The Provincial People's Committee directed to handle violations at the high-tech Israeli tilapia farming project of Synot Asean Joint Stock Company.

Deal with violations once and for all!

Full text of Notice No. 909/TB-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee is as follows:

“On December 16, 2022, Comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee chaired a meeting to discuss a plan to handle violations related to the High-tech Israeli Tilapia Farming Project in Hung My Commune, Hung Nguyen District. Attending the meeting were the Director of the Department of Construction; representatives of the leaders of the departments and branches: Agriculture and Rural Development, Planning and Investment, Natural Resources and Environment, Provincial Inspectorate, leaders of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee, and the Provincial People's Committee Office.

After listening to the Director of the Department of Construction report on the implementation process, violations of construction and land order atHigh-tech Israeli Tilapia Farming Project in Hung My Commune, Hung Nguyen District; Comments from delegates attending the meeting, comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee concluded as follows:

A construction project advertised on a fan page said to belong to Synot Asean Joint Stock Company. Photo: NPV

The Israeli high-tech tilapia farming project in Hung My commune, Hung Nguyen district (the project) invested by Synot Asean Joint Stock Company has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee in principle for investment and approved the detailed construction plan at a scale of 1/500; the Provincial People's Committee leased land and granted a Certificate of land use rights, house ownership rights and other assets attached to the land; the project has been granted a Construction Permit by the Department of Construction according to regulations.

According to the report of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district (Report No. 427/BC-UBND dated October 14, 2022) and the Department of Construction (Document No. 4459/SXD.TTr dated November 25, 2022), during the implementation process, the Project had a number of violations of construction and land order, specifically: Construction of some construction items that were not in accordance with part of the construction permit, some constructions did not have a construction permit; Construction of some construction items on aquaculture land, some constructions partially encroached on land outside the leased land area and some constructions were outside the Project boundary.

To thoroughly handle violations at the Project in accordance with the provisions of law, the departments, branches and the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district are requested to urgently implement the following contents:

1. Assign the Department of Planning and Investment to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Construction, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district: Establish a working group headed by the leader of the Department of Planning and Investment, members of the working group are leaders of the above departments and the Chairman of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district: Organize inspection, review, and comparison with the approved Investment Policy and Detailed Construction Planning, guide the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district to fully and properly implement the regulations on handling administrative violations of construction order and land according to its authority; have a plan to advise competent authorities to handle matters beyond the authority of the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district. This content must be completed before January 15, 2023.

On the fan page of Synot Asean Joint Stock Company, there is a rather loud promotion about the new tourist destination, implemented on the land of the Israeli high-tech tilapia farming project. Photo: NPV

2. Assign to Hung Nguyen District People's Committee:

- Fully and correctly implement regulations on handling administrative violations of construction order in the area for construction items that are not in accordance with the content of the construction permit, and constructions without a construction permit;

- Handling administrative violations of land related to construction of works on aquaculture land;

Compulsory demolition of construction works on land outside the planned land area of ​​the Project in accordance with regulations.

The above contents must be completed before January 30, 2023.

The above is the conclusion of comrade Nguyen Van De - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee at the meeting to discuss the plan to handle violations related to the High-tech Israeli Tilapia Farming Project in Hung My commune, Hung Nguyen district. The Provincial People's Committee hereby informs relevant agencies and units to know and implement.

The project has violations of land and construction order!

On September 21, 2022, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 809/VPUB-NN directing the Hung Nguyen District People's Committee to review and report on the implementation of the High-Tech Israeli Tilapia Farming Project invested by Synot Asean Joint Stock Company. On October 14, 2022, the Hung Nguyen District People's Committee issued Report No. 427/BC-UBND to the Provincial People's Committee.

Report No. 427/BC-UBND dated October 14, 2022 of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee. Photo: NPV

According to Report No. 427/BC-UBND of Hung Nguyen District People's Committee, through actual inspection of construction status of project items, comparing with approved planning, during project implementation, Synot Asean Joint Stock Company had the following violations:

For violations of construction order:Construction partially inconsistent with the content of the granted construction permit includes 5 construction items: Leveling the ground, digging fish ponds, building a road system.gInternal traffic, canal system, office building construction.

