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Referring to the North-South high-speed rail project, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Transport to draw up a feasible plan to inform the Politburo to issue a political determination for this multi-million dollar super project.
On the afternoon of October 28, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired the permanent meeting of the Government on the draft report of the Committee on Civil Affairs of the Government Committee to present to the Politburo the 10-year review of the 27th conclusion of the Politburo about strategy. develop Vietnam’s rail transport until 2020 and vision for 2050.
Prioritizing rail development one step ahead
At the beginning of the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that the development of Vietnam’s railway system is very necessary, because the Vietnamese railway system is outdated, it must be renovated and built anew to develop the country. .
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Photo: VNA |
“There is still a lot of room to expand the railway system in Vietnam, a country cannot without a railway system, especially with a coastline that extends over 3,000 km,” the prime minister especially stressed in the high-rise railway system. speed. North – South high.
However, the Prime Minister pointed out what technology requires a new mindset; on the one hand, the reduction of public investment to guarantee national financial security, on the other hand, it must seek resources to develop important infrastructure works in the country. At the same time, prepare the ground for these projects proactively, it is not “hot”.
Reporting at the meeting, Vice Minister of Transport Nguyen Ngoc Dong said that the future orientation is that railway development should be in line with the planning of large transport companies, in line with the national master plan, the strategy of development. socioeconomic (socioeconomic) development of the country until 2030, vision 2050.
“The railroad is one of the sectors of the socio-economic infrastructure sector that must prioritize rapid development, go straight to modernity and sustainability,” emphasized the Vice Minister of Transportation.
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| Permanent meeting of the Government on October 28 in the afternoon. Photo: VGP |
Regarding development goals, Mr. Dong said that the existing railway lines will be improved and operated effectively; together with the deployment and commissioning of the urban railway line in large cities.
At the same time, study and build a new high-speed railway on the North-South axis; routes that connect with the main seaports, industrial parks, tourism, railways that connect the provinces of the Central Highlands, the Mekong Delta, that connect with the trans-Asian railway … In which, with a vision of 2050, strive to complete the Altitude North – South Express Railroad.
To achieve these goals, Vice Minister Nguyen Ngoc Dong said that special attention needs to be paid to prioritizing capital allocation from the state budget, ODA loans and preferential loans for early investment in arterial railways. Main urban railway lines.
Since then, the Transport Ministry has proposed to the Government Committee, the Prime Minister, to report to the Politburo, the Central Executive Committee to consider the possibility of issuing a separate resolution on the direction of railway development.
In which, it remains consistent with the point of view “The railway is one of the sectors in the field of socio-economic infrastructures that must have priority to advance one step ahead”.
Tens of billions of dollars project, strategic breakthrough
Soon after, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc pointed out that the name of the railway project “North-South High Speed” instead of “North-South Highway” has many different opinions between the Ministry of Transport and the Group. state.
Therefore, the Prime Minister noted, the Ministry of Transportation investigated how to propose a feasible project with the best investment benefits for the country to report to the Politburo to make a political determination for the super project. Tens of billions of dollars, this strategic breakthrough.
After commenting, many ministries basically agreed with the draft report of the Ministry of Transport. Some comments should be careful with loans to implement this project and should assess the impact on public debt; At the same time, priority should be given to the allocation of state budget resources for these projects.
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh suggested clarifying the socio-economic efficiency and should clearly define the method of public investment or socialization when participating in the North-South express railway.
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| Transport Minister Nguyen Van The |
More information, said Transport Minister Nguyen Van The, in conclusion 27 mentioned the North-South high-speed rail project, but so far it has not been implemented. This project was presented to the National Assembly in 2010, but due to many factors, it was not approved.
“The National Assembly does not approve of the policy at this time, there will not always be a North-South high-speed rail project,” emphasized Minister Nguyen Van The.
According to Mr. The, only when there is a policy can the next steps be taken. After the policy was approved, it took 5 years to prepare the site, then allocate the budget … and then the project could be implemented.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Transport to continue to complete the report to report to the Politburo soon, and then immediately present it to the National Assembly at the first meeting of the new term.
In particular, the Ministry of Transport develops the railway development strategy, planning and plan for 2030, with a vision for 2050 in the spirit of “vigorous reform of the railway industry, especially the development of the Northern high-speed railway – Male”.
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