Resolutely recommend to withdraw suspended projects, many years behind schedule in Nghe An

On the morning of July 12, within the framework of the opening session of the 7th meeting, invited delegates and delegates of the Provincial People's Council listened to Mr. Cao Tien Trung - Standing Member of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, Deputy Head of the thematic supervision delegation on suspended projects, projects behind schedule, projects using land for the wrong purpose of the Provincial People's Council report on the results of the thematic supervision of the Provincial People's Council on projects behind schedule, projects using land for the wrong purpose in the province. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Comrades Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the session.

Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee. Also attending were comrades of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee; Vice Chairmen of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation.

Many projects are suspended and behind schedule.

The report clarified that every year, the Provincial People's Committee has directed departments, branches, and district-level People's Committees to review the progress of land use projects, on that basis, to establish interdisciplinary inspection teams of the province.

Since 2016, the Provincial People's Committee has established 6 interdisciplinary inspection teams. The Provincial People's Committee has also issued Decision No. 25 on the regulations for coordinating inspection and post-inspection handling of projects in the province, specifying tasks, implementation methods, and coordination methods in the process of reviewing, reporting, and handling slow-progressing projects, contributing to enhancing the responsibility of sectors and levels.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

In addition to assessing and acknowledging the attention of all levels and sectors in reviewing and handling suspended projects, projects behind schedule, and projects using land for the wrong purposes; the report pointed out a number of shortcomings; analyzed and clarified many objective and subjective causes. It emerged that many projects were not implemented, or were implemented behind schedule, and after being reviewed, inspected, and extended, they were not implemented or were not implemented on schedule after the extension period expired, and continued to be behind schedule. The handling of projects after termination of operations is still slow and has not attracted replacement investment projects.

Delegates attending the meeting. Photo: Thanh Cuong

6 recommendations to focus on

Based on the results of the thematic supervision of projects behind schedule and projects using land for the wrong purposes in the province by the Provincial People's Council, which was carried out in April and May, the report also clearly stated the recommendations of the Provincial People's Council to the Provincial People's Committee to overcome the situation of suspended projects, slow progress, and improper land use in the province:

- Focus on early completion of the establishment, appraisal, approval and announcement of the Nghe An Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050; prioritize resource allocation to build key infrastructure systems, focusing on attracting capable, experienced and reputable investors to invest.

- Amend and supplement Decision No. 72 of the Provincial People's Committee on the order and procedures for implementing investment projects in the province in accordance with newly issued regulations; direct the implementation of strict management of investment deposits and strictly punish projects that violate regulations.

The thematic supervision delegation of the Provincial People's Council directly surveyed a number of slow-progressing projects in Cua Lo town. Photo: Mai Hoa

- Direct departments, branches, localities and relevant units to improve responsibility and quality of investor capacity assessment before approving investment policies; do not approve new investment projects for investors who violate land law provisions.

- Continue to direct departments, branches and localities to regularly review, inspect and supervise the investment implementation of projects; associated with reviewing and classifying slow-progressing projects to have solutions and policies to remove difficulties and obstacles for slow-progressing projects due to objective reasons, especially in site clearance; at the same time, resolutely and synchronously implement solutions to handle and resolutely reclaim land of suspended projects, slow-progressing projects that have been extended for many years, projects that violate investment, construction and land laws due to irresponsibility and incompetence of investors.

After many extensions, many areas of Van Xuan University project are still left abandoned. Photo: Mai Hoa

- Build and operate software to manage investment projects in the whole province to monitor and update project information, serving state management in the fields of investment, construction, land and land-use projects. Publicize information on suspended projects, projects behind schedule, projects using land for the wrong purpose, and projects violating land laws on mass media.

- Advise the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to issue a resolution on strengthening the Party's leadership over investment projects using land in the province; focusing on managing, inspecting, supervising, and handling non-budgetary capital projects using land that are slow to be implemented or not implemented, or using land for the wrong purpose...