Directions for handling problems on the North-South expressway section passing through Dong Cua production area, Hung Tay commune (Hung Nguyen)
(Baonghean.vn) - Because the irrigation system for production was blocked and the underpass for people across the North-South Expressway had not been connected to the traffic road, on March 18, 2024, some households in Hung Thinh hamlet, Hung Tay commune (Hung Nguyen) prevented the contractor from constructing...
People petition
Information on the North-South expressway section through Hung Tay commune (Hung Nguyen) occurred that some local people prevented the construction contractor from coming to Nghe An Newspaper on the morning of March 23. The reason, as the source said, was becauseNorth-South Expressway, Dien Chau - Bai Vot sectionThe route will be opened in just over a month, but the problem of irrigation congestion in the production area of Hung Thinh hamlet (Hung Tay commune) has not been resolved, so people are worried, leading to obstruction of construction.
Contacting the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district immediately afterward, the reporter was confirmed that this incident had occurred. Mr. Hoang Anh Tien - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, discussed: "We are working with Hung Tay commune, Project Management Board 6 and the project enterprise to dialogue with related households to resolve these issues. Our point of view is to listen to the people, consider everything thoroughly, find solutions, thereby, recommending competent authorities to promptly handle the problems so that the North - South expressway project, Dien Chau - Bai Vot section, can be constructed on schedule...".
Studying the actual production area of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet (also known as Dong Cua area), the rice fields along the North-South expressway (West) are quite abandoned; within the scope of this expressway section, there is a residential underpass (completed), but instead of connecting to the traffic road, it is connecting to the rice field banks.
Here, the head of Hung Thinh hamlet, Mr. Nguyen Van Thi, said that on March 18, some households in the hamlet prevented the contractor from constructing the project. Regarding the cause, the design process of the North-South expressway project did not install an irrigation system to bring long-term irrigation water to 1.6 hectares of people's rice fields; in addition, the underpass was designed in the wrong location, inappropriate, and not connected to the traffic road. When people had comments, the commune reported to the superiors for consideration and handling. In October 2023, an inspection team came to inspect the field, and stated that they would handle the people's petition in the direction of reporting to the competent authority to reclaim and clear the entire area of agricultural land that the people of Hung Thinh hamlet could no longer cultivate. People in Hung Thinh hamlet agreed with this plan, but after many days of waiting, the petition was not resolved, while the North-South expressway was nearing its opening date, so people were worried, leading to actions to prevent the contractor from constructing.
As a participant in the meeting on the morning of March 23, Hamlet Chief Nguyen Van Thi said that at the meeting, the people of Hung Thinh Hamlet raised 3 recommendations. First, consider reclaiming land or building a water canal system for people to produce; second, connect the underpass with the traffic road to facilitate travel, especially ensuring fire prevention in the assigned forest area; third, consider compensating for damages during the time people cannot produce in Dong Cua, starting from the time of construction of the North-South Expressway.
“At the meeting, the District People’s Committee, the Project Management Board, and the project enterprise all agreed that the people’s petitions were well-founded. Therefore, it was discussed that the Provincial People’s Committee would be asked to reclaim the entire 1.6-hectare area of Dong Cua; and to connect the underpass with the traffic road. At the same time, petitions about the losses due to lack of production in the past few seasons were also recorded for consideration and handling…”, Village Chief Nguyen Van Thi discussed.
Asked about the thoughts of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet at this time, Mr. Nguyen Van Thi replied: “The people of Hung Thinh have always strictly followed the law for many years. The reason for the obstruction of construction is because the people's petitions were considered legitimate but were slow to be resolved. After the meeting on March 23, the people's thoughts have stabilized. As grassroots cadres, we hope that these issues will be resolved completely, avoiding bad elements taking advantage of the situation to incite…”.
Progress issues
Inquiry, the problems of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet have been proposed to be handled many times by the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune. For example, on December 12, 2023, Document No. 737/UBND-NN was sent to the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district and related agencies, in which it was reported:“In the Bau Cua area west of the highway, people currently use the overflow method to supply water for rice fields, but when constructing the highway in this production area, no irrigation culverts were arranged across the road, affecting 1.6 hectares of people's production land without irrigation water. It is recommended to add water culverts to ensure water supply for production for the people or reclaim the remaining area for the people.”. Also in this document, the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune stated:“Recently, there have been signs that some citizens intend to block construction vehicles, but the Commune People's Committee has organized propaganda and mobilized people to create favorable conditions for the contractor to carry out construction…”.
