The Provincial People's Council gave opinions on adjusting the investment capital plan for developing ethnic minority and mountainous areas.

Scene of the review meeting. Photo: MH

Attending the review 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: Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thi An Chung - Deputy Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; leaders of a number of provincial departments, agencies and branches..

Specifically, the draft resolution proposes to change the project of a rigid bridge across the Nam Mo River, connecting Muong Xen town to Ta Ca commune, Ky Son district (in the list of projects and capital plan under Project 4 (sub-project 1) of the National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas issued with Resolution No. 45, dated October 12, 2022 and Resolution No. 62, issued on December 9, 2022 of the Provincial People's Council) to build a rigid bridge across the Nam Mo River, connecting Chieu Luu commune, Ky Son district (National Highway 7) with 5 inner communes of the district.

Comrade Que Thi Tram Ngoc - Deputy Head of the Ethnic Committee, Provincial People's Council requested the advisory body to draft the resolution to clarify the reason for the proposed transfer of the investment project. Photo: MH

Based on the submission and draft resolution submitted by the Provincial People's Committee, the members attending the review meeting raised a number of issues related to the reasons for transferring the project, ensuring maximum project efficiency.

On the other hand, delegates expressed concerns: Will the project transfer increase the total investment capital of the project compared to the total capital of the approved project list? At the same time, it is necessary to calculate and clarify the structure of the bridge and the connecting road to the bridge to ensure the project is implemented smoothly, without other factors arising during the project investment and construction process.

Comrade Cao Tien Trung - Standing Member of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee, Provincial People's Council discussed at the inspection. Photo: MH

The opinions raised at the meeting were explained and clarified by the representative of the Ky Son district leadership, comrade Nguyen Huu Minh - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the District People's Committee. Specifically, the 2022 flood in Ky Son changed the flow of the Nam Mo River through the town. In Chieu Luu commune, the suspension bridge across the Nam Mo River was built a long time ago, but is now degraded, not meeting the travel needs of the people and the development and trade connection requirements between the outer and inner regions of the district.

The proposal to transfer the project has been carefully surveyed by the district in coordination with the Department of Transport, and approved by the Party Committee, the District People's Council and the people's opinions. Accordingly, the total investment capital of the new project is equivalent to the approved project with more than 48 billion VND.

Comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council requested departments, branches and localities to continue reviewing the implementation of the 3 National Target Programs to promptly adjust and supplement any shortcomings. Photo: MH

Comrade Nguyen Huu Minh - Deputy Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Ky Son district explained and clarified the project transfer. Photo: MH

Speaking at the meeting, comrade Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council agreed with the submission and draft resolution of the Provincial People's Committee on cutting the capital plan for building a rigid bridge across the Nam Mo River in Muong Xen town to supplement the list of projects and capital plan for building the Xieng Thu rigid bridge across the Nam Mo River in Chieu Luu commune to submit to the Provincial People's Council for consideration and approval at the upcoming thematic session.

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Nam Dinh also requested departments, branches and localities to continue reviewing the implementation of the 3 National Target Programs, especially the investment portfolio of projects, which contents need to be adjusted or replaced to promptly propose implementation, avoiding discovering adjustments after the capital disbursement time runs out.

Comrade Lo Thi Kim Ngan - Standing Member of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Ethnic Minorities Committee of the Provincial People's Council spoke at the verification meeting. Photo: MH

Based on the comments of the members, Comrade Lo Thi Kim Ngan - Standing Member of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Ethnic Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested the agency drafting the draft resolution to absorb and supplement the opinions raised at the review to complete the submission and draft resolution to send to the Ethnic Committee of the Provincial People's Council before submitting it to the Provincial People's Council at the next thematic session.