A meeting of the supervision group on May 23 (Source: http://hanoi.gov.vn)Hanoi (VNA) - Thesupervision group of the Hanoi People’s Council has asked the municipalDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment to work with the city’sauthorities in order to reclaim long-delayed projects which violate the currentLand Law.
The department has been urged to publiciseprojects which violate the law in the mass media, and to refuse to hand overany new projects to violating investors. The projects in question were financedby extra-budgetary resources.
According to the department, 161 projects havebeen found to have violations, it was proposed that they be investigated, andpunishments be handed out accordingly.
During a working session on May 22, thesupervision group pointed out the department’s shortcomings in the managementof these projects.
The department has been slow in consulting withcity’s authorities to address these projects’ difficulties, and given too fewupdates on the status of long-delayed projects, the supervision group said.
Earlier the city’s authorities extended theprojects’ deadlines, however, the department has not properly kept track on theprocess.
The department also failed to collaborate withrelevant sectors and localities in inspections, as well as in giving outpunishments to investors who have delayed projects and violated the Land Law.
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Council, said that the shortcomings are mainly due to subjectivereasons including land management faults of the Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment, as well as a lack of cooperation among localities, limitedcapacity of officials, weak financial capacity and the experience of investors.
The group asked the department to educate peopleon land to improve capacity of natural resource and land survey officials.
It was urged to address land-related obstaclesproposed by localities, conduct regular inspections and supervise the processafter inspections.
Furthermore, it should set up a land databasesystem, digitalising the city’s map and posting this online for public use, andupdate changes of frequently so that the investors are up to date and have nojustification for violations.
Tuan pointed out that land management is acomplicated issue that is of particular concern to citizens. Land managementand use has been part of the local People’s Council supervision programme thisyear.-VNA
The department has been urged to publiciseprojects which violate the law in the mass media, and to refuse to hand overany new projects to violating investors. The projects in question were financedby extra-budgetary resources.
According to the department, 161 projects havebeen found to have violations, it was proposed that they be investigated, andpunishments be handed out accordingly.
During a working session on May 22, thesupervision group pointed out the department’s shortcomings in the managementof these projects.
The department has been slow in consulting withcity’s authorities to address these projects’ difficulties, and given too fewupdates on the status of long-delayed projects, the supervision group said.
Earlier the city’s authorities extended theprojects’ deadlines, however, the department has not properly kept track on theprocess.
The department also failed to collaborate withrelevant sectors and localities in inspections, as well as in giving outpunishments to investors who have delayed projects and violated the Land Law.
Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Vice Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Council, said that the shortcomings are mainly due to subjectivereasons including land management faults of the Department of Natural Resourcesand Environment, as well as a lack of cooperation among localities, limitedcapacity of officials, weak financial capacity and the experience of investors.
The group asked the department to educate peopleon land to improve capacity of natural resource and land survey officials.
It was urged to address land-related obstaclesproposed by localities, conduct regular inspections and supervise the processafter inspections.
Furthermore, it should set up a land databasesystem, digitalising the city’s map and posting this online for public use, andupdate changes of frequently so that the investors are up to date and have nojustification for violations.
Tuan pointed out that land management is acomplicated issue that is of particular concern to citizens. Land managementand use has been part of the local People’s Council supervision programme thisyear.-VNA
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