The 20-storey hotel project of Hoanh Son Group causes subsidence and cracks in houses in Vinh city.

According to the petition for help from Ms. Phung Thi Cuc and Ms. Phung Thi Lan (Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City) sent to Nghe An Newspaper: According to the petition, due to the construction of the project by Hoanh Son Group Joint Stock Company, the houses of the two women (No. 31 and No. 33 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street) are currently in a state of serious damage, at risk of collapsing at any time.

“Due to the fact that the construction plan was not properly implemented, the bored pile drilling and foundation construction seriously affected the two houses. This led to the separation of the house foundation and yard, cracked walls, with 7-10 cm wide cracks, all ceiling beams and pillars with serious horizontal cracks, and the entire house walls were cracked…”

Houses No. 31 and 33 of Mrs. Phung Thi Lan and Mrs. Phung Thi Cuc on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street. Photo: Nhat Lan

Also in the second petition, she informed that this was the third time she had written a petition for help to the authorities and the press. The reason why she had to continue writing such a petition was because in December 2019, when she wrote the second petition for help, the Vinh City People's Committee responded in Official Dispatch No. 7733/UBND-QLDT dated December 31, 2019. The Vinh City People's Committee assigned relevant units to coordinate with the Hung Dung Ward People's Committee and Hoanh Son Joint Stock Company to organize an inspection of the construction work, make a record of violations... and report before January 10, 2020.

However, it was not until January 10, 2020 that Hoanh Son Joint Stock Company sent representatives to Tan Tien block to meet with households whose houses were adjacent to the project. And it is worth mentioning that at this meeting, the company representative beat around the bush, shirked responsibility, and could not come up with a solution...

Construction items of the 20-storey hotel project of Hoanh Son Group Joint Stock Company are under construction. Photo: Nhat Lan

The two women requested: “We urgently request that the competent authorities quickly intervene to protect the people's rights, limit property damage, avoid possible unfortunate consequences, and at the same time demonstrate respect for the law…”.

On July 10, 2019, Hoanh Son Group Joint Stock Company was granted License No. 57.GP/SXD by the Department of Construction to construct the following items: Hotel, auxiliary buildings of the Hoanh Son Commercial Center, Hotel and General Services Project in Hung Dung Ward (Vinh City).

Project documents of Hoanh Son Group Corporation in Hung Dung Ward (Vinh City). Photo: Nhat Lan

The hotel has 20 floors and 1 basement; the height of the building is up to 74.9m. License No. 57.GP/SXD clearly states that the investor must be responsible for compensating for damages caused by the construction of the building affecting neighboring buildings.