Con Cuong temporarily suspends the implementation of the 110 billion VND administrative area construction project
The Standing Committee of Con Cuong District Party Committee has decided to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Project to build a concentrated administrative area in Con Cuong district.
On September 1, 2023, Nghe An Provincial People's Council issued Resolution No. 46/ND-HDND on investment policy for public investment projects, including the Project to build an administrative area (District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and mass organizations) of Con Cuong district.
According to this resolution, the project of the new administrative center of the District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and mass organizations of Con Cuong district is built on a scale of more than 3 hectares in Lien Tra village, Bong Khe commune, Con Cuong district. The land is currently managed by Nghe An Tea Corporation Joint Stock Company, and is being contracted to households growing tea and oranges.
The project includes items such as: 5-storey office building for District Party Committee, People's Council, People's Committee and mass organizations, occupying 1,222.0 m2; office of the Construction Project Management Board, Office of Land Use Rights Registration and Citizen Reception 416 m2; One Stop Trading Center, 400 m2; canteen and official residence 352 m2; 500 m multi-purpose house2and some other ancillary works.
This project is invested by the People's Committee of Con Cuong district. The project has a total investment of 110 billion VND, taken from the provincial budget in the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 of 40 billion VND, and the Con Cuong district budget of 70 billion VND.
According to research, after the Provincial People's Council approved the investment policy, the People's Committee of Con Cuong district completed the procedures to implement the project, from approving the detailed construction planning project at a scale of 1/500, to selecting contractors and starting site clearance work (compensation has not been paid yet).
Speaking with Nghe An Newspaper reporters, Mr. Lo Van Thao - Chairman of Con Cuong District People's Committee said: Implementing Conclusion No. 126-KL/TW dated February 14, 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on a number of contents and tasks to continue to arrange and streamline the apparatus of the political system in 2025, including studying the orientation to continue to arrange and eliminate intermediate administrative levels (district level), Con Cuong District People's Committee has asked for opinions and received the agreement of the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee to temporarily suspend the implementation of the Con Cuong District Administrative Area Construction Project.
"After the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee agrees to the plan to temporarily suspend the project, the District People's Committee, as the investor, will carry out the next procedural steps in accordance with the law," Mr. Lo Van Thao emphasized.