Deputy Director General of the General Department of Geology and Minerals Lai Hong Thanh The design consultation team has proposed to use material mines for this task. Many of them are able to meet this demand, yet certain mines in some areas fail because of a long transport distance, leading to high cost and slow distribution rate. In addition, the exploitation permits of some mines are expired while others are waiting to be approved, which may take much time in accordance with the current law. Before the launch of this important project, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) issued Circular No.01/2016/TT-BTNMT about technical regulations for the exploration task of river sand and gravel, soil and rock to serve as leveling materials. This circular aims at reducing the needed time for permit approval. Lately, to address the urgent demand of those materials, MoNRE has issued another Document No.1488/BTNMT-ĐCKS about permit approval for the task of exploring … [Read more...] about Trouble arising when trying complete North-South Expressway project