(Baonghean.vn) - The project to build a settlement village for 54 ethnic minority households in Thung Chanh area (Tho Son - Anh Son) has been implemented for many years but is still in disarray. The only item, the 3km road into the village, is also damaged and seriously degraded.
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| The project was implemented according to Decision 33/2007/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister. Finding the settlement project area in Thung Chanh is not simple, many local people when asked did not know about this project even though it was approved by the competent authority in 2009 and implemented in 2011. In the photo: The inter-village road of Tho Son commune leads to the settlement project area in Thung Chanh. |
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| This is an asphalt road, the only item of the project invested in with a total cost of over 2.7 billion VND, with a length of nearly 3km. According to the design, the road has a surface width of 3.5m, but now many sections are covered by bushes and are only more than 2m wide,.. |
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| On the project route, there are 5 spillways, 2 of which have collapsed and been swept away by floodwaters. |
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| Talking about the spillway bridge on the project route, officials and people in this area humorously imitated the song "Boat and Sea" saying: "The bridge is in one place, and... the stream is in another place." |
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| In reality, due to poor structure and construction quality, just one flood can wash away the bridge, leaving behind concrete blocks. |
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| The spillway was damaged so people had to wade through the stream to get to the production site. |
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| This small culvert has also collapsed and can collapse at any time if there is heavy rain or flood. |
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| The surface of the road leading to the resettlement area has many damaged sections, just like worn gravel. |
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| Some sections of the road have now been eroded and are now covered with bushes. |
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| Some people in Tho Son commune, especially the Thai ethnic people in Khe Trang Ha and Khe Trang Thuong villages, due to lack of land for production, have built camps in the Thung Chanh area even though the settlement area has not been planned. |
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| The family of Loc Van Cong (Khe Trang Ha hamlet, Tho Son commune) is an example. Mr. Cong is one of 54 households that registered for resettlement but "have been waiting for 6 years and still have not seen any implementation". |
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| Every day, Mr. Cong's family has to travel about 10km from their home to the family's camp to produce. |
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| Asked about the project and the quality of construction of the road and spillway bridge in Khe Trang Ha school hamlet, Mr. Loc Van Hai replied that people were tired of waiting for the project; and the construction quality was extremely poor. |
Nhat Lan - Pham Bang
