Strictly assess the need to convert land use purposes in Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Chairman of Nghe An Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son emphasized that it is very difficult to create rice land, so the Department of Natural Resources and Environment needs to closely assess the needs of the districts, and at the same time advise the Provincial People's Committee to assign the target area of rice land to be converted to the localities.
On the morning of June 24, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council organized the review of a number of reports and draft resolutions to be submitted to the Provincial People's Council at the upcoming 9th Session in the field of economy - budget. Attending the review were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.
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| Scene of the interrogation. Photo: Minh Chi |
Reviewing the list of 313 projects and works requiring land acquisition
Regarding the draft resolution on changing the purpose of using rice-growing land, protective forest land, and special-use forest land as prescribed in Clause 1, Article 58 of the Land Law to carry out works and projects in the province; some members of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to review the works and projects to change the purpose of using land to ensure proper authority, and remove from the list of works and projects to change the purpose of using rice-growing land of 10 hectares or more and forest land of 20 hectares or more, because this is under the authority of the Prime Minister.
On the other hand, pay attention to reviewing the areas recovered to carry out works and projects that may violate traffic safety corridors, power grids, dykes, etc. to make adjustments.
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| Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Dinh Viet Hong received the inspection contents of the Provincial People's Council. Photo: Minh Chi |
Regarding the draft resolution approving the list of projects requiring land acquisition as stipulated in Clause 3, Article 62 of the Land Law in the province, the issue raised by the Economic - Budget Committee is that every year the Provincial People's Council reviews and approves the list of projects requiring land acquisition. However, the actual implementation rate of projects and works is low, with some districts only achieving 15 - 20%.
The draft resolution on changing the purpose of using rice fields, protective forest land, and special-use forest land to carry out projects and works submitted to the Provincial People's Council this time with a total area of 338.36 hectares to carry out 219 projects and works. And a list of 313 projects and works requiring land recovery with a total area of 897.04 hectares.
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| Focus on increasing the implementation rate of projects and works for which land has been recovered. Photo: Minh Chi |
Need to be strict in assessing the need to change the purpose of rice land use
Participating in the above two draft resolutions, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son requested that the agency advising on drafting the resolutions must ensure the correct procedures according to regulations. Any works and projects that need to change land use purposes must seek the opinion of the Provincial Party Standing Committee before submitting them to the Provincial People's Council, and must strictly follow the steps.
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also emphasized that it is very difficult to create rice land and every year the Provincial People's Committee submits to the Provincial People's Council to change the purpose of use of rice land. Therefore, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment needs to closely assess the needs of the districts, and at the same time advise the Provincial People's Committee to assign the target area of rice land to be converted to the districts. On the side of the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council, it is necessary to monitor the area of rice land conversion and rice land use in the districts to have strict control.
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| Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Xuan Son said that it is necessary to improve the quality of appraisal of the need to change the purpose of using rice land to implement works and projects proposed by districts, cities and towns. Photo: Minh Chi |
The Chairman of the Provincial People's Council also expressed concern, although Article 58 of the Land Law clearly stipulates that one of the conditions for the State to allow the conversion of land use purposes to implement investment projects is to have financial capacity to ensure effective land use according to the progress of the investment project.
However, in practice, the rate of implementation of works and projects is low, the main reason is the lack of investment resources. Therefore, it is recommended that the Department of Natural Resources and Environment consider increasing the rate of implementation of works and projects with land acquisition.
Also this morning, the Economic - Budget Committee of the Provincial People's Council examined the draft resolution on the policy of converting the purpose of using protective forest land and production forest land according to the provisions of Clause 3, Article 20 of the Forestry Law to implement works and projects in the province; draft resolution on a number of policies for developing rural industries; draft resolution on allocating the career of the National Target Program in 2019; report on the results of reviewing the forestry land fund associated with adjusting the area and boundaries of 3 types of forests in Nghe An province.