On June 4, information from the People's Committee of Lang Son province said that the province has just directed the People's Committee of Thien Thuat commune to complete the dossier for handling administrative violations in the case of arbitrarily leveling land on a large area in Pac Khuong village.
Previously, Lao Dong Newspaper had an article "Arbitrarily leveling, subdividing, and selling agricultural land plots in the highlands of Lang Son" reflecting the situation of leveling agricultural and forestry land in the Coc Sha area, Pac Khuong village, Thien Thuat commune, raising concerns about the risk of land use for wrong purposes and the occurrence of illegal subdivision and sale of land plots.
Implementing the direction of the Provincial People's Committee, the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lang Son province has coordinated with relevant units to inspect the land area managed and used by Mr. Luc Van Dong.
Verification results show that the affected area has an area of about 5,300m2. Of which, more than 2,100m2 was leveled, changing the natural slope, and over 3,200m2 was filled with soil to raise the ground.
According to functional agencies, leveling activities have been carried out for many years, from 2017 to now and will continue to take place in early May 2026.
The entire process was not permitted by competent authorities, and there were no dossiers requesting land improvement, land use purpose conversion or related procedures submitted in the locality.
Notably, specialized agencies determined that the act of arbitrarily leveling production forest land, distorting terrain and affecting soil quality belongs to the act of land destruction according to the provisions of the 2024 Land Law.
This is a prohibited act and must be handled according to regulations on administrative sanctions in the field of land.
Regarding information reflecting land subdivision and sale activities, the results of field inspection have not recorded the formation of traffic infrastructure, construction works or procedures for land plot separation and transfer of land use rights in this area.
Local authorities have also not received dossiers related to land subdivision or land use purpose conversion for the leveled area.
Through review in the forestry sector, functional agencies determined that the affected area is located in the forest edge area but has not caused damage to the forest.
Meanwhile, the leveling took place within the land area of households, and no signs of illegal mineral exploitation or transportation were detected.
From the inspection results, Lang Son Provincial People's Committee requested Thien Thuat Commune People's Committee not only to thoroughly handle the case but also to strengthen inspection and prevent the situation of arbitrarily leveling land, illegal construction and subdividing land plots for sale not in accordance with regulations in the area.
Along with that, the locality must review and clarify the responsibilities of collectives and individuals involved in land management, and report the implementation results to the Provincial People's Committee before June 15.
