On July 6th, the leaders of Vinh Phu ward announced that they had inspected and dealt with the illegally constructed concrete road that had been reported by Nghe An Newspaper and Radio and Television, proceeding with its dismantling and restoring the original surface as per regulations. Vinh Phu ward was recently established by merging four former administrative units: Ha Huy Tap ward, Nghi Phu ward, Nghi Duc ward, and Nghi An commune.
"Immediately after receiving the complaint, on July 4th, the ward sent officials to inspect the site, review land records, verify the purpose of the construction, and proceed with demolition, restoring the land to its original state in accordance with the law," the leader of Vinh Phu ward informed.
On July 5th, excavators were brought in to demolish the road. However, according to a reporter's observations on the afternoon of July 6th, this unauthorized road had not been completely dismantled, only narrowed. Previously, the road was over 5 meters wide and about 90 meters long. After the demolition, the road is still nearly 2 meters wide and 90 meters long, with the surface covered with a layer of rice paddy soil to conceal it.
“On July 4th, a team from the ward came to inspect, and the next day an excavator came to dig up the road and transport the concrete elsewhere. But they only dug up half of it, the part bordering the peanut field, leaving nearly 2 meters untouched, just covered with soil. If the road was built incorrectly, it should be completely dismantled, but if it was done correctly, it should be left as is, instead of being forced to remove it halfway,” wondered a resident of Xuan Dong hamlet, an area formerly belonging to the old Nghi Duc ward.
Having served as the village head and Party branch secretary of Xuan Dong village for 10 years, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung (73 years old) said that the people have no need to use this road. “I was born and raised here, so I know that before, that area was just peanut fields; there was never a road there. The newly paved concrete road is a dead end, leading to some garden plots inside, where no houses are located, so it doesn't serve the transportation needs of the people, only personal purposes,” Mr. Tung said.
Mr. Tung also stated that the road was constructed overnight at the end of June, right when the previous administration was preparing to hand over power, leading many to believe that the road was built in the wrong location by the previous authorities. "Less than 100 meters away, there's a dirt road frequently used by residents, which was included in a resolution to be paved with concrete a long time ago, but it hasn't been done yet. Meanwhile, a concrete road is being built where there's no need for it. It's really hard to understand," Mr. Tung shared.
According to the reporter's observations, this approximately 90-meter-long concrete road cuts through eight plots of agricultural land belonging to local residents. The other side of the road borders a plot of land planted with perennial trees. This new road connects from the Nghi Duc resettlement area, crossing the peanut fields of the villagers to access the garden plots. According to the old Nghi Duc ward planning map, there are no residential plots around the road. "We know that previously, a group of people came here and bought some garden plots at the end of the village. But these garden plots have no access road. They may have secretly built this road so they could convert those garden plots into residential land, subdivide them, and sell them at a higher price," another resident commented.
Mr. Nguyen Chien Thang, head of Xuan Dong hamlet, said he only became aware of the existence of this road after residents complained and reported it to the former Nghi Duc Ward People's Committee. However, Mr. Thai Huy Truong, former Vice Chairman of the former Nghi Duc Ward People's Committee, now working at the Vinh Phu Ward People's Committee Office, said he had not received this information.
On the afternoon of July 2nd, at the scene, Mr. Nguyen Xuan Tuan (52 years old, Vinh Phu ward) admitted to building the road, and also acknowledged building it without permission from the authorities and encroaching on a portion of land used for peanut cultivation.
“Actually, I was asked to build this road. I have a younger sibling who used to live on the inner garden plot, but they've moved elsewhere. This area already had an old road leading to my sibling's house, and now I'm just pouring concrete over it. It's just that the road is a bit wide, encroaching on some agricultural land. The eight households with agricultural land are also cooperating; I didn't have to pay to buy their land,” Mr. Tuan said.
However, residents of Xuan Dong hamlet assert that this area is merely a narrow embankment of rice paddies used for agricultural production, with no roads, and the garden plots within it do not contain houses or inhabitants. The head of the Economic and Infrastructure Department of Vinh Phu ward also confirmed, after reviewing the map, that the area has no roads, only rice paddies.
Source: https://baonghean.vn/yeu-cau-thao-do-duong-be-tong-lam-tren-dat-nong-nghiep-chi-trong-1-dem-10301719.html
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