Nghe An: Criticizing the Commune Chairman for allowing the illegal conversion of thousands of square meters of agricultural land
(Baonghean.vn) - Verifying the information from the people that the tea factory owner illegally converted thousands of square meters of agricultural land was correct, from January 25, 2022, the Chairman of Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee was criticized by Thanh Chuong District People's Committee, and at the same time requested to strictly handle the violations.
On January 25, 2022, Thanh Chuong District People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 174/UBND-TNMT on handling administrative violations of land atThanh Mai communeSend to the Chairman of the People's Committee of this commune.
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| The agricultural land in Truong Son hamlet, Thanh Mai commune was illegally leveled and converted to another purpose by the owner of the Traditional tea processing factory. Photo: PV |
Official dispatch No. 174/UBND-TNMT has the following content:
Thanh Chuong District People's Committeereceived information from people about the illegal leveling of agricultural land behind the factory of Mr. Le Van Thong in Truong Son hamlet, Thanh Mai commune.
Immediately after receiving the feedback, the District People's Committee assigned the Department of Economy - Infrastructure and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to work directly with the People's Committee of Thanh Mai commune and inspect the scene.
The inspection results showed that the above information reflected by the people was correct. Specifically: At the agricultural production land located adjacent to the back of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory (owned by Mr. Le Van Thong), machines were used to level the ground, fill the soil and build a tie foundation on the agricultural production land.
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| A section of the foundation on agricultural land was illegally leveled and built. Photo: PV |
According to people's feedback, this incident has been happening since the beginning of 2021. People have reported it to Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee but it has not been inspected and handled by the Commune People's Committee.
Regarding this content, the District People's Committee has the following opinion:
Criticize the Chairman of Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee for not properly performing the role and responsibility of the head of local government in detecting, inspecting, preventing and promptly handling administrative violations of land in the area.
Request the Chairman of Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee to take measures to promptly and thoroughly prevent and handle the above violations in accordance with the provisions of law. Absolutely do not allow violators to continue to commit violations and complete the project for use. In the process of preventing and handling violations, if you encounter difficulties or problems with expertise or profession, please contact the specialized departments of the District People's Committee directly for specific instructions.
Report the results of the handling to the District People's Committee (through the Department of Natural Resources and Environment) no later than February 28, 2022. After the above time, if the case is not completely handled, the Chairman of the Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee will be fully responsible before the Chairman of the District People's Committee and before the law.
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| On the illegally leveled and built agricultural land, gravel roads have been formed. Photo: PV |
The case of Mr. Le Van Thong, owner of the Traditional Tea Processing Factory, arbitrarily leveled the ground, organized the construction of a foundation system to illegally convert thousands of square meters of land.2Agricultural land has been reflected by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper in the following articles:People accuse tea factory owner of illegally converting thousands of square meters of agricultural land, commune authorities turn a blind eye?,“The tea factory owner illegally converted thousands of square meters of agricultural land: People's accusations are correct!”, posted on February 15, 2022.
This is a large-scale violation of land law, the acts of transporting soil, leveling the ground, building a foundation system, roads... were carried out over a long period of time, but the Thanh Mai commune government only knew about it and conducted an inspection when directed by the Thanh Chuong District People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 174/UBND-TNMT dated January 25, 2022.
This incident is of interest to readers, therefore, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper will continue to investigate to provide timely information.
