Establish an interdisciplinary delegation to comprehensively inspect the project of the Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation in Vinh city.

On August 11, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 6088/UBND-CN on reporting and advising on the handling plan for the project of Commercial Service Area, Office for Lease, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City to the Departments: Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Planning and Investment, Finance; Provincial Tax Department and Vinh City People's Committee.

The land for the project of the Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation on Le Nin Avenue, Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Official dispatch No. 6088/UBND-CN has the following content:

The Provincial People's Committee received Document No. 4627/STNMT-QLDD dated August 5, 2022 of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the proposal to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team to comprehensively inspect and review the project of Commercial service area, office for lease, high-rise apartment building in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city, invested by Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu commented as follows:

Request the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to properly implement the direction of the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 2790/UBND-CN dated April 20, 2022, take the lead in coordinating with relevant agencies to review documents and procedures for grantingland use rights certificate, transfer of land belonging to the above project. If the transfer of land use rights and the issuance of land use right certificates at the project are not in accordance with the provisions of law or if there are other violations at the project, it is necessary to propose a specific handling plan for the Provincial People's Committee to consider and decide.

In case it is necessary to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team to review and advise the Provincial People's Committee to comprehensively handle the project's issues: Assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to advise on the decision to establish the team, in which the leader of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment will be the head of the inspection team. Complete the review and advise the Provincial People's Committee before August 30, 2022.

Part of the project area for commercial services, office for rent, high-rise apartment buildings in Hung Dung ward has become a restaurant. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Previously, on April 20, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 2790/UBND-CN assigning the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to preside over and coordinate with relevant departments, branches, sectors and localities to review records and procedures for granting land use right certificates and land transfer for the project of Commercial Service Area, Office for Lease, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City, invested by Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation.

On August 5, 2022, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued Official Dispatch No. 4627/STNMTQLDD requesting the Provincial People's Committee to establish an Interdisciplinary Inspection Team to comprehensively inspect and review the project of Commercial Service Area, Office for Lease, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward, invested by Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation in Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City.

The reason stated by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment in Official Dispatch No. 4627/STNMTQLDD, is as follows: Carrying out the assigned tasks, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has reviewed the documents and proposed a plan to handle the Project of Commercial Service Area, Office for Lease, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward; On July 17, 2022, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment issued Official Dispatch No. 4202/STNMTQLDD to the Departments, branches, and localities: Planning and Investment, Construction, Finance, Provincial Tax Department and Vinh City People's Committee to ask for opinions.

Up to now, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has received comments from the Departments, branches and the People's Committee of Vinh City. However, the departments and branches still have different opinions on handling previous violations of the law by the investor, on land division, granting of land use right certificates, transfer of land use right and proposed plan to handle the Project of Commercial Service Area, Office for rent, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward.

This is a project that was granted an investment certificate by the Provincial People's Committee in 2010. Up to now, the investor has transferred the land use rights to other land users; the consideration of the proposed contents of the project involves the responsibilities of many departments, branches, and Vinh City People's Committee. Therefore, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment respectfully requests the Provincial People's Committee to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team led by the Department of Planning and Investment, with the departments of Natural Resources and Environment, Construction, Justice, and Vinh City People's Committee participating as members to inspect, review, and advise the Provincial People's Committee to comprehensively handle the project's issues.

Part of the project area of ​​the Vietnam-Laos Economic Cooperation Corporation on Lenin Avenue has become a place for trading ornamental plants and flowers. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Responding to a reporter from Nghe An Newspaper on August 17, 2022, a responsible officer of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment said that after receiving Official Dispatch No. 6088/UBND-CN dated August 11, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department continued to send a document to the Provincial People's Committee. In particular, reporting to the Provincial People's Committee on the establishment of an interdisciplinary inspection team to inspect, review and advise the Provincial People's Committee to comprehensively handle the project's issues is necessary; requesting the Provincial People's Committee to decide to establish an interdisciplinary inspection team headed by the leader of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in accordance with the direction of the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch 6088/UBND-CN.

On April 1, 2022, the Provincial People's Council's Supervisory Delegation also inspected the implementation of the project of Commercial Service Area, Office for Lease, High-rise Apartment Building in Hung Dung Ward, Vinh City. Thereby, the information was recorded, the project was approved by the Provincial People's Committee for detailed construction planning at a scale of 1/500 and granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights in 2010 with a total area assigned to the field of 4,056 m²In 2018, the Provincial People's Committee allowed the investor to transfer land use rights for this project. Currently, on an area of ​​more than 4,056 m²Initially, there was 1 project with 1 investor, now there are 3 projects of 3 different investors. The project of Commercial service area, office for rent, high-rise apartment building in Hung Dung ward, Vinh city was also inspected 3 times by the interdisciplinary delegation of the Provincial People's Committee in 2013, 2016 and 2021...