Kon Tum (VNA) – The People’s Committee of theCentral Highlands province of Kon Tum on July 27 provided the media with informationabout the recent land incident related to the Kon Tum Rubber Co. Ltd in Ia Chimcommune of Kon Tum city.
Accordingly, on June 30, residents of Plei Sarand Lam Tung hamlets in Ia Chim commune occupied nearly 210 hectares of landcleared by the Kon Tum Rubber Co. Ltd, and asked the company to return the landto them.
Bui Thanh Binh, Office Chief of the Kon Tumprovincial People’s Committee, said the claim for the land was irrational sincethe land area belongs to the State and is being used by the Kon Tum Rubber Co.Ltd for cultivation.
The provincial People’s Committee directed KonTum city and relevant agencies to persuade the residents to remove tents theyhad illegally erected in the area and handed over the land. They also askedlocal households without land for production to send written requests toauthorised agencies.
However, the residents of the two hamlets refusedto take down their tents and continued to occupy the land, causing socialdisorder, Binh noted.
On July 24, as permitted by the Kon Tummunicipal People’s Committee, authorised forces of Ia Chim commune and guardsof Kon Tum Rubber Company removed the illegally planted tents. During theprocess, the residents strongly resisted and attacked the authorised forces,forcing Kon Tum authorities to use backup forces and support tools to dissolvethe crowd and suspend the tent removal.
After that, relevant forces continued topersuade the residents to remove tents and markers used to illegally divide theland. Later the same day, the people took down tents by themselves, Binh said,adding that the situation in the area has basically stabilised at present.
Chairman of the Kon Tum municipal People’sCommittee Huynh Tan Phuc said before the incident, the city’s administrationhad met with local residents and made it clear that if they need farm andresidential land, they should sent written requests to communal authorities.The local administration had also sent staff to instruct the residents to fillrelated forms. Sixteen written requests have been submitted by local people asof July 27.
Binh said the provincial People’s Committee willorder relevant agencies to step up communication activities to raise publicawareness. Kon Tum city has to keep working with authorised agencies to solvethe incident in line with the law while guiding residents to make requests for landprovision.-VNA
Accordingly, on June 30, residents of Plei Sarand Lam Tung hamlets in Ia Chim commune occupied nearly 210 hectares of landcleared by the Kon Tum Rubber Co. Ltd, and asked the company to return the landto them.
Bui Thanh Binh, Office Chief of the Kon Tumprovincial People’s Committee, said the claim for the land was irrational sincethe land area belongs to the State and is being used by the Kon Tum Rubber Co.Ltd for cultivation.
The provincial People’s Committee directed KonTum city and relevant agencies to persuade the residents to remove tents theyhad illegally erected in the area and handed over the land. They also askedlocal households without land for production to send written requests toauthorised agencies.
However, the residents of the two hamlets refusedto take down their tents and continued to occupy the land, causing socialdisorder, Binh noted.
On July 24, as permitted by the Kon Tummunicipal People’s Committee, authorised forces of Ia Chim commune and guardsof Kon Tum Rubber Company removed the illegally planted tents. During theprocess, the residents strongly resisted and attacked the authorised forces,forcing Kon Tum authorities to use backup forces and support tools to dissolvethe crowd and suspend the tent removal.
After that, relevant forces continued topersuade the residents to remove tents and markers used to illegally divide theland. Later the same day, the people took down tents by themselves, Binh said,adding that the situation in the area has basically stabilised at present.
Chairman of the Kon Tum municipal People’sCommittee Huynh Tan Phuc said before the incident, the city’s administrationhad met with local residents and made it clear that if they need farm andresidential land, they should sent written requests to communal authorities.The local administration had also sent staff to instruct the residents to fillrelated forms. Sixteen written requests have been submitted by local people asof July 27.
Binh said the provincial People’s Committee willorder relevant agencies to step up communication activities to raise publicawareness. Kon Tum city has to keep working with authorised agencies to solvethe incident in line with the law while guiding residents to make requests for landprovision.-VNA
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