Illegal tree planting and fence building are rampant, why have dozens of households in Kon Tum removed them?

On October 17, Mr. Pham Khac Nghia - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Dak Pek commune, Dak Glei district, Kon Tum province, said that he had successfully mobilized and persuaded 31 households in Dak Ven village and village 14A, Dak Pet commune to voluntarily dismantle illegal crops and constructions in the locality.

Mr. Pham Khac Nghia (left) and the authorities mobilized 31/32 households to voluntarily dismantle illegally built trees and structures pending compensation.

Previously, authorities discovered 32 households illegally growing more than 5,000 coffee, durian, longan, banana, and dragon fruit trees and building barbed wire fences and tin-roofed huts with a total area of ​​about 1,088 square meters. The planting of trees, making tin huts, and erecting fences took place over 2 days and 3 nights. Many households also lit fires to get light to plant trees and build illegal structures at night.

"If this is not done strictly, the state budget may spend a large amount of money to compensate the households. But we discovered it from the beginning, so we recorded it as evidence and asked the households to stop immediately. Currently, there is one household in village 14A illegally building about 56 square meters of corrugated iron huts. The locality is continuing to mobilize them to dismantle it," said Mr. Nguyen Van Hieng - Director of the Dak Glei District Construction Investment Project Management Board.

It is known that the area where households plant trees and build the above-mentioned works is within the scope of the project of the road from the center of Dak Glei town to the center of Xop commune, Dak Glei district. The project has a total investment of more than 263 billion VND, with the Dak Glei District Construction Investment Project Management Board as the investor representative.