Prime Minister chairs 10th meeting of Steering Committee for key transport projects

(Chinhphu.vn) - On the morning of March 29, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh , Head of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key to the transport sector (Steering Committee) chaired the 10th meeting of the Steering Committee.

Thủ tướng chủ trì phiên họp thứ 10 Ban Chỉ đạo các công trình trọng điểm GTVT — Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Head of the State Steering Committee for important national projects and works, key to the transport sector, chaired the 10th meeting of the Steering Committee - Photo: VGP/Nhat Bac

The meeting was held in a direct and online format between the Government Headquarters and 46 provinces and centrally-run cities with important national and key projects in the transport sector.

Attending the meeting were: Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Head of the Steering Committee; members of the Steering Committee who are ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and government agencies; Chairmen of People's Committees of provinces and cities; representatives of project management boards, state-owned economic groups, investors, consulting units, and construction contractors.

Opening the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that since its establishment and operation, the Steering Committee has closely followed reality, monitored, directed and operated resolutely, promoted the implementation of works and projects to ensure progress, quality, techniques, aesthetics, labor safety, and environmental sanitation; promptly removed difficulties, shortcomings, and challenges during the implementation process; reviewed mechanisms and policies for timely adjustment and supplementation, in accordance with reality, creating an open investment environment for project implementation, especially large-scale projects...

According to the Prime Minister, currently, the country has 34 major projects, 86 important national component projects, key projects of the transport sector in 46 provinces and centrally-run cities. Of these, there are 5 railway projects, 2 airport projects, the rest are road projects, mainly expressways and belt roads in the Hanoi capital region, and belt roads in Ho Chi Minh City. Therefore, the task of the Steering Committee is very large.

After 9 meetings, the Steering Committee has gained more experience, projects and works have been implemented better, the Prime Minister commended the members of the Steering Committee, especially the transport sector and localities with projects in the area for their high determination, great efforts, drastic actions, focus, key points... in all stages from investment procedures, site clearance, bidding, project management, care for the lives and livelihoods of affected people...

At the 9th meeting, the Steering Committee set out 40 tasks, including 16 time-limited tasks. The Prime Minister requested that at this 10th meeting, ministries, branches and localities report and discuss implementation results; shortcomings, limitations, difficulties and obstacles; and propose solutions to promote project implementation in the coming time.

In particular, it is important to note issues such as investment procedures; the granting and exploitation of common material mines to serve projects according to issued mechanisms and policies, avoiding negativity; the issue of decentralization and delegation of authority along with resource allocation, improving implementation capacity, strengthening supervision, inspection and having tools to intervene, handle and reward promptly; progress of site handover, relocation of technical infrastructure works; changing forest use purposes..., in the spirit of "working, not backtracking".

The Government Electronic Information Portal continues to update information about the meeting.

Ha Van - Government Portal

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