Ministry of the Interior: Northern, Central, and Southern Soil Reception Gradually Initiated to Accelerate Disposal

The National Land Agency implemented the construction residual soil full-flow management policy from January 1st this year, which has drawn strong phản ứng from the industry. The central government has therefore proposed three complementary measures: 'expanding disposal capacity,' 'simplifying soil transport processes,' and 'dual GPS tracking with GPS installation for small trucks.'

Regarding the progress of expanding soil disposal capacity, the National Land Agency stated through a press release today that the protective facilities for the first phase of the soil temporary storage area at Taipei Port have been completed, and subsequent entry operations will commence. Furthermore, the threshold for excavated soil from private construction projects at Taipei Port will be lowered from the original 30,000 cubic meters to 20,000 cubic meters starting April 10th.

In the central region, the National Land Agency said that the soil reception capacity of the southern reclamation area of Taichung Port will be expanded to up to 4 million cubic meters, which is expected to accelerate the disposal of private soil. The Zhangbin temporary soil storage area is currently undergoing land preparation and is expected to commence construction on the 17th. After the facility is completed, it will be managed by the Changhua County Government. Subsequently, to continue expanding the soil reception capacity in the central region, the National Land Agency stated that a briefing session for the central region will be held on the 27th to explain the progress and application procedures for soil reception at the Zhangbin Lunwei temporary soil storage area, the Taichung Port land reclamation project, and the Nantou disaster prevention demonstration park.

As for the southern region, the National Land Agency stated that the Tainan Southern Science Park specific zone land acquisition and resettlement project is expected to begin accepting private construction soil starting May 4th, with an estimated capacity of 620,000 cubic meters.

The National Land Agency emphasized that to improve the soil and rock disposal and full-flow management mechanism, it will continue to integrate cross-ministerial resources and actively communicate with local governments to accelerate the implementation of various measures. (Editor: Zhai Sijia) 1150410