People accuse tea factory owner of illegally converting thousands of square meters of agricultural land, commune authorities turn a blind eye?

Reflecting to Nghe An Newspaper on the first day of the new year of Nham Dan 2022, citizens of the communeThanh MaiIt is said that the owner of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory (Mr. Le Van Thong) has committed illegal acts such as: illegally converting the purpose of agricultural land use; organizing motorbikes to transport and dump soil to level the ground; building a solid foundation system to install the factory building.

Illegal conversion of agricultural land in Truong Son hamlet, Thanh Mai commune, Thanh Chuong district. (Photo provided by Thanh Mai commune citizen)

The above actions of the owner of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory were carried out from around February 2021 until now. The transportation of soil and leveling is usually done late at night, from around 10pm onwards. Up to now, thousands of cubic meters of soil have been transported from other places to level the agricultural land with an area of ​​approximately 1 hectare. On this land, the owner of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory has also built a foundation system hundreds of meters long and more than 1 meter high.

Regarding the location where this situation is taking place, according to citizens of Thanh Mai commune, in Truong Son hamlet, right behind the Traditional Tea Processing Factory, just a few meters away.Ho Chi Minh Trailabout 100m. "From Thanh Thuy intersection, follow Ho Chi Minh road towards Ha Tinh province for about 10km to get there..." - Thanh Mai commune citizen instructed.

Traditional Tea Processing Factory signboard, erected along Ho Chi Minh road. Photo: PVPL Group

Regarding the origin of the land that the owner of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory leveled, according to Thanh Mai commune citizens, it was agricultural land that the State assigned to local people according to Decree 64. Somehow, Mr. Le Van Thong transferred it to carry out the intention of illegally changing the purpose of use.

To prove the above reflection is well-founded, citizens sent Nghe An Newspaper some pictures and clips. Through these pictures and clips, it can be seen that there is currently a large area of ​​land that has been filled with new soil and leveled; surrounding this land are rice and tea growing areas along with residential buildings.

Photo of motorbikes operating in an area with illegal land use conversion. (Photo provided by Thanh Mai commune citizens)

“When people add a few square meters to their houses, the government still knows and comes to check. But here, the violations are huge, but the government doesn’t seem to take any action. It’s not like they don’t have information, we’ve been reporting this situation for a long time…” – the citizen was upset.

Nghe An Newspaper will verify and continue to inform about this incident.