The desolate scene at the relic site invested with tens of billions of dong
(Baonghean.vn) - The project was expected to be completed after 5 months, but the construction was delayed, causing grass to grow wildly at the Phung Chi Kien revolutionary relic site.
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| The Phung Chi Kien Relic Site Investment Project was implemented to preserve, restore and build facilities to contribute to educating the younger generation about patriotism and revolutionary spirit. This project was approved by the Provincial People's Committee in 2010, on a land area of nearly 1.3 hectares, with a capital of 25 billion VND. However, after many years of construction, this project is currently unfinished. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The project started in early 2014. Not long after, items such as the memorial house, stone bridge, reception house, and fence were completed and handed over, with an estimated value of 14 billion VND. However, from 2015 until now, the project has had to stop construction. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| In the thousands of square meter campus, grass grows wildly. In many areas, the grass is even as high as a person's head. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| A corner of the ancient house in the relic has collapsed. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The memorial house and reception house, which are tens of square meters in size, are always locked because they cannot receive visitors while the project is still in progress. In front of the yard is a land area of thousands of square meters with overgrown grass, some places as high as a person’s head. The stone bridge is starting to grow moss, the iron gate is rusty… Although at the time of construction, this project was expected to take only 5 months to complete. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Desolate scene at the relic site. Photo: Tien Hung |
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Vice Chairman of Dien Yen Commune People's Committee, Mr. Le Duc Hung, said that since the project stopped, voters have repeatedly petitioned National Assembly deputies to express their frustration and hope that the project will be completed soon. The commune government has also petitioned higher authorities but has not yet had any results. "The project is unfinished so no one comes to visit, sometimes students and youth groups come to clean and pull weeds. We hope the project will soon be put into use so that local people have a place to visit and burn incense," Mr. Hung said. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Inside the reception house. Photo: Tien Hung |
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The investor's representative, Mr. Hoang Cong Vinh - Director of the Project Management Board, (Nghe An Department of Culture and Sports), said that the unfinished items include the garden, parking lot, electricity and water lines, decoration system, with a total capital of about 7 billion VND. "The investor has repeatedly requested the province to disburse the remaining capital but there have been no results. It is currently impossible to confirm how long it will take to complete the project," said Mr. Vinh. Photo: Tien Hung |
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| Comrade Phung Chi Kien's real name is Nguyen Vy, born in 1901 in My Quan village, Van Phan commune (now Dien Yen commune - Dien Chau district). He was a member of the Standing Committee of the 1st Party Central Committee, and was assigned by Uncle Ho and the Central Committee to be in charge of the Party's first military. On August 22, 1941, during a battle against the French army's sweep of the revolutionary base in Bac Can province, he was captured by the enemy and later sacrificed his life. On September 13, 1947, President Ho Chi Minh signed Decree 89/SL to posthumously confer the rank of General on Comrade Phung Chi Kien. He was the first person in our army to be conferred the rank of General. In 2011, General Phung Chi Kien's former residence in My Quan village (Dien Yen commune) was ranked by the State as a National Historical Relic. Photo: Tien Hung |
