Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment works with provinces in the Mekong Delta region on adjusting land use planning indicators

Attending the meeting were Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee Lu Quang Ngoi, Chairman of Hau Giang Provincial People's Committee Dong Van Thanh, Vice Chairman of Ben Tre Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Minh Canh; Vice Chairman of Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee Huynh Chi Nguyen, Vice Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee Lam Van Bi, Vice Chairman of Kien Giang Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Thanh Nha, Vice Chairman of Tra Vinh Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Quynh Thien, leaders of Department of Natural Resources and Environment of provinces and cities: Long An, Tien Giang, Dong Thap, Can Tho, An Giang, Soc Trang.

Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan speaks at the meeting

Speaking at the opening of the meeting, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan said that in the past time, implementing Decision No. 326/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on the allocation of national land use planning targets for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, and the 5-year national land use plan 2021-2025, localities across the country have established provincial planning and land use plans based on the targets allocated by the Prime Minister. However, during the implementation process from 2021, many localities reported to the leaders of the Party, the State and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment about difficulties in allocating land use targets.

Therefore, the Prime Minister issued Official Dispatch No. 360/CD-TTg dated May 2, 2023 on the results of implementing the assigned land use plan targets; synthesizing land use targets that need to be adjusted in the Land Use Plan to 2030 and the Land Use Plan to 2025, in which the Ministry and localities were assigned the task of reviewing and reporting the results of implementing Decision 326 and proposed needs.

Deputy Director of the Department of Land Resources Planning and Development Chu An Truong presented specific plans developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

According to Deputy Minister Le Minh Ngan, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has received reports from 63 provinces and centrally run cities. The Ministry has compiled the implementation results and proposed adjustments from localities. Currently, 58/63 provinces have proposed adjusting the land use quotas allocated until 2025. In particular, localities focus on proposing adjustments to a number of land use quotas such as: rice-growing land, industrial park land, infrastructure development land, traffic land, land for construction of sports facilities, energy projects, etc. However, the reports and documents sent by many localities have not clarified the needs and legal basis for proposing adjustments to land use quotas.

Chairman of Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee Lu Quang Ngoi speaks at the meeting

On that basis, the Ministry proposed two options. The first is to submit to the National Assembly for decision to adjust the land use plan in the direction of adding indicators for the 2026-2030 period for implementation in the 2021-2025 period. The second is to propose an option to report to the Prime Minister for consideration under his authority to adjust a number of land use indicators approved by the Prime Minister in Decision 326.

Deputy Minister Le Minh Ngan hopes that local leaders will give their opinions on the plans developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment based on the implementation of Decision 326 by localities to meet the land use needs for key national projects, projects with the potential to attract investment, and synchronize the infrastructure system to contribute to the implementation of socio-economic development goals set by the National Assembly, the Government, and the Prime Minister.

Chairman of Hau Giang Provincial People's Committee Dong Van Thanh speaks at the meeting

At the meeting, Deputy Director of the Department of Land Resources Planning and Development Chu An Truong presented specific plans developed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and criteria for allocating land use quotas.

At the meeting, representatives of local leaders gave their opinions on plans to adjust the national land use planning indicators for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, the 5-year national land use plan 2021-2025 by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and proposed to supplement a number of local land use indicators based on practice.

Concluding the meeting, Deputy Minister Le Minh Ngan acknowledged and highly appreciated the opinions of local leaders and said that the opinions were responsible, dedicated, and contributed to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in developing the plan to report to the Government. The Deputy Minister requested that provincial leaders direct the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and related departments to specifically calculate land use indicators, especially land for transport infrastructure, industrial park land, etc., to send to the Ministry for synthesis and report.