Xuyen Tam canal project must start on April 30

(NLDO)- In public investment disbursement, the investor is number 1, the locality is number 2, the department is number 3, the standing agency is number 4, and the standing committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee is number 5.

On the afternoon of January 17, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai chaired the implementation of the public investment plan for 2025.

At the meeting, Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai directed many specific tasks to investors, localities, and related departments.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested investors, localities, and related departments to continue focusing on capital disbursement in 2024. "Up to now, the city has disbursed more than 71% and certainly by the end of January 2025, it will disburse over 75%. Compared to last year, it is higher in both absolute numbers and ratios, but units continue to make efforts and strive to reach a ratio of 81%" - the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee directed.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested investors, localities, and related departments to continue focusing on capital disbursement in 2024.

Therefore, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested departments and branches to focus and supplement so that investors can complete disbursement dossiers. Meanwhile, investors should try their best to achieve the highest disbursement rate.

Regarding the 2025 public investment disbursement plan, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized that capital allocation is the first priority. For the capital that has been allocated, units must implement it immediately, without delay. For the remaining capital, it is necessary to urgently complete capital allocation, including capital adjustment.

"It is expected that there will be a meeting of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council at the end of February 2025" - the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee informed and requested that units urgently prepare any content related to public investment that needs to be submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council to present at the meeting. "The capital allocation must be completed by the end of the first quarter to proactively disburse in 2025" - said the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee.

Scene of the working session on the afternoon of January 17

The Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee also requested project management boards and localities to review and work together to determine which projects can be transferred to the locality as the investor and then make a recommendation to the city.

Regarding investment procedures, units need to focus and urgently prepare for investment as soon as possible; each project must have a specific roadmap and timeline. Regarding planning work for public investment, the Department of Planning and Architecture reviews the projects in the 2024 list and urgently completes them. New and arising projects must be completed early.

For site clearance, the tasks of 2024 are transferred, that is, disbursement for people to hand over the site must be completed before May 30. New projects must hand over the site by September 2025 at the latest.

"Regarding the Xuyen Tam canal project, next week I will work with Binh Thanh to resolve it. It must be resolved completely, without any delay, and the Xuyen Tam canal project must start construction on April 30" - the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized.

At the same time, resettlement work must also be reviewed and calculated reasonably; cases where land funds, housing funds, and apartments are not arranged reasonably must be adjusted. Resettlement in public investment projects is the responsibility of the Department of Construction. At the same time, digital applications must be applied to quickly put data on land and housing into management.

"Public investment disbursement, investors are number 1, localities are number 2"

For projects under construction, this group accounts for 43,000 billion VND of the total public investment capital in 2205. The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested that investors must focus on solving problems arising with contractors such as increased construction materials. The longer this problem lasts, the more difficult it will be for both investors and contractors. At the same time, attention should be paid to key projects and projects celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification.

Regarding the quarterly disbursement target in 2025, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee assigned the Department of Planning and Investment to review and recalculate. "Once the target is set, we must strive to achieve it. This is also the basis for quarterly classification for receiving additional income" - the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee affirmed.

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized: "In public investment disbursement, the investor is number 1, the locality is number 2, the relevant departments are number 3, the standing agency (Department of Planning and Investment) is number 4, the standing committee of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee and the responsible staff are number 5. Everything must start from the investor. Only you know how the project is implemented according to the timeline and how the work is implemented."

The Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee requested departments and branches to solve public investment issues according to the 1-3-7 formula and requested strict implementation. Information received during the day must be immediately allocated to the recipient and processed. After 3 days, a report must be made, and in cases requiring more time, it will take 7 days.

"I will assign the Department of Home Affairs to inspect this matter. If it is not done properly, there will be disciplinary action and administrative discipline must be tightened," the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee emphasized.

According to the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, the work of disbursing public investment capital was determined from the beginning of the year, and units must be proactive and focused on implementing it to achieve the best results. "In the past few years, Ho Chi Minh City has not disbursed 95%. In 2025, localities and units must try to be proactive every week and every month to achieve this target" - Mr. Phan Van Mai assigned the task.

Strive for disbursement to reach 81% in 2024

Previously, reporting at the working session, Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Investment Pham Trung Kien said that by January 15, Ho Chi Minh City had disbursed 56,630 billion VND, reaching 71.4% of the total assigned capital.

According to statistics, the city's public investment disbursement is concentrated in the peak period, especially in December 2024 with a disbursed capital of more than 34,000 billion VND, accounting for 43% of the city's total disbursed plan for 2024.

Mr. Kien said that through the review and proposals of investors, it is expected that by the end of January 2025, 60,080 billion VND will be disbursed. However, the rate has only reached 75.8%. The Department of Planning and Investment requested that agencies, units, and investors continue to strive and make more efforts to disburse the 2024 public investment plan by the end of the fiscal year at a rate of 81%, closely following the city's public investment disbursement target set.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/chu-tich-ubnd-tp-hcm-phai-khoi-cong-du-an-rach-xuyen-tam-dip-30-4-19625011720061431.htm