A series of abandoned satellite schools in Kon Tum

In particular, Dak Glei district has as many as 50 schools that are no longer in use after the merger. Many facilities have been abandoned for years, leading to deterioration, damage, or inefficient management and use, resulting in a waste of public assets.

A school in Dak Sao commune has been abandoned after the merger, resulting in waste.

To address this, the Department of Education and Training of Dak Glei District has reviewed and advised the District People's Committee to consider converting the function of unused, isolated school buildings into community cultural centers or transferring them to preschools. However, the conversion process is facing difficulties regarding legal procedures, and many school buildings are dilapidated and unsuitable for their intended use.

In Tu Mo Rong District, there are also many surplus and abandoned school buildings after mergers. Among them, the Kach Lon 2 school building, part of the Dak Sao Commune Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School, was put into operation in 2021 to serve students from the two villages of Kach Lon 1 and Kach Lon 2. At the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year, the Kach Lon 2 school building will officially be merged into the Dak Sao Commune central school.

Since then, due to the lack of supervision and security, the Kạch Lớn 2 school site has become dilapidated. Weeds grow all over the grounds, concrete fence posts are broken and fallen. Many windows are shattered, and a strong, foul odor emanates from inside the classrooms.

Ms. Y Thung (38 years old, residing in Kạch Lớn 2 village, Đăk Sao commune, Tu Mơ Rông district) said that after the school building was no longer in use, many young people caused trouble, throwing stones at the windows and damaging them. After only a few months of abandonment, the school building has become dilapidated, and no one dares to enter.

According to Mr. Pham Quoc Viet, Principal of Dak Sao Ethnic Boarding Primary and Secondary School, after receiving the Kon Tum Provincial Department of Education and Training's directive to close the branch school, the school merged two grades (grades 1 and 2) with approximately 30 students from the Kach Lon 2 branch school and transferred them to the main school in the commune center. Therefore, for the past few months, this location has been redundant and unused.

After a period of disuse, the school buildings deteriorated and fell into disrepair.

Similarly, the primary school in Dak Ro Nga commune (Dak To district) has also been abandoned for many years. According to Thanh Nien newspaper's investigation, this school was built in the 1990s, initially located in Ngoc Tu commune. In 2005, Dak Ro Nga commune separated from Ngoc Tu commune, so the school ceased operation. Notably, the distance from the school to the commune center is only about 3 km. Afterward, the school was handed over to a military unit for use. In 2015, when the unit completed its mission, the facility was abandoned again and has remained so until now.

Mr. Lam The Hien, Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Ro Nga commune, said that the locality has a plan to put the Dak Ro Nga commune primary school into use to avoid waste. Specifically, the locality is calling for investment to implement projects producing palm wine and bottled mineral water. However, to date, no businesses have come to invest.

According to the Kon Tum Provincial Department of Finance, the surplus school buildings after the merger will be transferred to the People's Committees of the districts for management. Subsequently, the People's Committees of the districts will assign them to the communes for management, allocation as village halls, or disposal according to the plan. However, since the localities have not reported this to the Department of Finance, the department has not yet compiled specific data.

To learn more about the number of abandoned and surplus school buildings after the merger and the solutions to avoid waste, a reporter from Thanh Nien newspaper contacted the Kon Tum Provincial Department of Education and Training several times but has yet to receive a response.

Many coastal land projects are left abandoned.

According to the Department of Planning and Investment of Phu Yen province, by the end of 2024, there were 38 investment projects in the coastal area of ​​the province, with a total registered investment capital of 49,967 billion VND, but many projects are currently abandoned.

Of the 38 projects mentioned above, 33 projects received investment approval and investment registration certificates from the Provincial People's Committee, with a total registered investment capital of VND 43,348 billion, and 5 projects were implemented by investors who won land use rights auctions, with a total registered investment capital of VND 6,619 billion.

However, for various reasons, many coastal projects in Phu Yen province remain abandoned and unimplemented. Mr. Vo Dinh Tien, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment of Phu Yen province, said that the province has terminated operations and reclaimed land from two projects.

According to Mr. Tien, in addition to the two projects whose operations were terminated and land reclaimed, there are currently 12 coastal projects experiencing investment delays. The main reason is that investors have not been able to reach agreements on land use rights transfer with local residents who own land in the project area (excluding cases where the state reclaims land).

Furthermore, according to newly issued regulations, the state needs to develop construction plans at each level and in accordance with local land use plans. Therefore, for some projects, investors must wait for the construction plan to be approved before they have a basis to prepare and submit design documents to the appraisal agency. In addition, some projects have not complied with the prescribed procedures during implementation, so they have to be temporarily suspended and undergo a review of procedures, seeking guidance from central ministries and agencies…

Mr. Tien added that the project with the slowest progress is the Rerock Water Bay Phu Yen high-end resort project of Thang Long Service and Handicraft Co., Ltd., covering an area of ​​2.32 hectares, with a completion deadline of December 2018. Currently, the Department of Planning and Investment of Phu Yen province is reviewing the matter to handle it according to regulations.

Duc Huy

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hang-loat-diem-truong-le-bo-hoang-o-kon-tum-185250205184430749.htm