Fined 35 million VND for encroaching on Cua Ong irrigation reservoir
In addition to being fined 35 million VND, Mr. Kien must also correct the violation and restore the land to its original state.
On October 17, Mr. Nguyen Khanh Thanh - Chairman of the People's Committee of Bich Hao Commune (Nghe An Province) said that he had just issued a decision to administratively sanction Mr. Nguyen Dinh Kien (Giang Tien Hamlet) for land destruction.
Specifically, Mr. Kien was fined 35 million VND for arbitrarily hiring an excavator and a truck, which deformed the terrain 2.2m from its original state, changing the slope of the surface... "In addition to the fine, the commune also required Mr. Kien to fix and restore the original state of the land. Currently, Mr. Kien's family has hired machinery to work for 4 days to fix the violation," Mr. Thanh said.
Previously, Nghe An Newspaper, Radio and Television hadreflectionTaking advantage of the two-level local government implementation period, in late June, Mr. Kien mobilized many machines to level the Cua Ong irrigation reservoir.
By the evening of June 30, Mr. Kien's actions were discovered by the Cua Ong irrigation dam management unit, Thanh Chuong Irrigation Company Ltd. At this time, Mr. Kien had managed to fill and encroach on the irrigation dam bed with an area of more than 875m2.2According to the leader of Thanh Chuong Irrigation Company, Mr. Kien's purpose was to encroach on the dam to build a pig farm, but he was discovered before he could build the barn.
This is not the first time that Cua Ong dam has been encroached upon to build an illegal pig farm. Cua Ong dam has an area of over 150 hectares, is the largest irrigation dam in the old Thanh Chuong district, most of the dam area is located in the old Thanh Mai commune. According to the reporter's records, the area around Cua Ong dam currently has about 20 large-scale pig farms, some households raise up to 700 pigs. Most of them have discharge pipes directly into the lake, even dead pigs are thrown into the lake, despite the African swine fever epidemic in this area.
Mr. Nguyen Van Thanh - Director of Thanh Chuong Irrigation Company Limited said that the construction of pig farms in Cua Ong Lake appeared since 2018. Initially, there were only 3 farms, but now there have been dozens of large-scale pig farms. "These pig farms are not licensed to operate, discharge waste into the lake, and do not comply with environmental regulations. In the coming time, I hope that authorities at all levels will join in to rectify the illegal farming situation, causing serious pollution to Cua Ong Lake," said Mr. Thanh.