Hue City directs strict handling of coastal protection forest cutting case

(Chinhphu.vn) - Mr. Tran Huu Thuy Giang, Chief of Office of Hue City People's Committee, said that the City People's Committee has just sent a document reporting to the Prime Minister and the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee on the incident of some coastal forest areas in Quang Cong commune (now Phong Quang ward), Hue City being cut down.

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Specifically, on July 2, local forest rangers discovered that some coastal forest areas had been cut down in An Loc village, Quang Cong commune (now Phong Quang ward).

The total area illegally exploited is 3.1416 ha, of which protective forest is 2.5843 ha; production forest is 0.5573 ha. The total number of exploited trees is 1,461 (protective forest 1,331 trees; production forest 130 trees); species of Acacia crescentis.

Investigation and verification showed that the illegally exploited forest area belongs to the Sand Protection Forest Planting Project (called Project 661), managed by the People's Committee of Quang Cong Commune.

On February 19, 2025, at the meeting chaired by Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thong, Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Cong commune (old), it was agreed to liquidate the above forest to Mr. Nguyen Van Quoc, residing in Phong Dien town, Hue city, with an area of 8 hectares for the amount of 85 million VND.

The incident was later discovered by the Forestry Department and exploitation was suspended.

From the above violations, Hue City People's Committee directed the City Police to investigate and handle violations according to the law.

The City People's Committee has directed the Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over and coordinate with relevant units to continue collecting and consolidating records to strictly handle violations according to legal regulations. Consider the responsibilities of relevant organizations and individuals, especially in the process of performing forest management and protection tasks, before July 22, 2025.

Direct local forest rangers to closely monitor the area to promptly detect and prevent illegal forest exploitation, trading and transportation of forest products in the city.

Assign responsibility to the Forest Protection Department to compile documents to guide the implementation of tasks and powers in forest protection management of the People's Committees of communes and wards when operating the 2-level local government model.

Urgently hand over forest and forestry land data, digital maps of 36/40 communes and wards with forests for localities to strictly manage according to regulations. Coordinate with the People's Committees of communes and wards to develop and sign the Coordination Regulations in the field of forestry and forest protection.

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