Thousands of square meters of prime land left abandoned in the center of Nam Dan district
(Baonghean.vn) - Located along National Highway 46 through the center of Nam Dan district, there are currently rows of old houses of some agencies in Nam Dan district that are abandoned. Although local departments and agencies have met many times to discuss solutions, they have not yet been able to completely resolve the issue...
Waste of gold
In the town centerNam DanThere is a land plot of 5 old agencies: Nam Dan District Police, Nam Dan District Cultural Center, Nam Dan District Tax Department, Nam Dan District Social Policy Bank and land belonging to the Nam Dan Plaza Building project of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank (OceanBank), with a total area of over 10,400 m2Although these agencies have long since moved elsewhere, this old headquarters building has not yet been resolved, becoming a shabby place, and a place for many people to "parachute" in to do business and trade.
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| The golden land is located next to National Highway 46, in the center of Nam Dan town, stretching from the gate of Phan Boi Chau block to the intersection turning into Nam Dan district People's Committee. Photo: Tien Dong |
In fact, in this area, we found that a long line of old headquarters of the above-mentioned units stretching from the Phan Boi Chau gate to the intersection leading to the Nam Dan District People's Committee is abandoned. In the area of the old Nam Dan District Police reception house, some households have entered the clothing and garment business, and inside the courtyard is a place to gather ornamental plants. Even some old functional rooms have been "requisitioned" as residences.
Asking some local people, we learned that this land has been like this for many years. There was a time when people came to measure, draw, and make a plan, but then it was abandoned and never implemented.
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| Diagram of the land mass. Photo: Tien Dong |
Mr. Nguyen Hong Hai - Chairman of Nam Dan Town People's Committee said: Currently, the above land is assigned to the town for management and protection. Previously, this area was too dirty, so some people asked for permission to plant ornamental plants and sell sportswear, so the town also created conditions for them to clean up this area.
Mr. Nguyen Ho Ba - Head of Finance - Planning Department, Nam Dan District People's Committee said: The district has also held many meetings to resolve this area but has not been able to do so. In 2019, there were also investors coming to establishurban planning, Nam Dan Complex commercial and hotel with an area of 10,437 m2, covering the entire land of 5 units, but later due to regulations on handling public assets, it could not be implemented.
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| In front of the old Nam Dan District Police Headquarters, there are now some people doing business. Photo: Tien Dong |
Assets of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank
According to our research, from 2011 to 2020, the headquarters of these units were recovered and handed over to the People's Committee of Nam Dan district for management. As for the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project, because it is not under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee, it cannot be recovered and handed over to Nam Dan district.
However, according to the adjustment of land use planning to 2020 and the first year land use plan of the adjustment period of Nam Dan district approved by the Provincial People's Committee in Decision No. 365/QD-UBND dated June 12, 2018, the above land areas are planned for commercial, service and infrastructure purposes.
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| Nam Dan Plaza building located at the corner of the intersection is now temporarily used as a car wash and a drink shop. Photo: Tien Dong |
Mr. Nguyen Trung Long - Head of Price and Public Asset Management Department, Nghe An Department of Finance said: Previously, Nam Dan district proposed a plan to plan this entire area into an urban, commercial, and hotel area, however, due to the unresolved issue of the Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank area, it has not been implemented.
Regarding the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank, in March 2010, the Provincial People's Committee granted this project Investment Certificate No. 2712000004. Accordingly, the project implementation progress is from the second quarter of 2010 to the first quarter of 2011.
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| The Nam Dan Plaza building of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank has stopped construction for many years and the People's Committee of Nghe An province has decided to terminate the project. Photo: Tien Dong |
Although the Provincial People's Committee allowed the project to be completed by December 10, 2016, by May 2017, the investor had not submitted to the competent authority to complete the land and construction procedures to continue implementation. In 2017, the interdisciplinary inspection team of the Provincial People's Committee continued to inspect the project implementation and advised the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to issue Decision 2364/QD.UBND dated July 2, 2017 approving the inspection results, terminating the project, revoking the Investment Certificate and canceling related legal documents, and handling the construction work according to the provisions of law.
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| The perspective of the Nam Dan Complex urban, commercial and hotel area in this area was once established by a unit but failed to be implemented. Photo: Tien Dong |
To resolve issues related to the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project, on April 5, 2019, the People's Committee of Nghe An province had a working session with representatives of the leaders of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank and the State Bank of Vietnam, Nghe An branch.
After the working session, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee issued Notice No. 216/TB-UBND dated April 10, 2019 on the Conclusion of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, accordingly, the relevant parties agreed to terminate the operation of the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project in Nam Dan district according to Decision No. 2364/QD-UBND dated June 2, 2017 of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee, requesting Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank to promptly report to the State Bank and the Ministry of Finance to propose a plan to liquidate the project and assets according to current regulations, so that Nghe An province can direct Nam Dan District People's Committee to develop a plan to build public works to serve people in the project area.
Returning to the story of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank, the reason why the handling of the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project requires a decision from the State Bank of Vietnam is because since Ha Van Tham was arrested and sentenced to prison, on April 25, 2015, the State Bank of Vietnam has carried out a compulsory acquisition of Ocean Commercial Joint Stock Bank at a price of 0 VND.
According to Mr. Nguyen Trung Long - Head of Price and Public Asset Management Department, Nghe An Department of Finance, the handling of old headquarters of agencies in Nam Dan district is carried out in accordance with Decree No. 167/2017/ND-CP dated December 31, 2017 and Decree 67/2021/ND-CP dated July 15, 2021 of the Government. Because the Nam Dan Plaza Building Project is currently the property of the State Bank of Vietnam, it is not subject to the arrangement and handling of public assets according to these regulations. Therefore, it is necessary to wait for the liquidation of this project and assets according to regulations, then it can be assigned to the People's Committee of Nam Dan district to carry out the next steps./.
