and contractors are still coordinating to accelerate construction progress on the handed-over land. Minor obstacles have been addressed through coordinated efforts by local authorities at all levels. However, in Quynh Thien, there are still 600 meters that contractors cannot begin construction on due to unresolved minor obstacles. In Hoang Mai, 1.2 km out of 14.44 km remains unhanded over, and the Hoang Mai Town Compensation and Land Clearance Council is developing a plan to protect construction at these localized obstacles. However, according to Mr. Pham Van Hao, head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Hoang Mai town: “Contractors have not yet implemented comprehensive solutions in construction, nor have they mobilized all available manpower and machinery simultaneously on multiple fronts, resulting in slow progress.”

Privatein Dien Chau districtIn Dien Chau commune, which has the longest stretch of National Highway 1A in the province (20.25km), there are still some minor obstacles in Dien Ky, Dien Ngoc, Dien Yen, etc. Specifically, in Dien Truong commune, there is still about 200m of land that cannot be handed over because 11 households in "Road One Hamlet" disagree with the determination of the PMU1 boundary corridor area by the Dien Chau District Compensation and Land Clearance Council. They question why, "on the same plot of land along the same route, some households have boundary markers with an area of ​​up to 11.04m, some only 8.5m, and some 10.5m. This has led to discrepancies of tens of millions of dong in compensation between households."

As Nghe An Newspaper mentioned in a previous article, the reason why some households believe there are "sawtooth"-shaped boundary markers is because they don't understand; they only observe the length of the route with the naked eye. In reality, for construction projects, especially transportation projects, the determination of boundary markers must be done using the national "coordinate grid" method.

With only 3 days left until the deadline for land handover (April 15th), more than ever, every citizen of Nghe An needs to demonstrate their spirit and responsibility, and cooperate with the government to hand over the land according to the schedule that the Provincial People's Committee has committed to the Ministry of Transport.

Reporters' Team