Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung (right) speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on July 30 urged thetransport sector to speed up the implementation of major projects and publicinvestment disbursement in the time ahead.
Speakingat a working session with representatives of the Ministry of Transport (MoT),Dung said the MoT and other relevant ministries, agencies and localities needto effectively implement the site clearance work for the North-South Expresswayand Long Thanh International Airport projects, among others.
Jointefforts are also needed to remove bottlenecks regarding institutions, mechanisms,policies and regulations on compensation and resettlement, the official said.
Dungpointed to the huge tasks ahead for the sector, especially in transportinfrastructure development, thus helping to raise national competiveness andcreate a stable environment for developing national transport system.
Toprepare for transport infrastructure development during the 2021-2025 period,the ministry should do well the forecasting of capital demands for major projects in orderto put forth resources mobilisation and allocation plans, he requested.
TheMoT reported that as of the end of June, it had disbursed 13.38 trillion VND(579.4 million USD), fulfilling 33.7 percent of the yearly target and higherthan the national average of 28.9 percent.
About16.58 trillion VND is expected to be disbursed by the end of July,accomplishing 41.7 percent of the yearly target, it said.
Deputy Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong said issues regarding site clearance and investmentcapital structure have hindered the disbursement./.
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