Hai Duong takes strong action to 'clean up' slow-progressing projects

*The entire area of more than 34.7 hectares of land of Vinamit Joint Stock Company was reclaimed by the Provincial People's Committee due to slow implementation.*

Termination of operations

The project of the processing factory, warehouse for preserving vegetables, tubers, fruits and a model introducing the production process of agricultural products of Vinamit Joint Stock Company was approved for investment for the first time by the Provincial People's Committee at the end of December 2007. The project has a total investment capital of more than 284 billion VND, implemented on an area of 34.7 hectares in 2 wards of Ai Quoc and Nam Dong (Hai Duong City). According to the investment policy decision, the project will come into operation from the fourth quarter of 2009.

After being approved for investment, Vinamit Joint Stock Company built a surrounding wall and a part of the factory with an area of over 2,000 ^m2 . However, from 2010 to now, the entire remaining land area of the company is still abandoned, the project has not been put into operation. The Provincial People's Committee and related departments and branches have repeatedly sent documents requesting the investor to urgently implement the project.

The Provincial People's Committee facilitated the enterprise to adjust the investment policy and extend the project implementation period, but the investor still did not implement it. On March 6, 2025, the Provincial People's Committee announced the revocation of all 34.7 hectares of land assigned to Vinamit Joint Stock Company. Previously, the Department of Finance issued a document announcing the suspension of this project.

The land area of the Project of Processing Factory, General Warehouse for Preserving Vegetables, Roots, and Fruits and Model for Introducing the Production Process of Agricultural Products of Vinamit Joint Stock Company has been abandoned for many years, causing waste.

The project of producing drinking water from agricultural products and carbonated water of Tin Tin Food Company Limited was leased land by the Provincial People's Committee in the industrial cluster of Hoang Dieu commune (Gia Loc) since December 2006. The project has a total investment of nearly 200 billion VND, using nearly 2 hectares of land. After investing in a number of items, from 2015 until now, the company has left the remaining land area fallow. The projects built by the investor on the land have seriously degraded. This was one of the major projects at that time, which was expected to bring jobs to the people, creating momentum for local development .

The delay in project implementation and the prolonged waste of land by the investor forced the Department of Finance to decide to terminate the project. On March 26, the Provincial People's Committee announced the revocation of nearly 2 hectares of land used for the project by Tin Tin Food Company Limited.

Previously, at the end of 2024, the Dong Tam North Joint Stock Company's Construction Materials and Interior Decoration Complex Project in Phuc Dien Commune (Cam Giang) was also announced by the Department of Finance to terminate its operations. This project is on the list of projects that are behind schedule, not implemented in accordance with regulations, and has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee to adjust the implementation progress 6 times, but the investor still did not fulfill its commitment. The project has an area of about 45 hectares, with a total investment of 920 billion VND.

Solving many projects

The drastic action of terminating operations and reclaiming land of projects that are behind schedule and have been delayed for a long time shows the determination of provincial leaders and local departments and branches in fighting waste.

The Hai Duong City Finance, Banking and Commercial Services Center Project of Nam Quang Infrastructure Investment and Development Joint Stock Company was approved by the Provincial People's Committee in 2020 (on the basis of receiving the project transfer from Vietnam Maritime Commercial Joint Stock Bank). The project will build 2 buildings, including a 15-storey front building and a 19-storey rear building . The total land area used is more than 2,817 ^m2 , the total investment capital is over 321,762 billion VND, completed and put into operation before October 16, 2021.

After the Provincial People's Committee approved the transfer of the project, Nam Quang Infrastructure Investment and Development Joint Stock Company proposed to adjust the planning and adjust the investment project to build a 25-storey building. However, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (now the Department of Agriculture and Environment) did not agree with the above proposal because it was inappropriate, increased the number of users, and put great pressure on the social infrastructure system and technical infrastructure in the area.

To date, the investor has withdrawn the proposal to adjust the planning and continue to implement the approved planning and project objectives. The investor commits to focus resources to soon complete the investment and construction of the entire project immediately after the Provincial People's Committee approves the adjustment of the investment policy to extend the project implementation period.

Recently, the Fertilizer Mixing Plant and Factory Rental Project of Hai Duong Green Environment Production and Trading Company Limited (Hai Duong City) was also approved by the Provincial People's Committee to adjust the investment policy. The project was approved for investment in early 2021 but has not been implemented yet. The reason is that the project implementation time is right at the stage when the Covid-19 pandemic is complicated, social distancing is required, so the implementation of investment procedures is interrupted...

According to the leader of Hanh Khanh Agricultural Products Import-Export Company Limited (Tien Tien Commune, Hai Duong City), after the Provincial People's Committee approved the adjustment of the progress of the agricultural products processing facility project in early April 2025 (the second time), the company was very excited. In the coming time, the company will focus resources on implementing the project in accordance with the approved decision. The company's project was approved for investment at the end of 2018 with a total investment capital of nearly 25 billion VND, and a land area of more than 1.2 hectares, but due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the company encountered financial difficulties, so the project has not been implemented.

The representative of the Department of Finance said that up to now, through inspection, review, and classification, projects that are behind schedule and do not comply with regulations have had solutions to handle and resolve. Many projects have been allowed by the Provincial People's Committee to adjust projects and extend land use...

In order for investment projects to ensure their objectives and improve the effectiveness of land management and use, in the coming time, the Department of Finance and related departments and branches will continue to review and update projects that are behind schedule to advise the Provincial People's Committee to remove difficulties and obstacles and handle them promptly.

Through inspection, review, and classification, the province currently has 117 investment projects outside industrial parks that are behind schedule and not implemented in accordance with regulations. Up to now, 4 projects have ceased operations and had their land revoked, 3 projects have come into operation, 13 projects have had their land use extended, more than 60 projects have been approved for investment policy adjustment, and the remaining projects are completing project adjustment procedures.

TRUONG HA

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