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Can Tho City is implementing a series of key projects to create a driving force for economic development in the region and the Mekong Delta. In order for the projects to be implemented soon, the problem of creating new accommodation for people who have lost their land needs to be done quickly and done soon so that people can feel secure to allocate land to the project...
The demand for resettlement increased sharply
Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee, inspects VSIP Vinh Thanh Industrial Park project.
Mr. Duong Tan Hien, Standing Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, said: “The city has 14 key projects; in which 9 projects use public investment capital, 2 projects of the central government in the city (including Can Tho - Hau Giang expressway project, Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway project), and 3 non-budget investment projects. In the past time, the City People's Committee has drastically directed the site clearance, speeding up the construction progress of projects in order to be completed soon, contributing to promoting socio-economic development ... ".
In addition to the advantages, there are difficulties when some projects are behind schedule, such as highway works passing through Can Tho city, having difficulty in scarce raw materials, especially the source of sand for leveling. For the project of the Ring Road to the west of Can Tho City with a length of more than 19km, difficulties in compensation, resettlement and costs arise; about 35% of affected households are paid compensation and support, but because they are scattered, it is not possible to execute all the bidding packages No. 16, 17, 19; The most difficult thing is that the resettlement areas of the district are in the completion stage and there is no resettlement base price, so they are not eligible to hand over to households, thereby affecting compensation, support, resettlement…
Some households living in Dong Thang commune, Co Do district said that this area specializes in agricultural production; Previously, the traveling conditions were difficult, now there is the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway project, so people are very happy and ready to allocate land for the project to be implemented soon. pay attention to reasonable compensation. Ms. Tran Thi Dung, from Phong Dien district, shared: “We always support the investment in building new projects to create a more spacious face of the district. However, I always wish that the arrangement of the resettlement foundation for the people would be done soon…”.
Currently, Can Tho city has 7 resettlement areas in districts such as Ninh Kieu, Cai Rang, Thot Not, Phong Dien... with a total investment of nearly 1.600 billion VND, arranged about 2.566 plots. However, this number is not enough because the need for resettlement is increasing day by day. “In May 5, the district had resettlement needs for about 2023 plots, but by June 562, it had increased to more than 6 plots, while the district's resettlement area, which is about to be completed, could only arrange about 2023 plots. …”, Mr. Nguyen Trung Nghia, Chairman of Phong Dien District People's Committee pondered.
Deploy multiple solutions simultaneously
Mr. Tran Viet Truong, Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, said that ground clearance is an important step in the process of implementing key projects in the city. In addition to thousands of plots currently under construction in seven resettlement areas, it is forecasted that by 7, Can Tho city will need more than 2025 more resettlement sites to arrange new accommodation for the affected people. projects. “This is the most difficult thing now and in the coming years, because if the resettlement is delayed, it will lead to slow site clearance and slow delivery of clean land to contractors. As such, key projects will be delayed in construction. Currently, the city is trying to find many solutions, "said Tran Viet Truong.
According to Mr. Tran Viet Truong, for a long time, the construction of resettlement areas has been funded by the state budget, but the budget is not always enough and can be done quickly. Therefore, the city will study calling for investors to participate in the construction of resettlement areas in order to accelerate the creation of new houses for project-affected households. “Calling for private participation in resettlement is a very new issue, so it is necessary to study more on how appropriate and attractive mechanisms and policies are to attract more investors to participate; at the same time must comply with the provisions of the law, "said Truong.
Another option that Can Tho City is also considering is "resettlement without land allocation". Accordingly, to pilot in Ninh Kieu district an apartment project for resettlement. This apartment building will be allocated clean land, which can be a part of the resettlement project of An Binh ward (Ninh Kieu district), invested by the city's ODA project management board, or the land on both sides of the road. Nguyen Van Cu. It should be noted that in the past time, there have been households who have completed resettlement when they received the ground but did not live in it, but sold it. In these cases, localities can consider resettlement options by "giving cash" corresponding to the house in the market. With this money, people can buy houses in other real estate projects outside. Or some households have the need to buy farmland, garden land in more distant places in order to stick with agriculture, which is also convenient… In short, the city is aiming to diversify resettlement arrangements from concentrated to concentrated. dispersed. However, basically, the rights of resettled people are guaranteed the same.
Mr. Nguyen Van Hieu, Secretary of Can Tho City Party Committee, acknowledged: “The city is implementing many important and key projects; These are considered works that create new impetus for the development of Can Tho City and the Mekong Delta region, so departments and districts should consider it an important task, closely following the implementation process and speeding up the progress. , do not push the responsibility. On that basis, functional sectors and districts must pay more attention to resettlement for project-affected people. Accordingly, when building resettlement areas, it is necessary to choose the best location and location and to ensure the best infrastructure, the best place for people to live compared to the old place. How do resettlement areas really attract people here to live, have conditions to trade, do services... have a good source of income, help them change their lives. It should be noted that these new resettlement areas are an opportunity for the city to embellish the increasingly spacious and modern urban development worthy of the central city of the Mekong Delta.
