Converting more than 80 hectares of forest land to serve 7 projects in Gia Lai

At the 4th session of the 12th Gia Lai Provincial People's Council, term 2021-2026 (opening on the morning of October 27), delegates reviewed and voted to approve 7 resolutions to convert 80 hectares of forest land, including 33 hectares of coastal protection forest land to implement 7 socio-economic development projects.

According to the resolution, the total area of ​​converted forestry land of more than 80 hectares is allocated to 7 projects in the communes and wards of the province. Of which, the Binh Nghi Industrial Park Infrastructure Construction and Business Investment Project (Binh Nghi Industrial Park Infrastructure Investment and Development Company Limited is the investor) occupies the largest forest land area, with 27.6 hectares of production forest in the two communes of Tay Son and An Nhon Tay.

The 4th session of the Gia Lai Provincial People's Council, term 12, term 2021-2026

The investment project to operate the rest stop at Km77+820 on the North-South expressway in the East, through Hoai Nhon Tay ward (invested by Vietnam National Petroleum Group) will convert 8.8 hectares of production forest.

To serve the project of exploiting land for filling materials in Quy Nhon Tay ward, Gia Lai province will convert more than 5 hectares of production forest; and the Thuy Ha Binh Dinh Wood Chip Processing Factory Project in Hoai Nhon Nam ward proposes to convert 2.3 hectares of production forest.

Gia Lai will convert 80 hectares of forest land to serve 7 socio -economic development projects.

In addition, the resettlement area project serving Phu My Industrial Park and neighboring projects will convert more than 33.36 hectares of protective forest in plot 1, sub-plot 150 in Phu My Dong commune (including 9.44 hectares of casuarina forest on sand; 16 hectares of other planted forests, the rest are coconut forests, wild sandbanks, vacant land...).

Tuition support for 38,000 non-public students

At the meeting, the Gia Lai Provincial People's Council also approved many other social security policies, including a Resolution to support tuition fees for 38,000 non-public students.

According to the resolution, from the 2025-2026 school year, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province will implement a policy to support tuition fees for preschool children, high school students and students of general education programs at private and public institutions in the area.

The support level is equivalent to the tuition fees of public institutions at the same level, specifically: in urban areas it is 300,000 VND/student/month; in rural areas it is 100,000 - 200,000 VND/student/month; in ethnic minority and mountainous areas it is 50,000 - 100,000 VND/student/month.

With about 38,000 students studying at non-public institutions, the total expected support budget is nearly 75 billion VND.

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/chuyen-doi-hon-80ha-dat-rung-de-phuc-vu-7-du-an-tai-gia-lai-post820192.html