Nam Dan culvert upgrade and expansion project is behind schedule and over budget.

(Baonghean.vn) - The Nam Dan Sluice upgrade and expansion project started construction in April 2010. This is a key project, listed as an urgent project to overcome floods, but the project is behind schedule.

The project to upgrade and expand Nam Dan sluice and canal system, phase 1 - building a new Nam Dan sluice was approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Decision No. 400/QD/BNN-XD dated February 22, 2010 with a total investment of VND 536,712 billion.

The project, once completed, will provide irrigation water for 20,000 hectares of downstream areas in 5 urban districts: Nam Dan, Hung Nguyen, Nghi Loc, Cua Lo Town, Vinh City. According to the plan, the project was put into use at the end of 2015 but is still not completed.

The water channel system from Nam Dan culvert has been completed.

Mr. Ha Ngoc Lan - Head of Economic and Infrastructure Development Department, Nam Dan District People's Committee said that to serve the project, the district has carried out land clearance, resettlement and handed over almost all the land to the construction units. Currently, the District People's Committee and the investor are looking for land for resettlement of the cemetery on the right bank of the canal and the landfill.

Up to now, the construction unit has achieved over 98% of the allocated capital, completed: the headworks, the pumping station of station 1, the mechanical system, the traffic bridge across National Highway 46, the power line serving the operation and construction. However, the construction package of the management house and the downstream channel is still unfinished.

Construction manager in progress.

Mr. Cao Danh Phu - Deputy Director of Nam Irrigation Company said that during the implementation process, due to the documents having to be adjusted many times, construction on complex geology... the important package of the downstream canal was behind schedule, affecting the project (expected completion date July 30, 2015).

“In order to facilitate the investor to direct the contractors to complete the construction on schedule and put the project into production soon, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Department of Construction Management, and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development need to pay attention and promptly arrange capital. After having the money, we will focus on completing the canal banks, high-pressure lamps... according to the approved design documents,” said Mr. Cao Danh Phu, Deputy Director of Nam Irrigation Company.

Hoa Hiep Company Limited constructs the canal.

The construction process has not yet fully anticipated the difficulties and technical complications, so adjustments have to be made. The site clearance work has resulted in the addition of the cemetery area of ​​Xuan Hoa commune; the waste disposal site requires 5 hectares of large reserves, so the project is increasing its capital by 120 billion VND. While waiting for the total investment to be approved, the Provincial People's Committee has directed the canal to be cleared first.

To focus on accelerating the progress and promoting the effectiveness of the project, relevant levels and sectors need to coordinate to implement the project synchronously and resolutely, first of all, do a good job of site clearance; need to complete the documents and adjust the total investment; focus on quickly constructing the canal clearance package to meet the schedule to complete before the flood season...

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