Provincial People's Committee abolishes legal documents of the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House

Not completing the paperwork!

On November 3, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 3416/QD-UBND on the cancellation of Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995 of the Provincial People's Committee and legal documents related to the project.Workers' Rest House 3/2 Farmin Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town.

The planned land for the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House in Nghi Thu Ward, Cua Lo Town. Photo: Nhat Lan

The content of Decision No. 3416/QD-UBND is as follows:

“Article 1. Annul Decision No. 1553/QD.UB dated July 3, 1995 of the Provincial People's Committee and legal documents related to the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House in Nghi Thu Ward, Cua Lo Town.

Reason: 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company did not complete the land allocation and lease procedures to implement the project as prescribed.

Article 2. The People's Committee of Cua Lo town is assigned to coordinate with relevant departments, branches and agencies to propose a solution to handle the above land in accordance with legal regulations".

Previously, 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 of Workers' Rest House for Farm 3/2 in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town.

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 particular, 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 shall 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 project of the Workers' Rest House of Farm 3/2 in Nghi Thu ward, Cua Lo town, specifically as follows:

1. Department of Planning and Investment in Official Dispatch 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 the 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 the 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.

Part of the land area of ​​the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House project has been fenced off like this for many years. Photo: Nhat Lan

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

Up to now, 3/2 Agricultural Industry Joint Stock Company has not yet completed the procedures for land allocation and land lease 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 for 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".

Decision awaited!

Regarding the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House, based on the voters' petition, in early September 2022, Nghe An Newspaper organized verification and research. This project has a land use area of ​​617.2m²; The goal is to build a motel for workers combined with hotel and restaurant services (including 8-storey hotel, yard, trees, and landscape).

Up to now, the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House has only completed 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; Drawing of the land plot 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 plot No. 177 of the planning area of ​​Road 7 - 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 hotel restaurant.

Cover of articles related to the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House project on Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. Photo: Nhat Lan

In 2021, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment inspected the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House 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 assessed: "At the time of inspection, the Investor had not yet completed 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 belongs 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.

Decision No. 3416/QD-UBND dated November 3, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee. 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 (the current status of the land is 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".

In mid-September 2022, the inspection of the current status of the planned land for the implementation of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House project showed that the existing problems that the Department of Natural Resources and Environment had reported to the Provincial People's Committee were still there. Therefore, from the information obtained from the investigation and verification, Nghe An Newspaper has reflected on this project through a number of articles such as "The fate of two "workers' hostel projects"?” (September 29, 2022); “Need to review and revoke the project of the 3/2 Farm Workers' Rest House!” (October 5, 2022)…