Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee proposed Thanh Chuong District to reclaim the forestry land assigned to the owner of the illegal "huge" project.
(Baonghean.vn) - Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee has just submitted a petition to Thanh Chuong District People's Committee to reclaim the forestry land assigned to Mr. Cao Trong Hong (residing in Quang Tien Ward, Thai Hoa Town) because of "lack of responsibility in using the land as well as managing and protecting the assigned forest".
On May 30, the People's Committee of Thanh Mai commune submitted a petition to the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district to revoke the Land Use Right Certificate issued to Mr. Cao Trong Hong (born in 1965); address: Group 2, Tay Ho 1 block, Quang Tien ward, Thai Hoa town.
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An interdisciplinary inspection team established by the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district inspected the scene of deforestation on Giang Man mountain. Photo: Contributor |
According to the People's Committee of Thanh Mai commune, in 2017, Mr. Cao Trong Hong was granted a Certificate of Land Use Rights by the People's Committee of Thanh Chuong district at the location of land plot No. 201, forestry map sheet No. 02. By 2019, Mr. Cao Trong Hong had committed violations of arbitrarily changing the land use purpose, illegally constructing works at land plot No. 201 and was administratively sanctioned.
On April 28, 2022, Thanh Chuong District People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 562/UBND - TNMT assigning Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee to organize a meeting with Mr. Cao Trong Hong to propagate, explain, mobilize, and persuade violators to clearly recognize their violations and comply with Decision No. 741/QD - CCXP dated March 31, 2021 of the Chairman of the District People's Committee. Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee sent invitations and phone calls twice to invite Mr. Cao Trong Hong to work, however, he refused and did not comply.
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Some images related to the deforestation on Giang Man mountain. Photo: Contributor |
On April 19, 2023, Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee coordinated with Thanh Chuong Forest Protection Department to conduct an inspection and discovered illegal exploitation of forest products from natural forests at plot 201, forestry map sheet No. 2. At the time of inspection, the natural forest area that was exploited was found at the scene with 29 round logs of various types (mainly groups VI to VIII) with a total volume of 3,206m3. Through inspection of the entire scene around plot 201, map sheet No. 2, Thanh Mai commune included 29 tree stumps that had been sawed close to the base with a diameter of 18 - 36 cm. The forest area that was affected by illegal exploitation is within a range of about 2,300 m2.
Regarding this incident, Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee contacted Mr. Cao Trong Hong, but Mr. Hong refused to cooperate with the Commune People's Committee to work. Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee found that Mr. Cao Trong Hong was irresponsible in using the land as well as managing and protecting the forest assigned to him.
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According to the direction of the Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee officer, the natural forest area on Giang Man mountain that was destroyed was located behind the "huge" construction illegally built by Mr. Cao Trong Hong in 2019. Photo: Ha Giang |
To ensure land management, as well as forest protection and management. Thanh Mai Commune People's Committee would like to report the above incident, recommending the District People's Committee to consider revoking the land and the Land Use Right Certificate of Mr. Cao Trong Hong to ensure land management, as well as forest management and protection at plot No. 201, forestry map sheet No. 02, Khe Nai area - Truong Son hamlet - Thanh Mai commune.
Regarding Mr. Cao Trong Hong's illegal acts of arbitrarily changing land use purposes and illegally constructing works on land plot No. 201 in 2020, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper reported through the article“Handling the illegal construction of a “huge” project in Thanh Mai commune: Do not create a bad precedent...”.
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Cover of the article "Handling the illegal construction of a "huge" project in Thanh Mai commune: Not creating a bad precedent...". Photo: Ha Giang |
Regarding the case of natural forest destruction on plot 201, forestry map sheet 02 was also reported by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper through a number of articles: “Petition after deforestation on Giang Man mountain”; “What did the subject who destroyed the forest on Giang Man mountain confess?”; “Summoning the subject who destroyed the forest on Giang Man peak”…
