The Department of Construction proposed that the Provincial People's Committee cancel the legal documents of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project.

Proposal of the Department of Construction

On October 20, 2022, the Department of Construction issued Document No. 3865/SXD-QHKT on advising and submitting to the Provincial People's Committee to cancel Decision No. 1553/QDUB dated July 3, 1995 and legal documents related to the project.3/2 Farm Workers' Resthousein Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town.

A temporary food stall "sprouted" on the land of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project, but the 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company "did not know". Photo: Nhat Lan

The full text of Document No. 3865/SXD-QHKT of the Department of Construction is as follows: "Implementing the tasks assigned by the Provincial People's Committee in Official Dispatch No. 1793/UBND-CN dated March 18, 2022 "on handling projects with slow construction progress in Nghe An province", in which, for the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House project in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town, invested by 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company, the Provincial People's Committee directs: "In case by the end of July 1, 2022, 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company does not complete the procedures for land allocation and land lease according to regulations, the Department of Construction is assigned to advise the Provincial People's Committee to cancel Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995 of the Provincial People's Committee on surveying and selecting locations for project planning and related legal documents 3 to the project".

Up to now, the Department of Construction has received requests from the Department of Planning and Investment and the People's Committee of Cua Lo town regarding the handling of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town, specifically as follows:

1. Department of Planning and Investment in Document No. 3880/SKHDT-DN dated October 3, 2022:

The Department of Planning and Investment has issued Document No. 1249/SKHĐT-DN dated April 13, 2022 urging 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company to provide documents. However, up to now, the Department of Planning and Investment has not received any relevant documents, files, recommendations and proposals from the Company. Therefore, the Department of Planning and Investment hereby informs your Agency to handle and report to the Provincial People's Committee according to the direction in Official Dispatch No. 1793/UBND-CN dated March 18, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee.

Document No. 3865/SXD-QHKT of the Department of Construction. Photo: Nhat Lan

2. People's Committee of Cua Lo town in Document No. 1574/SKHDT-DT dated October 7, 2022:

Up to now, 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company has not yet completed the procedures to be allocated land and leased land according to regulations. Therefore, the People's Committee of Cua Lo town requests the Department of Construction to consider and advise the Provincial People's Committee to cancel Decision No. 1553/QD-UB dated July 3, 1995 of the Provincial People's Committee on surveying and selecting the location to establish the project planning and legal documents related to the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House project in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town.

Based on the opinions of the Department of Planning and Investment and the People's Committee of Cua Lo town in the above documents, the Department of Construction submits to the Provincial People's Committee a draft Decision "on the cancellation of Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995 and legal documents related to the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town". We respectfully request the Provincial People's Committee to approve".

Project need to be revoked

Regarding the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project, based on voters' petitions, Nghe An Newspaper has researched and reflected in a number of articles such as "The fate of two "workers' resthouse projects?" (September 29, 2022); "Need to consider and revoke the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project!" (October 5, 2022)... This project has a land use area of ​​617.2 m²; The goal is to build a motel for workers combined with hotel and restaurant services (including 8-storey hotel, yard, trees, and landscape).

Cover of the article about the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project on Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. Photo courtesy of Nghe An Newspaper

Up to now, the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House has only had a few legal procedures such as: Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on allowing the 3/2 Farm to survey and select a construction site; Diagram of land lot No. 177 of the planning area of ​​Road 7, Nghi Thu commune; Official dispatch No. 2108 STC/HCVX dated September 11, 2010 of the Department of Finance on confirming the origin of money paid for land use; Report No. 58/BC-UBND dated July 7, 2010 of the People's Committee of Cua Lo town on land lot No. 177 of the planning area of ​​Road No. 07 - Nghi Thu commune of the 3/2 Agricultural Industry Company; Official dispatch No. 5947/UBND.DC dated October 7, 2011 of Nghe An Provincial People's Committee on the policy for 3/2 Agriculture and Industry One Member Co., Ltd. to complete procedures to lease 617.2m²Land plot number 264, map sheet number 13, Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town for the purpose of building a restaurant and hotel.

In 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment inspected the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project, then reported to the Provincial People's Committee in Report No. 738/STNMT-DD dated January 28, 2022. In the report, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment commented: “The 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company was permitted by the Provincial People's Committee to survey and select a location to build the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House in Nghi Thu Ward, Cua Lo Town according to Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995; agreed in principle to establish land lease procedures in Official Dispatch No. 5947/UBND.DC dated October 7, 2011. However, at the time of inspection, the Investor had not yet carried out the procedures to lease land according to regulations, and at times there was a land dispute (resolved by the People's Court of Cua Lo Town), the responsibility belonged to the 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company. The project has not been leased land by the Provincial People's Committee, has not been built, and has not been put into operation.

Part of the land area of ​​the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project. Photo: Nhat Lan

The project is located in a highly profitable location, for a long time the Investor did not pay attention to carrying out procedures to lease land according to regulations, did not manage land use (currently the land has a food service kiosk that the Investor did not know about), for many years voters and people around the project area have reported on environmental pollution, not using land causing waste of land resources".

Up to now, the land of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Resthouse project still has the same problems that the Department of Natural Resources and Environment reported. Therefore, we request that the competent authority consider and revoke this project!