Nghe An Provincial People's Committee directed to consider land recovery to implement Nghi An Orange Garden Project.

Full text of Official Dispatch No. 3818/UBND-NN of the Provincial People's Committee is as follows:

The Provincial People's Committee received Official Dispatch No. 2575/UBND-TNMT dated May 25, 2022 of the Vinh City People's Committee on the proposal to reclaim land to implement the Orange Garden Project in Kim Phuc hamlet, Nghi An commune, Vinh city.

Official dispatch No. 3818/UBND-NN dated May 30, 2022 of the Provincial People's Committee. Photo: Nhat Lan

On this issue, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu has the following opinion:

1. Assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to preside over and coordinate with relevant agencies to review the proposal of Vinh City People's Committee for handling in accordance with regulations. To be completed before June 13, 2022.

2. Vinh City People's Committee provides relevant documents to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

Related toNghi An Orange Garden ProjectRecently, Nghe An Newspaper has published a series of articles reflecting the current situation of the land area for the project to maintain, preserve and develop the orange garden in Kim Phuc hamlet, Nghi An commune, invested by Nghe An Coffee - Rubber One Member Co., Ltd., which has been in a state of abandonment for many years, causing frustration among officials and people (including the articles: "Big question mark about the land area for the Nghi An Orange Garden Project" - May 13, 2022, "Troubles arise in the Nghi An Orange Garden Project" - May 19, 2022, "Cancellation of the contract to sell Nghi An Orange Garden" - May 25, 2022).

Cover of an article about the Nghi An Orange Garden Project published by Nghe An Newspaper. Photo: Nhat Lan

On May 5, 2022, Nghi An Commune People's Committee issued Document No. 211/UBND-BC reporting the progress of the project implementation on the land plot leased by Nghe An Rubber - Coffee One Member Co., Ltd. in Nghi An Commune to Vinh City People's Committee. Here, Nghi An Commune People's Committee proposed: "Since being allocated land by the Provincial People's Committee under Decision No. 60/QD-UBND.DC dated April 5, 2013, the Commune People's Committee has not been able to contact the land lessee and this unit has not implemented any activities on the land, exceeding the project implementation progress deadline under Decision No. 60/QD-UBND.DC. Therefore, the land has become fallow, people are upset and have made many recommendations. Therefore, the Commune People's Committee proposes that Vinh City People's Committee propose to Nghe An Provincial People's Committee to recover the land in accordance with the provisions of law".

The land for the Orange Garden Project in Nghi An has been abandoned for many years. Photo: Nhat Lan

Based on the reflection of Nghe An Newspaper and the proposal report of Nghi An Commune People's Committee, on May 25, 2022, Vinh City People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 2575/UBND-TNMT requesting the Provincial People's Committee to reclaim the above land.

In Official Dispatch No. 2575/UBND-TNMT, it stated: After examining the issue reflected by Nghe An Newspaper and receiving the report of Nghi An Commune People's Committee, the City People's Committee has the following opinions:

Land area of ​​91,354.0m²land (of which, 1,334.6m²The land located in the restricted high-voltage power line corridor in Kim Phuc hamlet, Nghi An commune was leased by the People's Committee of Nghe An province under Decision No. 566/QD-UBND dated December 31, 2010 to Nghe An Vegetable and Fruit Company 19-5 for the purpose of maintaining, conserving and developing orange gardens according to planning and law; the land lease term is until December 13, 2010.

On April 5, 2013, the Provincial People's Committee issued Decision No. 59/QD-UBND.DC to reclaim the above-mentioned land and issued Decision No. 60/QD-UBND.DC to lease the land to Nghe An Coffee - Rubber One Member Co., Ltd. to continue implementing the project. In Article 3, Decision No. 60/QD-UBND dated April 5, 2013 of the Provincial People's Committee clearly states: After a period of 12 months from the date of receiving the land handover in the field, if Nghe An Coffee - Rubber One Member Co., Ltd. does not put the allocated land into use or the progress of use is 24 months slower than the progress recorded in the project without permission from the competent State agency, the Nghe An Provincial People's Committee will reclaim it according to the provisions of law.

Official dispatch No. 2575/UBND-TNMT dated May 25, 2022 of Vinh City People's Committee. Photo: Nhat Lan

According to the report of Nghi An Commune People's Committee in Report No. 20/UBND-DC dated May 5, 2022, the reflection of Nghe An Newspaper related to the land for project implementation, since the Provincial People's Committee issued a decision to lease the land in 2013 until now, the Investor, Nghe An Coffee - Rubber One Member Co., Ltd., has not contacted Nghi An Commune People's Committee, has not implemented the project, so the land has become wild, people have many petitions and complaints.

Therefore, the City People's Committee reports and recommends the Provincial People's Committee and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to review, inspect and handle the implementation of the High-quality Organic Orange Garden Project in Kim Phuc hamlet, Nghi An commune according to regulations.