Proposal for billion-dollar project in Nghe An to transfer compensation money soon to ensure progress

The Hemaraj 1 Industrial Park project has started and is completing procedures for implementation. Currently, the Nghi Loc District People's Committee has issued 6 decisions on land acquisition and approved compensation plans for 998 households with agricultural land and 352 households with a total amount of over 201 billion VND, the recovered area is over 119 hectares.

Guidance for Nghi Loc residents on procedures for receiving compensation and support. Photo: Tran Chau

The District People's Committee has also coordinated with WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Joint Stock Company to complete the dossier on converting the purpose of using protective forest land and submit it to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in accordance with regulations.

After the Provincial People's Committee and WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Joint Stock Company transferred 60,498,826,081 VND, equivalent to 30% of the BT and HT funds approved by the District People's Committee in 6 Decisions, the District People's Committee coordinated with the People's Committees of the communes to organize the payment to households. Up to now, according to the report, 51.1 billion VND has been paid to 995 households; of which, households with agricultural land have been paid equivalent to 30% of the total approved amount; BT and HT money for graves has been paid 100% to the families and relatives of the graves (the difference of 70% is taken from the money for ownerless graves that has not been paid to the Commune People's Committee).

Although they have received 30% of the compensation in advance, most households in Nghi Long and Nghi Thuan communes have requested the State and investors to pay the remaining 70% of the compensation by March 2018 at the latest (currently, 143 households have not received the money because they requested a one-time payment of 100% of the approved compensation and support costs and compensation and support costs for areas outside the planning area).

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hai - Vice Chairman of Nghi Loc District People's Committee said: To avoid people continuing to cultivate and produce rice and crops in the project planning area, the District People's Committee has requested WHA Hemaraj Nghe An Joint Stock Company to promptly transfer the remaining budget of VND 141,163,927,521, equivalent to 70% of the budget approved by the District People's Committee.

It is known that up to now, 1,105/1,196 households have agricultural land and 28 clans, the People's Committee of the commune with 352 graves have signed compensation and support records for agricultural land, an area of ​​over 120 hectares.