Leaders of Nghe An departments and branches clarify the reason for the delay in supplying cement for new rural construction.
(Baonghean.vn) - This morning (December 8), at the discussion session in the hall of the 4th Session of the 18th Provincial People's Council, leaders of Nghe An's departments and branches explained the reasons for the slow cement supply.
Previously, at the afternoon discussion session (December 7), the opinions of the Provincial People's Council delegates reflected the slow supply of cement to localities implementing the new rural construction program. The Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Council requested relevant departments and branches to clarify the matter.
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| Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Van De explains the delay in cement supply. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
Regarding this content, Mr. Nguyen Van De - Director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development said that before 2020, cement was provided in the form of a tender, but this year it had to be organized by bidding. Currently, the bidding procedures have been completed. Due to the implementation of the cement bidding procedures, the cement provision is slower than in previous years. After the bidding is completed, it will be granted to districts and communes to implement the national target program on new rural construction.
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| People of Thanh Long commune (Thanh Chuong) participate in building rural roads. Photo: Mai Hoa |
To clarify the slow supply of cement for new rural construction, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung - Deputy Director of the Department of Finance further explained: 2021 is the first year of implementing Resolution No. 24/2020/NQ-HDND dated December 13, 2020 of the People's Council of Nghe An province on a number of support policies in building new rural areas in Nghe An province in the period of 2021-2025. Accordingly, the whole province has 43 communes of 14 districts, 50 villages and hamlets receiving support policies for cement for new rural construction with a total quantity of 82,650 tons of cement.
Up to now, the Department of Finance is carrying out the bidding for cement supply for new rural construction.
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| Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Thanh Tung clarified the reason for the slow supply of cement to support new rural construction. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
According to Mr. Tung, the reason for the slow supply is due to the bidding process. Specifically: due to the registration needs of districts, communes, villages, and hamlets until June 2021, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Department of Finance to coordinate with the relevant departments to carry out bidding procedures. This is the first year of the year that the survey work, determining the route to establish the transportation price takes a lot of time (the survey alone takes about 5 months to establish the price).
On the other hand, there are quite a lot of cement suppliers this time, mainly located in mountainous areas. In the context of the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, choosing a consulting contractor to implement the project has encountered many difficulties.
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| Delegates attending the discussion session in the hall. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
"Up to now, the Department of Finance has completed the bidding, and it is expected that in December, cement will be supplied to units that benefit from the new rural cement support policy. The Department of Finance and the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development will report to the Provincial People's Committee and the Provincial People's Council to allow the extension of the cement supply period to 2022 to provide cement to the beneficiary localities." - Deputy Director of the Department of Finance Nguyen Thanh Tung said.