Several construction projects in Hanoi have been delayed for years (Photo: soha.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Severalconstruction projects in Hanoi have been delayed for years, wasting land andhindering the city’s land management process while other social securityconstructions remain in need of space.
Seven of the 28 constructions projects in Quoc Oai district are waiting to beimplemented though they were approved for construction a long time ago, said DoLai Luat, Vice Chairman of the district’s People’s Committee.
The situation does not only waste allocated lands but also complicates the landmanagement process and land use litigation, hindering the socio-economicdevelopment of the district, Luat said.
Hoang Mai district faces the same situation. The district is in high need ofnew investment but has no space for them due to delayed projects, said Nguyen DucVinh, Secretary of the district’s Party Committee.
The area of land reserved for these projects had reached tens of thousands ofmetres, space that should be confiscated and put to other uses, he said.
Twelve projects named in the district’s list of land users had startedconstruction bidding, but the bidding was progressing too slowly, he added.
Several transport projects in Gia Lam district are also stagnant. Provincialroad No. 181, whose main investor is the Hanoi Department of Transport, is anexample.
The stretch of the road that crosses the Kim Sơn commune has not been improved,though the construction was started in 2007. It is constantly flooded andcauses traffic congestion during the rainy season.
The construction of a road that connects the Van Giang Dyke and the Van Duc ferryterminal in the district is also delayed, even though it has been approved witha total cost of 23.5 billion VND (1.041 million USD).
Apart from financial difficulties, one commonality among those projects is thattheir investors hold on to the allocated lands despite being incapable ofcompleting the construction.
The delayed projects hinder the development of the localities. One districtleader said it takes a lot of effort to prevent re-encroachment of lands andgarbage dumping into the abandoned lands, while citizens constantly complainabout the lands being wasted.
During his meeting with the Party Committee of Quoc Oai district, Hoang Trung Hai,Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said that the district’sauthorities and departments must approach the project’s investors instead ofgiving instructions from afar, working intimately to understand theirsituations and help them overcome obstacles.
“If the authorities have done everything in their power to support investorsbut the projects are still delayed, those projects must be withdrawn from thedistrict’s master plan and new investors must be brought in,” he said.
Localities should be flexible in finding financial sourcesfor infrastructure construction and not depend on the State’s limitedbudget, he said.
Similarly, the education sector cannot wait for the State’s budget to open morepublic schools, because that approach won’t be enough to meet the demands ofcitizens, he added.-VNA
Seven of the 28 constructions projects in Quoc Oai district are waiting to beimplemented though they were approved for construction a long time ago, said DoLai Luat, Vice Chairman of the district’s People’s Committee.
The situation does not only waste allocated lands but also complicates the landmanagement process and land use litigation, hindering the socio-economicdevelopment of the district, Luat said.
Hoang Mai district faces the same situation. The district is in high need ofnew investment but has no space for them due to delayed projects, said Nguyen DucVinh, Secretary of the district’s Party Committee.
The area of land reserved for these projects had reached tens of thousands ofmetres, space that should be confiscated and put to other uses, he said.
Twelve projects named in the district’s list of land users had startedconstruction bidding, but the bidding was progressing too slowly, he added.
Several transport projects in Gia Lam district are also stagnant. Provincialroad No. 181, whose main investor is the Hanoi Department of Transport, is anexample.
The stretch of the road that crosses the Kim Sơn commune has not been improved,though the construction was started in 2007. It is constantly flooded andcauses traffic congestion during the rainy season.
The construction of a road that connects the Van Giang Dyke and the Van Duc ferryterminal in the district is also delayed, even though it has been approved witha total cost of 23.5 billion VND (1.041 million USD).
Apart from financial difficulties, one commonality among those projects is thattheir investors hold on to the allocated lands despite being incapable ofcompleting the construction.
The delayed projects hinder the development of the localities. One districtleader said it takes a lot of effort to prevent re-encroachment of lands andgarbage dumping into the abandoned lands, while citizens constantly complainabout the lands being wasted.
During his meeting with the Party Committee of Quoc Oai district, Hoang Trung Hai,Secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said that the district’sauthorities and departments must approach the project’s investors instead ofgiving instructions from afar, working intimately to understand theirsituations and help them overcome obstacles.
“If the authorities have done everything in their power to support investorsbut the projects are still delayed, those projects must be withdrawn from thedistrict’s master plan and new investors must be brought in,” he said.
Localities should be flexible in finding financial sourcesfor infrastructure construction and not depend on the State’s limitedbudget, he said.
Similarly, the education sector cannot wait for the State’s budget to open morepublic schools, because that approach won’t be enough to meet the demands ofcitizens, he added.-VNA
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