Mobilizing and enforcing land acquisition for Vinh urban sub-project to be completed before December 20

(Baonghean.vn) - Checking the construction progress of the Vinh Urban Development Sub-Project, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong assigned Vinh City and Hung Nguyen District to complete site clearance work before December 20, and at the same time urged to speed up the construction progress.

On the morning of December 5, comrade Nguyen Xuan Duong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee inspected the progress of the Vinh Urban Development Sub-project. Accompanying him were comrades: Vo Viet Thanh - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of the Vinh City Party Committee; Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; representatives of departments, branches and leaders of Hung Nguyen district. Photo: Xuan Hoang

The Vinh Urban Development Project, funded by the World Bank, includes four components: Improving services and upgrading basic infrastructure; Improving environmental sanitation; Building urban bridges and roads; Strengthening technical infrastructure capacity. The total investment of the project is 152.922 million USD, equivalent to 3,180 billion VND, of which the World Bank loan is 98 million USD.

Construction of a railway overpass in Nghi Duc commune. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the report of Vinh City People's Committee, by November 30, 2017, the project had completed 7 packages: Resettlement area of ​​hamlet 5, Nghi Phu commune, school sanitation renovation, upgrading and renovation of North Canal section 1, upgrading and renovation of canal number 3, upgrading and renovation of North Canal section 2, upgrading the main pumping station and the new pumping station with a capacity of 10,500 m3/day, upgrading and renovation of Cua Nam lake.

Currently, the packages under construction are: North Canal section 3; resettlement area of ​​Quan Bau ward; Vinh City regulating lake; renovation and upgrading of Vinh ancient citadel; Hung Tay - Vinh route.

Construction of the package to upgrade and renovate Vinh Citadel canal. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Up to now, Vinh City has disbursed ODA capital of Vinh Urban Development Sub-project 61.41 million USD, reaching 72.5%; counterpart capital has provided 1,096 billion VND.

Currently, some bid packages are stuck in site clearance work at some locations: 10 households in Quan Bau ward, 3 households in Nghi Duc commune have not received compensation and some households in Cua Nam, Doi Cung, Quang Trung wards (Vinh city) have not been cleared, affecting the progress of the bid package to upgrade and renovate the canal around Vinh Citadel.

After the on-site inspection, Chairman Nguyen Xuan Duong worked with Vinh City, Hung Nguyen District and departments and branches to resolve the project's problems. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Concluding the meeting, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong acknowledged the locality's efforts in site clearance work of the project in recent times.

At the same time, Vinh City, Hung Nguyen District and related departments and branches are directed to continue to do a good job of site clearance at the remaining bottlenecks, and to speed up the construction progress. The Project Management Board must work with each winning bidder, urge and commit to the completion time of the bid package.

For areas where site clearance has not been completed, Vinh City and Hung Nguyen District are assigned to complete site clearance work before December 20, 2017, by means of propaganda, mobilization and enforcement.

The recommendations of Hung Nguyen district and Vinh city were directed by Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Xuan Duong to be resolved in the coming time, including: Allocating land acquisition capital between Hung Nguyen district and Vinh city, resolving land acquisition issues at military units in Nghi Duc commune...../.

Xuan Hoang