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Gov't sets up steering committee for key railway projects
VGP - The Government has set up a Steering Committee for key national railway projects led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
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Pham will be assisted by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc and Minister of Construction Tran Hong Minh as deputy heads of the steering committee.
Members of the committee include Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son, Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang, Minister of Agriculture and Environment Do Duc Duy, Minister of Justice Nguyen Hai Ninh, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Manh Hung, leaders of Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City, and the Viet Nam Railway Corporation among others.
The committee is in charge of supervising the following railway projects: North-South high-speed railway, Lao Cai–Ha Noi–Hai Phong railway, Ha Noi–Lang Son railway, and Mong Cai–Ha Long railways, as well as urban railway projects in Ha Noi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The committee shall advise the Prime Minister on major orientations and solutions to accelerate the progress of the aforesaid projects
The Ministry of Construction is the standing body of the committee./.