Around the article "Many problems, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project is behind schedule"

(Baonghean) - On May 6, 2013, Nghe An Electronic Newspaper published an article "Many problems, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project is behind schedule". On June 19, 2013, Nghe An Newspaper received a petition from Mr. Le Viet Khang (permanent resident of Hamlet 11, Nghi Phu Commune, Vinh City), with the following content:

"We are the people directly affected by the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project and have been waiting for compensation for nearly 10 years. Through the article published by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper on May 6, 2013 and through the staff of the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center who came to mobilize people to sign to receive compensation for agricultural land, we learned that compensation has been received.

However, after a period of signing for compensation for agricultural land without receiving the money, we went to the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center to meet Mr. Nguyen Hoang Minh - Director of the center and asked, and were told "currently this project has no more money and the compensation money of the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project has been transferred to another project".

We do not know the truth of the issue as answered by Mr. Nguyen Hoang Minh and the article published by Nghe An Electronic Newspaper. Through the Newspaper, we request relevant levels and sectors to inform us: Why was the compensation money of the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project transferred to another project without compensating the people of Nghi Phu commune; Why did we, the people who complied with and followed the State's laws on compensation for agricultural land, not receive compensation? Meanwhile, the article "Many problems, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project is behind schedule" said that no one in Nghi Phu commune signed to receive compensation for agricultural land.

First of all, Nghe An Newspaper would like to thank Mr. Le Viet Khang for his attention and follow-up on the issues raised by the newspaper. Regarding the information in the article "Many problems, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project is behind schedule" and the things he wondered about, Nghe An Newspaper has verified and responded as follows:

Firstly: Regarding the compensation money of Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project being transferred to another project: The compensation and support plan for site clearance to implement Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project through Nghi Phu Commune was approved by Vinh City People's Committee in Decision No. 2121/QD-UBND dated April 19, 2012 and Decision No. 7519/QD-UBND dated December 20, 2012. After the plan was approved, Vinh City Land Fund Development Center coordinated with Nghi Phu Commune and two cooperatives, Hong Hoa Thai and Yen My (where agricultural land was recovered to implement the project) to organize a people's meeting to announce the decisions, proceed to transfer compensation and support funds to the accounts of the two cooperatives so that the cooperatives could pay the families and members according to regulations, but both cooperatives did not agree to receive the money. The center's staff went directly to each family to mobilize but also did not achieve results.

Therefore, on January 10, 2013, Vinh City People's Committee reported on the implementation of compensation and site clearance costs for the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Construction Project, stating that the amount of money that could not be paid was VND 33,699,286,261.

On January 31, 2013, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 773/UBND-TM requesting the Vinh City People's Committee to transfer the unpaid capital for site clearance of the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Construction Project to the Department of Transport to use for the traffic road project connecting National Highway 1A (Quan Bau intersection) to Xo Viet Nghe - Tinh Boulevard. And the Vinh City People's Committee has implemented the direction of the Provincial People's Committee.

Second: Regarding the information in the article stating that "the competent authority has transferred compensation and support for site clearance...", leading to Mr. Le Viet Khang thinking that the payment had been made: When writing the article, the reporter obtained information from the Traffic Project Management Board (under the Department of Transport), only knowing that the compensation and support for site clearance for the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project section through Nghi Phu commune had been transferred by the investor to the account of the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center, but did not know because the related households did not agree to sign for receipt due to some remaining problems, so the Provincial People's Committee directed the Vinh City People's Committee to transfer.

In fact, at this time, Vinh City People's Committee is carrying out procedures to transfer that capital to the traffic project connecting National Highway 1A to Xo Viet Nghe - Tinh Avenue. This is an unfortunate incident during the reporter's work, Nghe An Newspaper sincerely apologizes to Mr. Le Viet Khang and readers.

Third: Regarding the article stating that 159 households in Nghi Phu commune refused to sign to receive compensation for agricultural land: In fact, up to now, only 11 households and members have agreed to the approved compensation and support plan for site clearance (including 2 households and members of Yen My Cooperative; 9 households and members of Hong Hoa Thai Cooperative); the time the households agreed was from May 31 to early June 2013. Meanwhile, the article "Many problems, Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Project behind schedule" was published on May 6, 2013, so the reporter has accurately reflected on this issue.

Also, for Mr. Le Viet Khang's information, on May 16, the Provincial People's Committee issued Official Dispatch No. 3238/UBND-TM replacing Official Dispatch 773/UBND-TM, in which it directed the Vinh City People's Committee to only transfer 21,264,300,140 VND from the provincial budget for site clearance allocated for the Vinh - Cua Lo Boulevard Construction Project but not fully used, to be returned to the Department of Transport.

According to Mr. Nguyen Duc An - Deputy Director of the Traffic Project Management Board, this is the amount of money transferred by the investor to the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center according to Decision No. 2121/QD-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee. Therefore, for households in Nghi Phu commune implementing the compensation and support plan for site clearance according to Decision 2121, there is no payment fund yet; while households implementing the compensation and support plan for site clearance according to Decision 7519, there is now money to pay. Working with the leaders of the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center, it is known that after 11 households and commune members in Nghi Phu commune agreed with the approved compensation and support plan for site clearance, the Center reported to the City People's Committee to request the Provincial People's Committee and the investor to arrange additional capital to pay for households under Decision 2121 and provide instructions on payment for households under Decision 7519.

To clarify whether they belong to the group of subjects implementing Decision 2121 or Decision 7519, Mr. Le Viet Khang and the people of the above project directly grasped the information at the Vinh City Land Fund Development Center.

Once again, Nghe An Newspaper would like to sincerely thank Mr. Le Viet Khang for his attention, monitoring and comments to help Nghe An Newspaper become more and more complete.


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