Ha Tinh Allocates 7 Billion Dong to Open Abandoned Animal Quarantine Station

Ha Tinh province is injecting an additional 7 billion dong to activate a long-abandoned animal quarantine station. The facility, located in Nam Hong Linh ward, was completed in 2021 with an initial budget of nearly 8 billion dong but has remained unused for years. The primary obstacle has been the lack of a connecting road to National Highway 1, preventing the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine (now the Department of Crop Production and Livestock) from officially taking over the facility. The provincial People's Committee has approved adjustments to the project, extending its completion timeline to 2027 and increasing the total investment to 15 billion dong. The additional funds will be used to build access roads, including a junction connecting to National Highway 1, and enhance traffic safety measures. The Ban Quản lý dự án đầu tư xây dựng công trình dân dụng và hạ tầng khu vực tỉnh (the provincial civil construction and infrastructure project management board) has been assigned as the investor for the junction construction. This initiative is seen as a crucial step to rescue the quarantine station after nearly half a decade of disuse. The original project, approved in late 2015, included a two-story office building, inspection areas, animal enclosures, and a disposal facility on a 2,500 square meter site. The project was initially managed by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development before being transferred in 2018. Despite its completion in 2021, the lack of road access led to its abandonment, causing significant state budget waste as the infrastructure began to deteriorate.