Many voters and people wonder 'when will the Eternal Ecological Park be used?'

On the morning of July 6, the 14th session of the 18th term People's Council of Nghe An province, term 2021 - 2026, held a discussion session in the hall.

Comrades: Thai Thanh Quy - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation; Nguyen Nam Dinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Nhu Khoi - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council chaired the meeting.

Attending the working session were comrades: Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Nghe An province; comrades of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Provincial Party Executive Committee; delegates of the Provincial People's Council from 21 delegation groups and invited delegates.

Speaking at the discussion, delegate Vo Thi Minh Sinh expressed that in recent years, people have been changing their views from burial to cremation, this is a very civilized approach of the people, a very remarkable progress.

Therefore, since 2008, the Provincial People's Committee has had a policy to call for investment in the Eternal Ecological Cemetery Park Project to meet the wishes of the majority of people.

“Up to now, nearly 15 years have passed, people are still waiting and traveling long distances to Thanh Hoa and Ha Tinh for cremation. This is a great concern of the majority of people, and also a question that needs to be answered. Many voters and people have reflected through the Front when the Eternal Ecological Park will be put into use,” delegate Vo Thi Minh Sinh worried.

Responding to this content, Director of Nghe An Department of Construction Nguyen Truong Giang said that the project of Eternal Ecological Cemetery Park was approved by the Provincial People's Committee in 2017 for investment. However, up to now, the project has not yet completely cleared the land according to the approved planning boundary and the surrounding people have not yet agreed on the implementation policy.

“The Provincial Party Committee and People's Committee are directing relevant agencies to carry out mass mobilization work; along with that, assigning departments and branches to review necessary procedures to continue implementing the project,” Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang affirmed.

The project of the Eternal Ecological Cemetery Park in Hung Tay Commune, Hung Nguyen District, Nghe An Province, implemented by Phuc Lac Vien Company Limited - Nghe An Universal Cremation Center, was approved by the Provincial People's Committee in the investment policy in Decision No. 3672/QD-UBND dated August 17, 2017, and approved the detailed construction plan at a scale of 1/500 in Decision No. 2566/QD-UBND dated June 4, 2016.

Regarding the objectives and scale of the project, it is clearly stated: Investing in the construction of an eternal ecological cemetery park to ensure stable and sustainable urban development, effectively using existing land funds; Creating a model investment project in Nghe An province in the field of burial and burial services; Applying burial technology solutions in an economical, cultural way, organizing land use management, protecting the environment; meeting the urgent needs in the field of burial of Vinh city residents and neighboring districts. The project scale has a total area of ​​85 hectares; location and implementation location in Hung Tay commune, Hung Nguyen district; total investment capital of 465,314 billion VND; the project's operating period is 50 years.

Also related to the construction sector, responding to comments on the reason for Nghe An's low urbanization rate, the leader of Nghe An Department of Construction said that according to the latest regulations of the Government, Nghe An's urbanization rate is only 22.3%, lower than the set target of 33%.

According to Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang, to urbanize, it is necessary to develop an urban development project. To do so, there must be a provincial urban development program, then develop a development program for each locality, and then develop a project to upgrade the urban areas.

The Department of Construction was assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to prepare the Provincial Urban Development Program, which was completed in 2018 and submitted to the Ministry of Construction for appraisal. However, according to regulations, after the Prime Minister approves the Provincial Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, the Ministry of Construction will appraise it.

Therefore, in the coming time, after the Provincial Planning is approved, the Provincial Urban Development Program will be appraised, serving as a basis for the province to carry out the next steps according to regulations.

Mr. Nguyen Truong Giang said that by 2025, Nghe An is expected to achieve the set target on urbanization rate.