Efforts to speed up site clearance for key projects

According to the Steering Committee for the implementation of compensation and site clearance for key projects in Lang Son province, in the third quarter, 581 propaganda and mobilization sessions were held for 10,859 people, 261.88 hectares of land were handed over, 708 households were mobilized and propagated, and 28 households were forced to have their land recovered. The Steering Committee assessed that the compensation and site clearance work for key projects in the third quarter continued to be closely directed and managed by the Party Committee and government, mobilizing the entire political system from the province to the grassroots level.

Steering committee members assigned to key projects and working groups have strengthened the inspection and direct supervision of projects, organized thematic meetings to direct and closely urge the implementation of the instructions in the notices and inspection conclusions, in order to speed up progress and thoroughly resolve difficulties and problems.

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Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway, Lang Son. Photo: D.X

Leadership and direction continued to have many innovations, more drastic, closer and more effective right from the district level, typically the 3 projects to upgrade the section Km18-Km80, National Highway 4B in Loc Binh and Dinh Lap districts, the Huu Nghi - Chi Lang border gate expressway project under the BOT form in Lang Son city and the districts: Chi Lang, Cao Loc, Van Lang, the investment project to build the Dong Dang (Lang Son province) - Tra Linh ( Cao Bang province) expressway under the public-private partnership form in Van Lang and Trang Dinh districts.

Focus on solving “bottlenecks”

However, there are many common difficulties and problems in site clearance. Specifically, from August 1, the 2024 Land Law and its guiding documents officially took effect; in which Article 254 stipulates transitional provisions on land acquisition, compensation and resettlement support when the State acquires land, during the time the Provincial People's Committee has not yet issued decisions related to compensation and site clearance under the authority assigned in the Law. The Lang Son Provincial People's Committee has promptly directed to consider and allow reference to current regulations to approve compensation and support plans for affected cases in ongoing projects.

In addition, some cases of illegal housing construction on agricultural land and public land have not been promptly detected and resolved according to the law, and the land does not meet the conditions for compensation for housing and architectural works. Now that the State has reclaimed land to implement projects, people whose land has been reclaimed have requested the province to compensate and support illegally built housing and architectural works, and have requested to be resettled due to having to move their residence.

During the construction process, some projects must adjust technical solutions, estimates, reduce scale, and change route directions to suit reality, leading to the need to carry out procedures for project adjustment and investment policy adjustment according to the provisions of law.

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Perspective of Huu Nghi-Chi Lang border gate expressway. Photo: Lang Son province electronic information portal

Continuing to resolve difficulties and obstacles in the direction of tasks and solutions for implementation in the fourth quarter of 2024, the steering committee said it will focus highly on leadership, direction, and promoting the role and responsibility of districts and cities in site clearance for key projects.

The working groups of the steering committee continue to strengthen inspection and supervision of the implementation of key projects. Timely advise and propose to the steering committee, the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee, and the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee to resolve difficulties and problems related to compensation, support, resettlement, and site clearance of key projects.

In addition, the District People's Committee needs to proactively study the provisions of the 2024 Land Law and documents guiding the implementation of the law, especially new contents and transitional regulations on land recovery, compensation, support, and resettlement when the State recovers land to create consensus and compliance with land recovery, and speed up the progress of site clearance for projects.

Proactively review, decide and approve compensation, support and resettlement plans according to authority. Report and propose to Lang Son Provincial People's Committee to direct the resolution of difficulties and problems under the authority of the Provincial People's Committee.

Research and innovate the content and form of propaganda and mobilization, direct dialogue with the people, continue to mobilize the participation and involvement of the entire political system. Assign forces in the direction of clear people, clear work, clear completion time. Conduct propaganda and mobilization early, from a distance, right from the commune level, with focus, key points, with content and form suitable for each locality, each individual household, ensuring that households and organizations related to site clearance work are all propagated and mobilized.

Thanks to the favorable site clearance, projects in Lang Son province will be implemented on schedule, thereby changing the appearance of the border area.

Pham Cong