After receiving feedback from the people, reporters of the Economic & Urban newspaper made notes at the scene.
Accordingly, the illegal land exploitation site of many hectares is located in group 29, Thang Loi neighborhood (Tan Phu town, Dong Phu district, Binh Phuoc province), near residential areas and major traffic road D2.
During about 1 hour with the people present near the entrance to the underground tunnel, we recorded dozens of dump trucks and tractor-trailers entering the tunnel one after another and then coming back out with vehicles full of dirt and poorly covered with tarpaulins. The land is transported to other places for consumption, with vehicles driving dozens of kilometers through Dong Xoai City for consumption.
In the underground tunnel, the gentle hill area has now turned into a deep hole, an "artificial" abyss with a depth of tens of meters and a width of many thousands of square meters. The amount of land that has been exploited and transported for consumption is estimated at hundreds of thousands of cubic meters. The roar of dirt trucks, the sound of dump trucks and tractors going uphill... carrying smoke and dust.
Some people said that land exploitation activities here have been going on for about 3-4 years now, sometimes stopped, but only for a short period of time and then returned to operate more loudly, very openly, without any hesitation. sneaky.
One angry resident said: "The People's Committee of Tan Phu town manages the area, but land exploitation activities here have been open for several years, showing signs of illegality without the authorities taking action."
"The abysses and deep holes formed after illegal land exploitation will later pose a danger to people farming nearby, especially children who are easily careless, tripped, and drowned," many people worry. settle.
After recording images of the scene and people's opinions, the Economic & Urban Newspaper reporter contacted Mr. Nguyen Huu Hung - Member of the Party Committee of Dong Phu District - Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People's Committee of Tan Phu town. to reflect this issue.
However, Mr. Hung said: "The town leaders are all busy in meetings, so we asked the reporter to go to the agency to meet with junior staff to present."
Talking to a reporter from the Economic & Urban Newspaper, a leader of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Phuoc province said and affirmed: In Thang Loi neighborhood and the entire Tan Phu town area, currently no business has received any opportunity. Authorities license land mining activities, so if this activity occurs here it is completely illegal.
Illegal land exploitation not only causes loss of resources, negative impacts on the environment, rapid degradation of traffic floors, and direct impact on people's daily lives... But the violations take place openly. Declared for a long time but if not handled, it will seriously affect people's trust in management agencies.
Therefore, functional branches and authorities of Tan Phu town and Dong Phu district need to strengthen coordination in inspection, inspection, strict management and strictly, decisively and publicly handle cases of violations according to the law. violations, creating more trust before the People.
