Localities must resolutely resolve difficulties in site clearance.

On the morning of October 3, under the chairmanship of comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Steering Committee for key provincial-level projects and works of the Transport sector held a meeting to discuss and resolve problems and difficulties.

LAND CLEARANCE IS STILL PROBLEMS

The leader of the Department of Transport said that since the Steering Committee meeting on June 1, 2023, the site clearance work has had some changes but is still slow and there are still many problems. Localities have not yet achieved the site clearance progress of the two key projects of the Coastal Road and Vinh - Cua Lo according to the conclusion at the meeting in June 2023.

From June 1, 2023 to now, localities have handed over 4.2km of land, currently there are still more than 5.09km that have not been handed over. Of which, the coastal road project from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) - Cua Lo (Nghe An) from Km7 - Km76 is 5.01km; the traffic road project connecting National Highway 7C (Do Luong) to Ho Chi Minh Road (Tan Ky) is 90m.

Regarding the investment project to upgrade Vinh International Airport, the Prime Minister has approved the Master Plan for the development of the national airport system for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. The Provincial People's Committee has agreed to adjust the plan. Currently, the Ministry of Transport is waiting for the opinions of ministries and branches to consider organizing appraisal and approval.

The total capital allocated for key projects in 2023 is more than 1,928 billion VND, of which the capital plan from the beginning of the year is more than 1,402 billion VND. As of September 30, 973,792 billion VND has been disbursed, reaching 51% of the total capital allocated in 2023, reaching 69% of the capital plan allocated from the beginning of the year.

The Department of Transport believes that the objective reasons are that localities are facing some difficulties such as the large amount of land clearance, unclear records on the origin of land of some households, many shortcomings in land management over the periods, and people do not agree on land and property prices. Some problems in determining the subjects of land allocation, determining the type of land for compensation and other support must seek guidance from departments and branches...

In addition, the subjective cause is that localities have not focused on resolving problems; specialized departments and commune-level People's Committees have not been determined and have been slow in handling the work of confirming and reviewing land origins, pricing, assessing and approving compensation plans, and reviewing resettlement subjects. In the coming time, localities that do not focus on site clearance will not be able to meet project construction progress and capital disbursement plans.

At the meeting, localities reported on plans for site clearance in the coming time, and made recommendations and proposals to resolve the difficulties and obstacles they were facing. Leaders of departments and branches responded to the proposals and recommendations of localities.

MORE DETERMINED TO SOLVE PROBLEMS

Concluding the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, Head of the Steering Committee highly appreciated the efforts of departments, branches and localities in the past time to focus on solving problems related to key projects, especially 3 projects under construction: Coastal road from Nghi Son (Thanh Hoa) to Cua Lo (Nghe An) section from Km7 - Km76; Traffic road connecting Vinh - Cua Lo (phase 2); Traffic road connecting National Highway 7C (Do Luong) to Ho Chi Minh road (Tan Ky).

However, localities have not really had great determination, there are still problems and obstacles, mainly the site clearance work has not been completely resolved, not reaching the progress milestone required by the Steering Committee.

To meet the requirements in implementing key projects in progress, in the coming time, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested departments, branches and localities to be more determined and drastic in completely resolving problems and difficulties.

Localities must focus on resolving problems and difficulties according to the recommendations of the Department of Transport. Investors directly work with localities to resolve problems and difficulties. If problems arise, they must promptly report to the Steering Committee for resolution.

Assigning specific tasks to the sectors, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the Department of Transport to focus on directing construction contractors to follow the set schedule, focusing on construction for sections that have handed over the site, and imposing sanctions on contractors who do not ensure the schedule. In addition, it is necessary to ensure construction quality, labor safety, environmental sanitation; and focus on disbursing allocated capital sources.

Regarding the investment project to upgrade Vinh International Airport, the Department of Transport continues to coordinate and work with the Ministry of Transport on contents related to planning and the Project on socialization of investment and exploitation of Vinh International Airport.

The Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee also requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to continue to support and guide localities to remove obstacles in land procedures, resolve local petitions; continue to coordinate with the Department of Finance to completely resolve procedures to transfer 5.62 hectares of defense land to the province for management to implement the project to expand the aircraft parking lot at Vinh International Airport.

The Department of Finance actively coordinates and guides localities in implementing support work, compensation for site clearance, and responding to local requests. The Department of Construction and the Department of Planning and Investment coordinate with departments and branches to guide timely resolution of local issues.

For localities, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung requested to focus more on and be more determined to implement the committed contents in site clearance work, and to follow the schedule and deadline agreed upon at the meeting.