Construction of 6 items without construction permit including: Fake mountain model 1 in the Northwest of the project, construction area 690m2²(on commercial service land and internal traffic land); 2 fake mountain models on the West - South side of the project, construction area 300m2²(on commercial service land and internal traffic land); Model7 World wonder, construction area 454m²(on commercial service land); Wooden stilt house, construction area70m²(on commercial service land and internal traffic land); Resting hut, construction area 9m²(on commercial service land); Golf practice house, construction area 300m²(on aquaculture land and internal traffic land).

These items were built by the investor before the time of preparing the application for adjustment of investment policy (month).8/2020), was administratively sanctioned by the District People's Committee, but the investor continued to complete the project without completing the adjustment of the construction permit.g.

Carrying out the construction of 2 new construction items on land belonging to the project that has been granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights that is not in accordance with the approved construction planning, including: Reinforced concrete underground foundation behind the office building, construction area 344.08m2²(on commercial service land); 4 reinforced concrete pillars near the main gate, construction area 25m²(on commercial service land and internal traffic land).

For land violations:The investor has implemented the project on an area of ​​about 82,400m², greater than 18,102m²compared to the area according to the granted Land Use Right Certificate. The additional area outside the project is rented or borrowed by the investor from households; Construction of 6 construction items outside or partly outside the project boundary granted the Land Use Right Certificate, including: Round house, construction area 530m²(according to the investor's report, it is a workers' canteen); 2-storey house behind the round house, construction area 102.24m2²(according to the investor's report, it is a workers' rest house); Old warehouse, construction area75m²; Fish feed processing house, construction area 50m²; Temporary steel structure frame system, construction area 1500m²; Temporary chicken coop, construction area 485m2; Building 1 foundation, building a dashboard inside, installing steel reinforcement behind the golf course, construction area 452.45m2²on aquaculture land is not in accordance with the provisions of the Land Law.

Photos of tourists visiting the fan page said to belong to Synot Asean Joint Stock Company. Photo: NPV

In Report No. 427/BC-UBND,UHung Nguyen District People's Committee recommends:

After checking and reviewing the violations, the District People's Committee directed the People's Committee of Hung My commune to organize the preparation of a record of administrative violations and submit it to the competent authority to issue a decision on administrative sanctions. Due to the nature of the project with commercial - service land and aquaculture land interspersed, the People's Committee of Hung Nguyen district respectfully submits to the Provincial People's Committee and relevant departments and branches for consideration and comments on the handling as follows:

For construction projects on commercial service land: According to the investor's report, the projects include: Fake mountain model 1 in the Northwest of the project, Fake mountain model2 Southwest of the project, Resting hut, Wooden stilt house, Model7 World wonders are warehouses, stylized factories and landscape works, although the construction is not in accordance with the approved planning, the construction density and height of the works do not exceed the general regulations of the law on construction planning. Therefore, the District People's Committee respectfully requests the Provincial People's Committee to assign relevant departments, branches and sectors to coordinate with the District People's Committee and the People's Committee of Hung My commune to inspect and re-evaluate the planning parameters, structure, functions..., whether they change the main objectives and functions of the project, which is high-tech commercial tilapia farming or not? If the construction items do not change the main objectives of the project, the construction planning will be adjusted, and the construction items that affect the main objectives of the project will be dismantled.

Regarding the lake system, internal traffic system, and canal system that were partially built in violation of the planning: Through actual inspection, the District People's Committee found that the technical infrastructure system still ensures to serve the main goals and functions of the project. The District People's Committee requested the Provincial People's Committee to assign relevant departments, branches, and sectors to coordinate with the District People's Committee and the People's Committee of Hung My commune to inspect and re-evaluate the planning parameters, structure, functions, etc. of these construction items to consider adjusting the planning.

For construction items on aquaculture land, the land is outside or partly outside the project boundary, including: Round house (according to the investor's report, it is a workers' canteen), 2-storey house behind the round house (according to the investor's report, it is a workers' rest house), old warehouse, fish feed processing house, temporarily erected steel frame system, temporary chicken coop, golf practice house, 1 foundation for building a dashboard inside and erecting steel reinforcement behind the golf practice house. These cases violate the Land Law, therefore, the District People's Committee requests the Provincial People's Committee to assign relevant departments and branches to coordinate with the District People's Committee and Hung My Commune People's Committee to organize the handling of violations according to the provisions of the Land Law.