Accordingly, Huu Nghi Joint Stock Company headquartered in Minh Tan Ward, Yen Bai City was fined VND100 million for encroaching on 7.3 hectares of unused land in rural areas to implement the Vuc Tuan Hydropower Investment Project (Cat Thinh Commune, Van Chan District); and VND170 million for encroaching on 5.5 hectares of agricultural land in Dong Heo Village, Cat Thinh Commune, Van Chan District to build the Vuc Tuan Hydropower Plant.
At the same time, he was fined 210 million VND for encroaching on 0.27 hectares of agricultural land for rice cultivation and 7.6 hectares of production forest land; and fined 15 million VND for not reporting to competent authorities about storing hazardous waste for more than 1 year without finding a suitable hazardous waste treatment facility and not having a plan to transport and treat the waste.
The total amount of fine that Huu Nghi Joint Stock Company must pay is 495 million VND.
In addition, Yen Bai Provincial People's Committee also forced Huu Nghi Joint Stock Company to return the illegal amount of money obtained from the above violation, which is more than 1.6 billion VND.
Regarding the act of land encroachment for hydropower construction, in 2024, the People's Committee of Yen Bai province issued many decisions to rectify and punish enterprises, notably the case of Xuan Thien Yen Bai Company Limited (in Khao Mang commune, Mu Cang Chai district) was fined 1.4 billion VND for land encroachment with a total area of 48.71 hectares.
