Nam Binh Dinh BOT toll station in the central province of Binh Dinh (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hasasked the Transport Ministry to use investments sourced from the State budgetand mid-term government bonds effectively and in line with law.
Shemade the request while concluding the question and answer session for TransportMinister Nguyen Van The on June 4 as part of the ongoing fifth session of the14th National Assembly.
Theministry should coordinate with other ministries, agencies and localities toseek solutions in order to speed up the progress of key projects, ensuring thatthey are implemented economically and effectively, the chief legislator said.
Severalmajor transport projects and those which are overdue must be completed, shesaid, stressing the need to clarify responsibility of organisations andorganisations for sluggishness and increased capital of these projects.
NAChairwoman Ngan urged the ministry to review the transport planning, withattention paid to the railway system, saying the ministry should promptly studyfeasible schemes for the North-South high-speed railway to submit to the NationalAssembly in 2019.
It is amust to ensure connectivity between big economic centres and at transportgateways, while investing in transport infrastructure in disadvantaged areas,she noted.
Shealso highlighted solutions to attract different economic sectors, includingforeign investors, to transport infrastructure development, guaranteeinglegitimate interests of the State, investors and residents.
Besides,measures to ensure traffic safety and order should be implemented fully andeffectively, the legislator said.
[Transport minister questioned about problems of BOT projects]
Sheasked the Government to effectively materialise the NA Standing Committee’sResolution No. 437 on a number of tasks and solutions to continue to completeand step up the implementation of policies and laws on investment and use of build-operate-transfer (BOT)projects.
Earlier the same day, Minister of TransportNguyen Van The was grilled by lawmakers 4 about solutions to deal with problemsrelated to transport projects invested under the form of build-operate-transfer.
The is the first Cabinet member to reply toqueries at the question and answer session of the fifth session of the 14th NA.-VNA
Sheasked the Government to effectively materialise the NA Standing Committee’sResolution No. 437 on a number of tasks and solutions to continue to completeand step up the implementation of policies and laws on investment and use of build-operate-transfer (BOT)projects.
Earlier the same day, Minister of TransportNguyen Van The was grilled by lawmakers 4 about solutions to deal with problemsrelated to transport projects invested under the form of build-operate-transfer.
The is the first Cabinet member to reply toqueries at the question and answer session of the fifth session of the 14th NA.-VNA
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