“Congratulation projects!”
VietNamNet Bridge – The so-called “congratulation project” phenomenon has returned.
In the pre-renovation period (before 1986), at any big project, one would see large banners which were similar in content: “This work is built to celebrate Congress…,” “This work is built to celebrate the 30th anniversary of…”. These works are called “congratulation projects”.
The end of “congratulation projects” was the same: all works were considered “completed” (even when they did not finish) on schedule.
Just a short time after these projects were inaugurated, they were all downgraded. Nobody cared of the results because the events that were celebrated had passed. These works had been praised for their success so they could not be criticized later.
That situation has gradually changed along with the appearance of the market-oriented economy in Vietnam, which has brought about strict standards to define the able and unable things. For example, the development process of a child in the womb is nine months and ten days, so it is unable to force a mother-to-be woman to have a premature birth in order to have a good birthday for her child (Vietnamese believe that one that was born on a good day will have a lucky life). Anything needs enough time of development. It is not good to always make shortcuts.
Recently, thanks to Transport Minister Dinh La Thang’s drastic measures, many projects have been implemented very quickly to meet the deadlines set by Minister Thang. However, immoderate things are not good, even the kindness.
The public supports the Transport Minister’s decisive attitude, which can help change the sluggish working style of an agricultural economy. However, political and managerial sternness is sometimes not at the same level with technology and the fact.
For example, employees of the Ministry of Transport were requested to take the bus to the office. However, as bus systems in cities are very bad; they could not get to the office on time. Is it so good if employees are still paid, though they go to the office late?
In the past, projects were forced to “complete” (though they were not completed yet) early to welcome events. Today, they are forced to complete at deadlines set by high-ranking officials (in other words, projects must be built on time to protect the post of officials in charge). These projects are similar in nature because they are all implemented to “celebrate” something. They are “congratulation projects”.
The so-called “congratulation project” phenomenon has returned. Why?
After the Transport Minister dismissed the chief of the Da Nang International Airport Complex project, this project ran very fast.
Also thanks to Minister Thang’s tough measures, the project to upgrade the Mong Duong-Cua Ong highway was completed within eight hours of the deadline set by the Transport Minister, and two months earlier than the deadline in the contract signed between the investor and the contractor. The volume of work that was performed in the last three months of this project was equivalent to the volume of work which had been implemented in two and a half year before.
People have to question the success of these projects.
If a road needs a year to be pressed sufficiently, how did the above project, which was finalized in several months, meet technical standards? How was concrete able to harden more quickly? Previously, contractors often blame bad weather whenever their projects ran slowly but why the weather was suddenly very good for these “successful projects”?
The evidence comes right away. The local media have reported that the newly-inaugurated Da Nang Airport was leaking. Some passengers slipped and fell because of the wet floor (Saigon Tiep Thi Newspaper, January 3, 2011)…
Earlier, the Transport Newspaper (newspaper of the Transport Ministry), praised the inauguration of the airport as a “great event,” a breakthrough and historical event for the aviation sector of Vietnam… According to this newspaper, the “four-star” work has become reality after a long time of staginess and the quality and appearance of this work satisfied the design.
The story about “congratulation projects” has just begun. However, if millions of US dollars of the people keep being invested that way, it is a problem.
Though Mr. Minister of Transport is angry over the sluggishness of transport projects, you need to set deadlines which are appropriate in terms of techniques. It is unable to complete a construction work which needs years of construction within only three months.
Thinh Ha
The end of “congratulation projects” was the same: all works were considered “completed” (even when they did not finish) on schedule.
Just a short time after these projects were inaugurated, they were all downgraded. Nobody cared of the results because the events that were celebrated had passed. These works had been praised for their success so they could not be criticized later.
That situation has gradually changed along with the appearance of the market-oriented economy in Vietnam, which has brought about strict standards to define the able and unable things. For example, the development process of a child in the womb is nine months and ten days, so it is unable to force a mother-to-be woman to have a premature birth in order to have a good birthday for her child (Vietnamese believe that one that was born on a good day will have a lucky life). Anything needs enough time of development. It is not good to always make shortcuts.
Recently, thanks to Transport Minister Dinh La Thang’s drastic measures, many projects have been implemented very quickly to meet the deadlines set by Minister Thang. However, immoderate things are not good, even the kindness.
The public supports the Transport Minister’s decisive attitude, which can help change the sluggish working style of an agricultural economy. However, political and managerial sternness is sometimes not at the same level with technology and the fact.
For example, employees of the Ministry of Transport were requested to take the bus to the office. However, as bus systems in cities are very bad; they could not get to the office on time. Is it so good if employees are still paid, though they go to the office late?
In the past, projects were forced to “complete” (though they were not completed yet) early to welcome events. Today, they are forced to complete at deadlines set by high-ranking officials (in other words, projects must be built on time to protect the post of officials in charge). These projects are similar in nature because they are all implemented to “celebrate” something. They are “congratulation projects”.
The so-called “congratulation project” phenomenon has returned. Why?
After the Transport Minister dismissed the chief of the Da Nang International Airport Complex project, this project ran very fast.
Also thanks to Minister Thang’s tough measures, the project to upgrade the Mong Duong-Cua Ong highway was completed within eight hours of the deadline set by the Transport Minister, and two months earlier than the deadline in the contract signed between the investor and the contractor. The volume of work that was performed in the last three months of this project was equivalent to the volume of work which had been implemented in two and a half year before.
People have to question the success of these projects.
If a road needs a year to be pressed sufficiently, how did the above project, which was finalized in several months, meet technical standards? How was concrete able to harden more quickly? Previously, contractors often blame bad weather whenever their projects ran slowly but why the weather was suddenly very good for these “successful projects”?
The evidence comes right away. The local media have reported that the newly-inaugurated Da Nang Airport was leaking. Some passengers slipped and fell because of the wet floor (Saigon Tiep Thi Newspaper, January 3, 2011)…
Earlier, the Transport Newspaper (newspaper of the Transport Ministry), praised the inauguration of the airport as a “great event,” a breakthrough and historical event for the aviation sector of Vietnam… According to this newspaper, the “four-star” work has become reality after a long time of staginess and the quality and appearance of this work satisfied the design.
The story about “congratulation projects” has just begun. However, if millions of US dollars of the people keep being invested that way, it is a problem.
Though Mr. Minister of Transport is angry over the sluggishness of transport projects, you need to set deadlines which are appropriate in terms of techniques. It is unable to complete a construction work which needs years of construction within only three months.
Thinh Ha
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