Over 1,300 billion VND used for site clearance and resettlement when constructing the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway, the section pasing through Hung Yen province

At the Hung Yen’s bridge point the meeting drew the attendance of comrade Nguyen Hung Nam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee.

Delegates attend the meeting at the Hung Yen bridge’s point

The list of key national railway projects includes: High-speed railway project on the North - South axis; Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line; Hanoi - Lang Son railway line; Hai Phong - Mong Cai railway line; the urban railway projects in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

The Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line through Hung Yen province is about 16.7km long, passing through Van Lam district and My Hao town. In Hung Yen province, it is planned to arrange a station located in Dai Dong commune (Van Lam) with the scale and function of a mixed station, the station covers an area of about 10.6ha. Preliminary information shows that the affected area must be cleared about 72.53ha, the number of affected households is about 140 households, the cost of clearance and resettlement is about 1,306 billion VND.

At the first meeting of the Steering Committee, the Prime Minister assigned 24 tasks to ministries, branches and localities focusing on removing difficulties and obstacles, speeding up the preparation procedures for projects, including 19 tasks according to schedule and 5 regular tasks. Of the 19 tasks according to schedule, 6 tasks have been completed, 12 tasks were not due and 1 task was behind schedule.

Delegates attending the meeting discussed, evaluated and gave opinions on the implementation status of works and projects, focusing on difficulties and obstacles and proposing solutions.

Comrade Nguyen Hung Nam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, delivers a speech at the meeting

Speaking at the meeting, Comrade Nguyen Hung Nam, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, said: Implementing the direction of the Steering Committee, Hung Yen province has issued documents and organized the implementation of assigned tasks in the performance of the investment project to build the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway line, especially the task of site clearance. In the whole province there are about 140 households whose land has been recovered and must be resettled. Therefore, the provincial authorities and functional branches have disseminated to the people the project implementation policy and coordinated in the implementation of tasks with determination and efforts to complete the tasks to ensure progress and quality.

Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that the Party Central Committee and the Politburo have considered the Government's proposal related to the development of the railway sector, including: Upgrading existing railway lines; reconnecting existing but interrupted railway lines; implementing major railway projects such as the high-speed railway on the North-South axis; the railway connecting with China and urban railway lines in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Along with that, in a short period of time (from November 2024 to February 2025), the National Assembly has issued 3 Resolutions to perform railway projects including: the Resolution on investment policy for the high-speed railway project on the North-South axis; the Resolution on investment policy for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project; the Resolution on piloting a number of specific and special mechanisms and policies to develop the urban railway network system in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested members of the Steering Committee, ministries, branches, localities and units to promote a sense of responsibility; continue to review, deploy and perform assigned tasks; propose solutions to carry out works and projects to ensure progress and quality. The Prime Minister said that railway development involves many stages, many tasks, many items, with large investment levels; limited time, a lot of work, high requirements; while understanding and technological capacity are not high. Therefore, it requires high determination, great effort, drastic action, completing each task, identifying the focus and key points. Railway development involves many levels, many sectors, many localities, so the Government has established a Steering Committee for ministries, sectors, localities, and units to coordinate in implementation based on their functions, tasks, and powers, with the view of boosting decentralization and delegation of power. The Prime Minister requested members of the Steering Committee, ministries, branches, localities and units to promote a sense of responsibility, assign "clearly to people, clear about work, clear about time, clear about results, clear about responsibilities, clear about authority", "look far and wide, think deeply, do big things"...