Close-up of a concrete grass house at the foot of a volcano in Gia Lai that has just been forced to be demolished

Du an Cong trinh Nha rong tai lang Ia Gri (xa Bien Ho, Gia Lai), thuoc quy hoach khu du lich Quoc gia Bien Ho - Nui lua Chu Dang Ya co tong muc dau tu hon 9,4 ti dong, khoi cong tu thang 4, du kien hoan thanh vao dau thang 11.2025. Anh: Hoai Phuong

The Long House Project in Ia Gri village (Sea Ho commune, Gia Lai), part of the National Tourist Area Planning for the Sea - Fire Mountain of Chu Dang Ya, has a total investment of more than 9.4 billion VND, starting in April, expected to be completed in early November 2025. Photo: Hoai Phuong

The project is implementing items such as 2 exhibition areas, fountains, stone embankments, etc. However, