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Since early year, Covid-19 pandemic has affected the implementation of projects and capital disbursement. In parallel with the implementation of solutions to ensure the completion of the local public investment plan in 2021, Binh Duong will resolutely eliminate and suspend projects that are not really necessary and ineffective.

Facing many difficulties

In 2021, the province’s total capital for public investment plan is more than VND12.35 trillion. As of May 31, total disbursement value was more than VND 1.62 trillion. The figure is estimated to be more than VND 2.06 trillion by June 30, reaching 16.6% of the plan. Total local budget capital is more than VND 11.9 trillion. For provincial State budget capital, it is more than VND10.15trillion for the local public investment plan in 2021 with total disbursement value at more than VND2.06billion as June 30, reaching 20.3%.

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Reportedly, the complicated developments of Covid-19 pandemic have affected the overall progress of projects in the period. In addition, investment capital from the local State budget is still limited compared to the needs of technical and social infrastructure development. Investment capital is mainly based on the local State budget while mobilizing capital outside the local Satte budget only attracts BOT investors in the transport field.

On the other hand, some projects have to adjust their total investment, due to an increase in compensation price. Procedures for implementing land acquisition for compensation and support are complicated, and consensus among people is not high, which has affected the progress of the projects. In addition, some projects have face technical problems. The preparation on investment documents of some investors and consulting units has not attached special importance on the quality management of design documents yet. Many investors have also not updated unit prices in accordance with the guidance of the Department of Construction yet.

Mai Ba Truoc, Director of provincial Department of Planning and Investment said that along with some difficulties, due to Covid-19, some investors have not actively set up the progress of capital plan as a basis for rechecking and ensuring the progress of each project. From that, they need to determine the need of using capital that is not close to the actual progress of implementation must be reduced. Some investors have not drastically operated under the plan, causing difficulties in the management and operation of the province's general capital plan. In addition, coordination between the units is not close and effective. The local  propaganda work has not been synchronized. The role and responsibility of compensation, support and resettlement council for projects has not been promoted well. The capacity of centers for land fund development is still limited in comparison with requirements.

Strict settlement

Mr. Truoc added that in order to ensure the completion of the plan for public investment disbursement in 2021, Binh Duong will make efforts to overcome difficulties, organize a review of all projects expected to arrange for the medium-term public investment plan in the period of 2021-2025. The province will also resolutely remove and suspend projects that are not really necessary, inefficient, and newly started projects in the spirit of the Prime Minister’s Directive 13; complete procedures for appraisal and approval of investment policies for new construction projects; fully prepare conditions and procedures for approval of investment decisions, put in design cost estimates for key projects, those with connectivity in transport infrastructure... so that they can be deployed right after the medium-term public investment plan for the period 2021-2025 is approved.

In the coming time, the province will deploy many timely solutions to solve difficulties in the process of implementation; continue rechecking and supplementing land use planning, in which it is necessary to allocate enough land fund to invest in resettlement areas at the needs of households, promptly serving site clearance for  public investment projects; register the list of land acquisition in line with the progress of projects in accordance with the law and the actual situation of the locality. The province will also promote investment forms in the form of  the Public Private Partnership (PPP) and well implement a policy of socialization for projects in the fields of health, education and training, and culture-sports, infrastructure projects serving production and daily life of people in rural areas.

According to Mr. Truoc, the province will regularly inspect, supervise and take strict measures to handle cases of prolonging the time of implementation for projects, due to the weak capacity of contractors or consulting units; revise the task of reporting on public investment to ensure seriousness of time and accuracy of data, improving the responsibility of investors during the preparatory process for project management; strictly handle organizations and individuals that intentionally cause difficulties, obstruct or slow down implementation and disbursement of public investment capital plans.

It is known that under  the 2021 plan, the province has 61 key projects with  total capital of more than VND 5.34 trillion, accounting for 43.3% of the province’s capital plan. As of May 31, VND 392.6 billion was disbursed or 7.3% of the plan. It is expected that a number of works will be started this year, including North Tan Uyen district’s Administrative Center; Le Chi Dan street in Thu Dau Mot city; bridge over Dong Nai river (called Bach Dang bridge 2).

Reported by Phuong Le-Translated by K.T