drastic place, superficial place

Hoa Phuong pickleball court built on project land in An Khanh commune, Hoai Duc district.

Pickeball courts are springing up like mushrooms after the rain.

“Pickleball phenomenon” or “pickleball storm” are words that have been mentioned a lot recently, to refer to the pickleball training movement – ​​a new sport introduced to Vietnam in the past 1-2 years.

To meet the increasing demand for this sport, pickleball courts have sprung up like mushrooms after the rain, and many of them are illegally built on agricultural land or project land, causing districts to struggle and have headaches in finding a solution.

In Thanh Tri district, many pickleball courts built illegally on agricultural land have been discovered recently. For example, a complex of 6 courts located on agricultural land at 289 Pham Tu Street, in Thanh Liet Commune or a pickleball court complex named Family appeared on agricultural land in Tan Trieu Commune. Notably, the pickleball court cluster in Tan Trieu Commune is only about 200m from the People's Committee headquarters of this commune.

About 200m from Hoa Phuong yard is Ha Phuc pickleball court.

In addition to agricultural land, the situation of illegally built pickleball courts on project land is equally common. For example, on plot C/D13 with an area of ​​over 7,200m2 in Dich Vong ward, Cau Giay district. This plot of land was introduced as the site for the Five Star Residence Cau Giay apartment project, invested by the International Relations Investment and Production Joint Stock Company (CIRI Company) under GFS Group. However, part of the plot of land was later discovered to have been turned into a complex of many pickleball courts.

Recently, in An Khanh commune, Hoai Duc district, an illegal pickleball court has appeared on project land. According to the Economic & Urban reporter, the pickleball court named "Hoa Phuong" is located in the Hoa Phuong villa area of ​​Nam An Khanh urban area. The court has been completed, has a roof and has been put into use. Right next to it, another pickleball court is under construction. The ground surface of the court is basically finished, the roof system is also in the process of erecting a steel frame.

Notably, located about 200m from the Hoa Phuong pickleball court is another pickleball court named Ha Phuc. This court is also only a few hundred meters from the An Khanh Commune People's Committee headquarters. The court is enclosed, has a roof, is located right next to the factory complex, car garage and has also been put into operation.

Authorities of Thanh Liet commune, Thanh Tri district organized the enforcement of an illegally built pickleball court on agricultural land in Dong Thuyen area, Thanh Liet commune.

The fierce place, the struggling place

In the face of the "pickleball storm", many localities have taken drastic measures to dismantle these illegal constructions. A typical example is Thanh Tri district, when on November 11, 2024, at the conference to review and handle violations of leveling, dumping, land violations, and construction order in Tan Trieu and Thanh Liet communes, Vice Chairman of the District People's Committee Nguyen Huy Toan assigned the People's Committees of the two communes above to urgently resolve the violations, request the return of the site, and restore the status of the land before the violation for cases of encroachment and misuse of land for pickleball practice grounds in the area, with the deadline for completion in November 2024.

Talking to Kinh te & Do thi reporters, Chairman of Thanh Liet Commune People's Committee Trinh Quoc Thang said that, following the direction of Thanh Tri District leaders, Thanh Liet Commune has organized enforcement to take remedial measures against the illegal pickleball court construction on the agricultural land of Mr. Pham Tu Hai (Dong Thuyen). The enforcement work has now been completed.

“This is a cluster of three structures. The Commune People’s Committee has organized the enforcement of all the auxiliary structures that go with the structure,” said Mr. Thang. Regarding the pickleball structure of Mr. Tran Trung Hieu’s household in Dong Cua Trai, the Chairman of the Thanh Liet Commune People’s Committee said that this is a small-scale structure without a roof, and Mr. Hieu’s household had proactively dismantled and repaired it before, so the commune authorities did not have to organize enforcement.

Meanwhile, the work of handling illegal pickleball courts in An Khanh commune, Hoai Duc district is quite... difficult. Working with Kinh te & Do thi reporter, Vice Chairman of the People's Committee Nguyen Dang Loi admitted that Hoa Phuong pickleball court was illegally built on green park land of Nam An Khanh urban area.

Another pickleball court located right next to the Hoa Phuong pickleball court is under construction.

Regarding the Ha Phuc pickleball court, Mr. Loi said that this court was built on the land of An Duong Cooperative. This is a cooperative that operates in many different fields. Notably, the land that this cooperative is using, of which a part has been turned into a pickleball court, is also land rented from the State.

According to the Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of An Khanh Commune, the construction of the pickleball courts on project land and cooperative land is incorrect, but it also stems from the need for sports of local people. Especially in the context that pickleball has recently become a "hot" sport in the community.

When asked about the Commune People's Committee's viewpoint on handling the pickleball courts, Mr. Nguyen Dang Loi said that basically the locations for the courts are not agricultural land, not public land. "The locality will try to arrange and handle it appropriately" - Vice Chairman of the An Khanh Commune People's Committee said.

 

Directive No. 04/CT-UBND of the Hanoi People's Committee on "Strengthening State management of agricultural land and public land in Hanoi" clearly states: Chairmen of the People's Committees of wards, communes and towns must resolutely and promptly handle violations (especially cases of illegal conversion of land use purposes and construction) in accordance with their authority and legal regulations as soon as such violations occur; prepare records of violations beyond their authority and report to the District People's Committee for handling in accordance with legal regulations. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune, ward or town where violations occur must be held responsible before the law. The Chairman of the People's Committee of the district, ward or town must handle and decide to temporarily suspend the management work of the Chairman of the People's Committee of the commune, ward or town to direct the handling until the violations are handled and remedied.

Source: https://kinhtedothi.vn/chong-bao-pickleball-noi-quyet-liet-cho-hoi-hot.html