The fate of more than 700 delayed projects "holding" more than 5,000 hectares of land in Hanoi

The Hanoi People's Committee has just sent a report to the City People's Council on the implementation results of Resolution No. 04/2022 of the City People's Council on measures to accelerate investment progress, focusing on handling slow-to-implement non-budget capital projects using land.

The Hanoi People's Committee said it has reviewed 712 projects (with an area of ​​more than 5,000 hectares) using non-budgetary capital that use land but are slow to be implemented in the area.

As of October 31, 2023, 330 projects (accounting for 46.3%) were removed from the list of slow-to-implement projects (land has been put into use; has been or is being consulted for project recovery and termination;...).

350 projects (accounting for 49.2%) have had instructions for handling, conclusions of inspection, examination, and post-inspection; assigned units to continue monitoring and urging investors to put land into use.

32 projects (accounting for 4.5%) still need to be processed according to legal regulations. Expected to be completed in December 2023.

Specifically, of the 135 projects that have not yet had decisions on land allocation or land lease, project investment activities have been terminated, implementation has been stopped, or the assignment of investors to study and establish planning according to regulations for 64 projects has been terminated.

The projects that have ceased operations include: Quang Trung General Hospital Project in Dong De Mo Area, Tam Trinh Street, Yen So, Hoang Mai of Quang Trung General Hospital Joint Stock Company; Office and rental at No. 6 Dao Duy Anh, Phuong Lien Ward, Dong Da District of Viet Anh Company Limited; Townhouses at land lot TT-05-VI, Dich Vong Hau Ward, Cau Giay District of INDECO Construction and Infrastructure Development Joint Stock Company; Vai Reo Commercial and Housing Center in Phu Cat Commune, Quoc Oai District of La Vong Trading and Service Joint Stock Company; Office - commercial, service - restaurant and entertainment complex at No. 153 Yen Phu Street, Yen Phu Ward, Tay Ho District of Hanoi Tourism Corporation...

Regarding the New Urban Area project of Nam Duong 32 (Hoai Duc) of Lung Lo 5 Investment and Development Joint Stock Company, the City People's Committee said that in August 2022, it had issued a document assigning the City Inspectorate to comprehensively inspect the project.

For 404 projects that have been allocated land, leased land, or changed land use purposes by the State, the City People's Committee considered the decision to reclaim land, cancel the decision to allocate land, lease land, and terminate the operation of 50 projects.

Of which, 32 projects have had decisions to withdraw or cancel land allocation decisions such as: Viet A New Urban Area, Thanh Lam Commune, Me Linh District of Viet A Industrial Trade Investment Group Joint Stock Company; Prime Group New Urban Area (Dai Thinh Ecological Urban Area) Dai Thinh Commune, Trang Viet Commune, Me Linh District of Prime Group Joint Stock Company; Complex of public works, high-rise apartments at 162 Nguyen Van Cu, Long Bien; Thanh Lam - Dai Thinh 1 Urban Area, Me Linh - Dai Thinh Urban Area of ​​Housing and Urban Development Investment Corporation (HUD); Housing area for teachers and staff of Thach That, Construction of Thach That University of Hoa Binh University; Project to build headquarters, offices combined with parking lots at the auctioned land of Xuan Dinh (Bac Tu Liem) of AIC Real Estate Joint Stock Company...

Auction, bidding for land acquisition projects

Assessing the handling of more than 700 projects behind schedule, Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee Nguyen Trong Dong said that the number of projects is large, has gone through many stages of policy and legal regulations with many changes; the project implementation process has many developments at different levels.

Administrative procedures involve many levels, many sectors and are subject to the regulation of many legal documents.

Up to now, many extended projects have overcome violations, used land for the right purpose, proactively completed investment procedures, focused resources, overcame difficulties, accelerated the progress of putting land into use, implemented investment projects; paid land use fees and land rents to the State budget according to regulations.

In the coming time, the City will assign the People's Committees of districts and towns to establish and propose auction and bidding plans for 125 projects that have recovered land, abolished land allocation and land lease decisions, and terminated project activities to select investors to implement the projects according to regulations.

At the same time, assign management agencies to focus on monitoring and urging 350 projects that have been directed to handle, conclude inspections, checks, and post-checks to urgently implement projects and put land into use soon.

The City People's Committee emphasized that it is necessary to resolutely handle, prepare documents to terminate investment projects, reclaim land, and terminate projects for investors who do not remedy or put land into use according to approved investment projects, or organizations and individuals who violate but procrastinate, do not comply with handling measures of competent authorities, and continue to violate.