On June 28, speaking with a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Nguyen Thien Van - Acting Chairman of Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee - said: "Faced with the reality of rising construction material prices, the Provincial People's Committee has requested relevant units to focus on solving the problem to ensure supply for key projects under construction."
According to Mr. Van, in reality, the demand for sand used in construction is far exceeding the exploitation capacity, up to more than 300%. For construction stone sources, the excess is 39%.
The mines licensed to operate in the area cannot meet market demand. This is one of the reasons for the increase in illegal mining, and the police have stepped in to handle many cases.
To resolve the situation, the Acting Chairman of the Dak Lak Provincial People's Committee said that the Provincial People's Committee has directed departments and branches to review mineral mines to auction them according to regulations. Thereby, ensuring adequate supply to the market, in order to reduce the price of construction materials.
The Department of Construction must closely monitor the situation and soon issue a price list for construction materials close to market reality. This work must be associated with regular inspection and examination of mineral mines.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper reported a serious shortage of construction materials - especially sand - at key projects being implemented in Dak Lak province, such as Khanh Hoa - Buon Ma Thuot Expressway, the Eastern bypass project through Buon Ma Thuot City...
The high price of construction materials has forced projects using State capital and contractors to report and propose investors to arrange additional funding. However, this process often takes a lot of time, significantly affecting the progress of the winning projects.
Explaining the reason, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Dak Lak province informed that the low river water level has caused many boats to be unable to exploit sand as usual.
Since the beginning of the year, the Economic Police Department has coordinated with the Traffic Police Department (Dak Lak Provincial Police) and local forces to conduct a peak period of inspection of all 21 sand and gravel mining enterprises in the area. Thereby, many cases of illegal mineral exploitation were detected and handled, and many related vehicles were seized.
