Proposal to convert the purpose of use of more than 150 hectares of forest land and rice land to implement the project

Preparing for the 5th session of the 18th Provincial People's Council, term 2021 - 2026, on the morning of March 18, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council held a meeting to review a number of draft resolutions in the economic field. Photo: Mai Hoa

Attending the meeting were comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; comrades of the Provincial Party Executive Committee: Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation and Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council.

Reviewing the draft resolution approving the list of works and projects that need to be completed.land acquisitionAccording to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law in the province; the issue that some members attending the meeting were concerned about was that the rate of constructions and projects implemented after the Provincial People's Council's land recovery policy was still low.

It is requested that the agency drafting the draft resolution, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, explain and clarify; at the same time, have solutions to increase the rate of implementation of works and projects after the land recovery policy is issued.

On the other hand, the proposal of the list of works,projectIt is necessary to adhere to legal regulations and ensure strict compliance with regulations on land management and investment management.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council said that the proposal of a list of works and projects requiring land recovery must strictly comply with regulations on land management and investment management. Photo: Mai Hoa

The draft resolution approving the list of works and projects requiring land recovery according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law in the province proposed a list of 25 works and projects with a total area of ​​61.59 hectares of land in 6 localities.

Including Do Luong district with 14 projects; Nghi Loc district with 5 projects; Vinh city and Yen Thanh district with 2 projects each; Cua Lo town and Nam Dan district with 1 project each.

Comrade Thai Van Nong - Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment explained a number of issues of interest to meeting participants. Photo: Mai Hoa

Reviewing the draft resolution on converting the purpose of using rice-growing land according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 58 of the Land Law to implement works and investment projects in the province, members are interested in the basis and legal basis for implementation.

On the other hand, regarding the land conversion to implement land auctions for land use rights in localities, opinions at the meeting suggested that the Provincial People's Committee should develop an infrastructure investment process for land use rights auctions, ensuring compliance with regulations on public investment and consistency throughout the province, creating convenience for localities, increasing the implementation rate after converting land use purposes.

Comrade Nguyen Thanh Tung - Deputy Director of the Department of Finance, member of the Economic - Budget Committee, Provincial People's Council gave his opinion at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

Comrade Ho Viet Dung - Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment explained some contents at the meeting. Photo: Mai Hoa

The draft resolution on converting the purpose of using rice-growing land according to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 58 of the Land Law proposes to convert the purpose of using 22.38 hectares of rice-growing land to carry out 22 projects in 6 localities: Do Luong, Nghi Loc, Thanh Chuong, Nam Dan, Yen Thanh and Vinh city.

The Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council also reviewed the draft resolution on the policy of converting forest use to other purposes to implement projects in the province.

Representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development explained about reforestation of areas that have recently converted forest use purposes to other purposes in the province. Photo: Mai Hoa

Accordingly, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council agreed with the content of the Provincial People's Committee's proposal on the policy of converting forest use purposes to other purposes for more than 128 hectares of forest to implement projects in the area; including protective forests, production forests and forests planned for other non-forestry purposes.

The Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council also examined the draft resolution on handling the remaining undisbursed capital under the public investment plan from the local budget in 2021 and 2020 extending to 2021.