Land waste is making 'the land cry and the people lament'

On the morning of November 4, discussing the socio-economic situation, National Assembly deputies mentioned the issue of preventing and combating waste. Delegate Nguyen Thanh Nam (Phu Tho) affirmed that it is necessary to use land resources economically for socio-economic development.

Delegates also acknowledged slow changes in a number of sectors and fields in the arrangement, innovation, and improvement of operational efficiency of agricultural and forestry companies; and the rearrangement and handling of houses and land facilities that are public assets of central agencies located in the locality.

The Party, State and National Assembly have given instructions on the responsibilities of organizations, especially the accountability of leaders for abandoned land, land used for the wrong purpose, and agricultural and forestry land that has been recovered but has no plan for use.

Delegate Nguyen Thanh Nam. Photo: National Assembly

“Putting the fight against waste in the same position as fighting corruption and negativity. However, the sad reality is that there are localities that are very active and proactive in proposing and implementing socio-economic development projects according to approved plans and schemes with these land funds, but they face many barriers and obstacles, leading to the inability to optimally and effectively exploit land resources, leaving the land crying and people lamenting,” Mr. Nam expressed.

He said one of the reasons is the difficulty in determining the scope and sequence between the arrangement of handling public assets and land recovery.

Delegates earnestly request ministries and branches to continue to consider and resolve to create the fastest conditions for localities to exploit land funds within the allocated quota. In addition, promptly transfer houses and land managed by ministries and branches but not in use to localities for economic development, especially locations that have been abandoned for decades.

Also talking about waste, delegate Nguyen Huu Thong ( Binh Thuan ) said that this is not a new content because every year the National Assembly discusses and evaluates it, but it is not old because it is always topical.

According to the delegates, President Ho Chi Minh always focused on preventing and combating waste. He advised, “Corruption, waste and bureaucracy are the enemies of the people, the army and the Government.” He also pointed out, “Corruption is harmful, but waste is sometimes even more harmful: It is more harmful than corruption because waste is very common…”.

Mr. Thong mentioned the waste in "covered projects" and "shelved works" that up to now have no complete and accurate statistics, but this figure is not less than hundreds of thousands of billions of VND. That is not only the financial figure but also the waste and consequences surrounding it such as: waste of land resources, waste of development opportunities... that are not fully measured and above all, it is waste of people's trust.

Delegate Nguyen Huu Thong. Photo: National Assembly

Delegates named wind power and solar power projects that have been invested in but not yet put into operation, or thousands, hundreds of thousands of apartments that have been built and then left empty or unfinished, "standing alone with time"...

Mr. Thong said that no matter what the cause, it must be determined that this is the wealth and resources of society and the country and needs to be resolved. The National Assembly and the Government's consideration of policies and mechanisms to resolve difficulties and obstacles is to accompany and create development, not to legitimize violations.

Delegates hope that the Government will continue to direct ministries, branches and localities to review and evaluate projects and works with institutional problems such as: projects through inspection, examination, investigation, judgment, projects with slow implementation due to lack of uniformity in legal documents... to propose solutions.

He proposed issuing specific, pilot mechanisms for a number of projects to implement, evaluate and replicate, in order to promote social resources for national development.

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