On March 5, 2024, the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune continued to have Document No. 150/Ttr-UBND on the matter."Proposal to overcome traffic congestion caused by construction of the North-South expressway through Hung Tay commune"sent to Project Management Board 6, Hung Nguyen District People's Committee and many related agencies and units. Pointing out a series of bottlenecks in the area, Hung Tay Commune People's Committee proposed to handle the content that Hung Thinh hamlet residents are waiting for with the following content:“It is proposed to add a culvert across the road or have a compensation plan to clear 1.6 hectares of land in Dong Cua area, Hung Thinh hamlet (west of the highway). The current situation is flood irrigation but in the design there is no water channel to serve the above area, people have abandoned 3 crops.”
On the side of the project enterprise (Phuc Thanh Hung Investment Joint Stock Company), in 2023, they participated in the inspection and discussed the plan to resolve the petitions of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet. This information is shown in the Field Minutes made on March 20, 2024 (with the participation of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune, Project Management Board 6...). Accordingly, from October 11, 2023, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district issued Document No. 2008/UBND-NN proposing to handle a number of contents related to the Dien Chau - Bai Vot Project. After that, the project enterprise organized an inspection and determined the scope of the cultivated fields in the area of section Km456+600 - Km456+850 (Dong Cua area - PV) without an irrigation canal system but mainly took water for cultivation by overflow; when the highway passed, the supply of production water to the fields was interrupted; On the other hand, this area does not have a water supply system plan, so there is no basis for arranging suitable sewers and ditches. At this time, the project enterprise and the parties agree to request the authorities at all levels to consider planning to build a suitable production water supply system, ensuring the efficiency of production and cultivation...
Because the petition of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet was well-founded, after the incident on February 18, 2024, Project Management Board 6 sent Document No. 478/BQLDA6-VPHTDC-BV dated March 21, 2024 to the Provincial People's Committee. Here, in addition to the information about the construction contractor being prevented from performing construction, Project Management Board 6 recommended:
“On March 20, 2024, the project enterprise and relevant agencies organized a site inspection and worked with the People's Committee of Hung Tay Commune and the Head of Hung Thinh Hamlet. After the meeting, the parties agreed to complete the project and open it to traffic according to the direction of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Transport (April 30, 2024), requesting authorities at all levels to urgently recover the above agricultural land area (please attach 2 site inspection records).
There is very little time left to complete the project. In order to complete the project on schedule, Project Management Board 6 respectfully requests the People's Committee of Nghe An province to direct the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, the People's Committee of Hung Tay commune and relevant agencies to mobilize people's support and have plans to ensure security and order so that the investor and contractor can carry out the construction to ensure the required progress; at the same time, request the authorities at all levels to urgently recover the agricultural land area that the parties have agreed upon in the above minutes.
Quickly resolve people's petitions
Contacting the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district on March 26, it was discussed that the issues related to the people of Hung Thinh hamlet, Hung Tay commune had been inspected by the district, Project Management Board 6, and the project enterprise, discussed solutions, and reported to the superior agencies since October 2023. However, the agreed solutions have not been thoroughly resolved. After the incident on March 18, Project Management Board 6 and the project enterprise both sent reports to the Provincial People's Committee; with the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district, after the dialogue with the people on March 23, there will also be a report sent to the Provincial People's Committee soon.
Mr. Hoang Anh Tien - Vice Chairman of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee, said: "Hung Nguyen District People's Committee will propose to the Provincial People's Committee to direct the implementation of land recovery in Dong Cua area according to its authority, and the land recovery cost will come from the site clearance source of the North - South Expressway Project. Regarding the proposal to connect the traffic route with the underpass for people, it is recommended that the Provincial People's Committee report to the Ministry of Transport to consider the return of the intra-field road, creating convenience for people to travel, especially the participation of people in forest fire prevention and fighting on Luoi Hai mountain...".
In fact, on the scene on March 25, we found that the petitions of the people of Hung Thinh hamlet, Hung Tay commune were well-founded, stemming from the problems arising from the construction of the North-South Expressway Project. Leading to the situation of construction obstruction on March 18, was because the petitions of the people were slow to be resolved. Through the field survey, it also showed that the volume of construction of the North-South Expressway through Hung Tay commune is still very large, while the completion and opening time according to the direction of the Prime Minister is only more than 1 month. Therefore, to ensure that the construction of the North-South Expressway is not delayed, it is necessary to promptly resolve the issues related to the above-mentioned incident!
