Faced with the situation of scarce construction material supply, affecting the progress of projects, recently, Thanh Hoa province has focused on removing difficulties and obstacles related to construction norms and unit prices, and exploitation and supply of construction materials for large and key projects and works in the area.
The project to invest in the construction of the coastal road section Nga Son - Hoang Hoa with a total investment of about 2,242 billion VND, nearly 24km long, passing through the districts of Nga Son, Hau Loc, Hoang Hoa is currently facing many difficulties due to lack of fill soil. From November 2022 to now, the unit has only been able to construct about 3km more of the K95 compacted soil embankment.
Mr. Do Van Vinh, Deputy Director of Central Construction Group Joint Stock Company, one of the contractors constructing the coastal road section Nga Son - Hoang Hoa, said: In 2021 - 2023, the company encountered many difficulties because the supply of construction materials was very scarce. Currently, with the attention and direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the supply has been basically guaranteed, however, projects requiring land filling still face many difficulties. The enterprise proposed that the construction units of key projects be allowed to exploit material sources from mines included in the planning; all levels and sectors regularly survey, inspect material sources and issue price notices close to reality, publicly post prices at the mines.
Mr. Nguyen Duy No, Director of Hoang Tuan Company Limited, a unit that is implementing many construction projects, said: Currently, Thanh Hoa province has created favorable conditions for enterprises to expand mines, increase mine capacity, and grant licenses to many new mines. Compared to previous months, the temporary supply of construction materials has met the demand. If there are more open policies, enterprises will have more conditions to speed up construction and complete the set progress quickly.
According to statistics from districts, towns, cities and investors of construction projects and works, the province has a total of about 3,106 projects and works under construction in the period of 2023-2025, with an estimated demand for construction materials of 143.75 million m3 of fill soil, 21.61 million m3 of construction sand, and 37.41 million m3 of construction stone.
According to the mineral exploration and exploitation plan, the whole province has 557 mines, specifically: There are 233 planned mines for common construction materials, with an area of about 2,469 hectares and reserves of about 235 million m3; there are 187 mines for common construction materials, with estimated resources of about 584 million m3; there are 13 small-scale mineral mines handed over by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) to the province, with reserves of about 649,351 tons; there are 124 mines and points of sand for construction materials with a total area of 571 hectares and reserves of about 18 million m3.
Currently, in the province, there are 320 mineral exploitation licenses granted by the Provincial People's Committee that are still valid, including: 212 licenses for stone exploitation for common construction materials with a total exploited reserve of about 168.0 million m3, total capacity of about 8.5 million m3/year; 28 licenses for sand exploitation for common construction materials with a total exploited reserve of about 6.7 million m3, total annual capacity of 0.72 million m3/year; 53 licenses for soil exploitation for filling materials with a total exploited reserve of about 43.2 million m3, exploitation capacity of about 5.3 million m3/year.
Thus, regarding the demand for construction materials (soil, rock, sand) in the province from 2023 to 2025, the balance shows that the licensed mineral mines have a capacity that is not enough to meet the demand for construction materials for projects in the province as forecasted above.
Deputy Head of the Construction Materials Department (Department of Construction) Nguyen Huu Duc said: For construction stone, the supply meets the demand, the remaining part can provide stone to produce crushed sand to replace part of concrete sand and mortar. However, the output of construction sand and fill soil will be in short supply, if there is no additional planning, no increase in capacity and no acceleration in the licensing of new fill soil mines.
The Department of Construction will continue to inspect, review, and detect new mineral mines. If qualified, it will synthesize and report to the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Prime Minister for consideration and supplementation when adjusting the provincial planning. Provide guidance and create favorable conditions for investors and owners of stone quarries for common construction materials to invest in additional production lines of crushed sand from stone, maximize the exploitation of mineral resources at the mine, and increase the source of crushed sand to replace natural sand for construction works.
At the same time, the Department of Construction shall preside over the inspection of business and price posting of production establishments, businesses trading and supplying construction materials in the province; guide relevant units to declare prices for 3 types of construction materials: embankment soil, construction sand and construction stone; guide and urge the People's Committees of districts, towns and cities to conduct surveys and investigate construction material prices in the area and report the results of the price survey to the Department of Construction as a basis for announcing construction material price information.
Mr. Nguyen The Hung, Head of the Mineral Resources Division, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said: To supplement the source of construction materials for projects in the area, since the beginning of the year, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment has issued 15 mineral exploration licenses (an increase of 66.67% over the same period); issued 18 mineral exploitation licenses (an increase of 300% over the same period); approved the reserves of 5 mines (an increase of 250% over the same period); successfully auctioned 38 mineral mines, of which 34 mines have been recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as winning auction results. Currently, the mines that won the auction are completing the documents to be licensed, will complete the licensing, and supplement the source of materials for projects in the area.
Solutions to overcome difficulties in supply and proactive production of construction materials will certainly bring many economic benefits, contributing to speeding up the progress of works and projects in localities.
Article and photos: Anh Tuan
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