A corner of Southeast Asia Industrial Park (phase 1). Illustration photo: Internet

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the People's Committee of Long An province to be responsible for the content and data of the report, organize inspections and reviews of the current status of land use, ensure consistency in records and field data, and be consistent with the rice-growing land quota allocated by the Prime Minister; take full responsibility before the law and the Prime Minister for deciding to change the purpose of using rice-growing land in accordance with the provisions of the law on land and other relevant laws; ensure economical and effective land use, without loss or waste; be responsible for inspecting and supervising the separation and use of the topsoil layer in accordance with the provisions of law; regularly inspect and resolve difficulties and problems in the process of organizing the implementation of changing the purpose of using rice-growing land in accordance with the provisions of law.

Long An Provincial People's Committee accepts and fully implements the opinions of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and can only decide to change the purpose of using rice-growing land when the project meets the conditions and complies with the provisions of law.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is fully responsible for the organization of appraisal, appraisal results, completeness and accuracy of the attached records and documents and the content of the proposal for the Prime Minister to approve the change of rice land use purpose to implement the Southeast Asia Industrial Park Project (phase 2) in Can Giuoc district, Long An province, ensuring compliance with regulations; monitoring and guiding the implementation of the above-mentioned change of rice land use purpose in accordance with the provisions of law.