On May 16, Mr. Thai Phuc Son - Chairman of Huong Khe District People's Committee signed a decision to temporarily suspend the work for 15 days, starting from May 17 for Mr. Nguyen Van Hung - Chairman of Loc Yen Commune People's Committee.
The reason for the suspension is to conduct inspections, verification, and clarification of responsibilities related to the damage and waste of cement from the new rural construction support source in Loc Yen commune.
The decision also requires Mr. Hung to hand over the tasks he is taking on to the People's Committee of Loc Yen commune, review and clarify the responsibilities of individuals related to the above incident, and report to the People's Committee of Huong Khe district and relevant agencies according to regulations.
As reported by Lao Dong Newspaper, according to people's feedback, at the end of 2024, the People's Committee of Loc Yen commune received support from superiors of about 350 tons of cement to build rural roads.
After that, only a part of the road was used, about 2/3 of the remaining cement was not used, piled up and covered with tarpaulins and left outside the stadium in Binh Phuc village, Loc Yen commune until now.
The incident caused a large amount of cement to be damaged, "dead" as hard as stone, causing waste, causing outrage among the people.
People think that if that large amount of cement had been carefully stored in a high place in a warehouse, in a headquarters with a solid roof, it would not have been damaged or wasted like that.
A leader of the People's Committee of Loc Yen commune said that because the cement support policy implemented in 2024 is the final support in building new rural areas, the commune wants to take advantage of this support source, so it has registered to receive cement to build a road.
However, after that, the commune only organized the construction of a section of the road. Due to lack of resources to buy sand and gravel to continue construction, other works were left behind, leaving about 210 tons of cement preserved by having it covered with tarpaulins at Binh Phuc village stadium as at present, causing damage.
