Many households at the foot of Quyet Mountain are worried about landslides when the rainy and stormy season comes.
(Baonghean.vn) - For many years now, people living near Quyết Mountain, Vinh City have always had to live in fear of landslides when the rainy and stormy season comes. However, up to now, the implementation of the construction of resettlement sites for people has not been completed.
Almost died because of the landslide and rocks collapsing into the house
Although more than a year has passed, Ms. Thai Thi Hai, house number 211, Ngo Thi Nham street, still cannot forget the moment of miraculous escape from the landslide on Quyet mountain. Ms. Hai confided: I still remember very clearly the evening of September 28, 2022. At that time, it was raining heavily, I was in front of the house when I heard rustling sounds, then the sound of earth and rocks falling loudly behind the house. Everyone in the house could only run out into the street. In just a moment, the entire bedroom, kitchen area of the family and many properties were crushed by rocks weighing many tons...
“Luckily it was still early, otherwise I would have been crushed by this mass of earth, rock, and concrete, unable to escape...”, Ms. Hai was still trembling.
Visiting Mrs. Hai's house after 1 year, the scene has not changed much. The giant rock weighing about several tons is still in the same position. The surrounding area has been cleaned up by the family. The difference is that now, the family's living things have been moved to the front, about 10 meters away from the rock for more safety.
Not far away, Mr. Dau Doan Khanh's family was also a household whose house was hit by landslides more than a year ago. After that terrible landslide, Mr. Khanh's family now lives less in this house and has moved inside. The site of the landslide is now a car repair shop, and the family no longer dares to do business or live there whenever they hear of storms.
Mr. Khanh said: In nearly 60 years of living here, I have never seen such a strong landslide on Quyet mountain. Luckily, my family was not present at the scene when the soil and rocks fell. It was not until 2 months after the landslide that we were able to clean up and transport all the soil and rocks and stabilize them again. We also determined that this was only a temporary place to live, because who would dare to live in this area for a long time? Recently, I spent tens of millions of dong to build stone embankments to prevent landslides, however, this is only a temporary solution.
The feelings of Ms. Hai and Mr. Khanh are also the feelings of about 100 households living near landslides on the side of Quyet mountain in Trung Do ward, Vinh city, of which 17 households are at the highest risk and must be urgently evacuated.
People shared that during the heavy rains at the end of September 2023, many people had to take refuge with relatives to ensure safety; no one dared to sleep overnight, especially households in high-risk areas. The belongings of these families were also neatly arranged, as soon as there was a risk, they would be ready to take their belongings and "run".
According to the reporter's observation, the area along Quyet mountain running along Ngo Thi Nham street, Trung Do ward has many landslides. Among them, there are about 3 large points. At these points, the soil and rocks are weak, the cracks can be clearly seen with the naked eye and are only 3-5 meters away from houses. If there is heavy rain, the soil and rocks are soaked with water for a long time, the recurrence of landslides is inevitable.
Speed up the relocation process
Faced with the constant risk of landslides every year, threatening the lives and property of people living along Quyet mountain, the authorities of Vinh city and Trung Do ward have met many times to discuss plans to relocate households, especially those at high risk, and arrange resettlement sites for people, however, up to now, there are still many difficulties.
On November 10, 2022, Vinh City People's Committee issued Decision No. 5198/QD-UBND on the establishment of a Working Group, issued Plan No. 274/KH-UBND dated December 14, 2022 on the implementation of the resettlement plan for households in the landslide risk area of Quyet mountain, Trung Do ward.
After that, the Vinh City Working Group organized a meeting with 17 households at high risk of being affected by landslides and rockslides in Dung Quyet Mountain; announced plans and solutions for compensation, relocation and resettlement in the direction of not establishing investment projects and grasping the wishes and proposals of the households.
Pursuant to the provisions on compensation, support and resettlement: Point e, Clause 1, Point d, Clause 2, Article 65; Clause 1, Article 79; Clause 3, Article 87 of the 2013 Land Law; Article 6, Article 16 and Article 22 of Decree No. 47/2014/ND-CP dated May 15, 2014 of the Government; Article 14 of Decision No. 24/2022/QD-UBND dated February 14, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee, the area of the resettlement land plot ≤ 150.0m2/lot, smaller than the local land allocation limit; for houses and constructions serving daily life attached to land of households and individuals, support is equal to 30% of the compensation value.
During the working process, most households did not agree with the compensation and resettlement support levels according to these regulations. Households said that the compensation levels were not reasonable because some households had large land use areas, high assets on land, and unsatisfactory compensation levels...
Currently, Vinh City is implementing a public investment project from the city's budget, carrying out compensation and site clearance work like other projects so that people can have more benefits, moving towards unifying the plan for quick relocation.
On May 31, 2023, the Vinh City People's Council approved the investment policy for the project: Preventing landslides on Quyết Mountain (phase 1) in Resolution No. 01/NQ-HDND. Currently, the city has assigned the Land Fund Development Center to implement the project. This unit is preparing a survey task profile and preparing a project feasibility study report.
On October 12, 2023, Trung Do Ward People's Committee issued Notice No. 55/TB-UBND on the implementation of the project: Preventing landslides on Quyet mountain (phase 1), Trung Do Ward, Vinh City to the Party Committee, the Executive Committee of Block 2, Block 3 and 17 high-risk households; at the same time, explained to the households about the compensation and support policies according to current legal regulations.
In the immediate future, households living in the Quyết Mountain landslide area need to proactively monitor the weather and prepare plans for when there is rain and wind. Local authorities will also increase propaganda and arrange forces to be on standby to support people in evacuating when an emergency occurs...
Mr. Tran Quang Dai - Chairman of People's Committee of Trung Do Ward, Vinh City.
