Efforts to hand over the entire site of Tho Loc Industrial Park Project Phase I before October 30

Attending the meeting were comrade Bui Thanh An - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; leaders of departments, branches, Dien Chau district and VSIP Nghe An Company Limited.

There are still many problems and difficulties

The project to invest in construction and business of infrastructure of Tho Loc Industrial Park phase 1, invested by VSIP Nghe An Company Limited, was approved in principle by the Prime Minister in February 2023.

The project area is 500 hectares, of which phase 1 is 300.2 hectares, phase 2 is 199.8 hectares; total investment is more than 3,826 billion VND. Currently, the investor is implementing legal procedures according to regulations.

Regarding compensation and site clearance, up to now, Dien Chau district has issued decisions to reclaim 302.85 ha/500 ha of land; of which, the land reclaim and site clearance compensation have been completed for an area of ​​278.96 ha. Currently, there are still 197.15 ha of land that have not been completed for compensation and site clearance.

According to Chairman of Dien Chau District People's Committee Tang Van Luyen, there are 6 households in Dien Tho commune with an area of ​​1.13 hectares that have not received compensation for site clearance; 68 households with an area of ​​16.8 hectares, despite being mobilized many times, still have not signed the site clearance documents.

Within the project land, there are still problems related to the tunnel brick factory of Construction Joint Stock Company No. 3 with an area of ​​6.9 hectares that has not been cleared.

Although this factory has been operating since 2007, it has not completed legal procedures as prescribed and has not fulfilled its obligations to the State.

Besides, the relocation and compensation plan for the irrigation canal system managed by Bac Irrigation Company Limited have not been resolved.

At the working session, leaders of departments, branches, units and Dien Chau district focused on analyzing and discussing solutions to resolve problems and difficulties in site clearance compensation.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Thanh An requested to handle people's petitions in accordance with regulations; prepare construction protection plans when necessary. In particular, the sectors need to organize dialogues with businesses to resolve problems, in the spirit of ensuring harmony of interests.

Proactively and actively resolve issues to effectively implement the project

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung highly appreciated the efforts and responsibilities of departments, branches, Dien Chau district, and investors in implementing site clearance work to implement the Tho Loc Industrial Park Project Phase I.

Reviewing the results up to this point, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that these are remarkable results. However, this is a key project to attract investment in the province, but after nearly 1.5 years of implementation, the results have not met expectations and requirements, affecting the province's investment attraction work. Among the problems, there are causes and responsibilities of local authorities.

However, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also shared the difficulties of Dien Chau district when it had to carry out site clearance for many important projects at the same time. Meanwhile, resources, especially human resources, are limited; in practice, many problems and difficulties have arisen, so despite efforts and attempts, the results have not met the requirements.

To ensure the progress of handing over the site to investors for project implementation, in the coming time, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested Dien Chau district to continue to focus on and prioritize site clearance for the Tho Loc Industrial Park Project Phase I.

Dien Chau district needs to strengthen propaganda and mobilize people to agree and support to complete the approval of the compensation and site clearance plan for the entire project, trying to complete it before September 30, 2024; Pay people before October 15, hand over the entire project site before October 30, 2024.

Regarding the area of ​​1.13 hectares of 6 households in Dien Tho commune and households that have not signed the inventory records, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the People's Committee of Dien Chau district to continue to propagate, mobilize, and persuade people to understand and comply. At the same time, complete the records and procedures to enforce land recovery in stages, hand over the above area before July 31, 2024; and resolve people's petitions in accordance with regulations.

Regarding the land area of ​​the tunnel brick factory, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee requested the sectors and Dien Chau district to consider and advise on a solution that is both appropriate to the actual situation and in accordance with regulations, ensuring the harmony of interests between the State and enterprises. The Department of Finance shall preside over and coordinate with the Department of Construction, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and relevant agencies to organize a dialogue with enterprises to clarify related issues; strive to complete in August 2024.

Regarding the drainage canal of the Northern Irrigation Company Limited, the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Finance to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, the People's Committee of Dien Chau district, and the Northern Irrigation Company Limited to urgently work, review, research, and advise the Provincial People's Committee before June 20, 2024.

For the VSIP - Tho Loc Industrial Park drainage system project, Dien Chau District People's Committee presides over and coordinates with the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board to urgently implement the site clearance and recovery work to ensure the project is implemented on schedule, before August 30, 2024.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duc Trung also assigned the Southeast Economic Zone Management Board to preside over and coordinate with VSIP Nghe An, work with departments, branches, and Dien Chau district to grasp the situation, promptly resolve and remove obstacles in the project implementation process, to ensure progress as required; urgently complete procedures for relocating the power system, and complete the project in the first quarter of 2025.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment focuses on and urgently deploys documents and procedures to auction mineral exploitation rights and grant mineral exploitation licenses for land mines in Dien Loi commune, Dien Chau district in accordance with regulations; meeting the demand for land use for industrial park leveling.

Comrade Nguyen Duc Trung also requested VSIP Nghe An Company Limited to promptly complete legal procedures; proactively source funds for compensation and site clearance; and closely coordinate with departments, branches and localities to promptly handle arising issues.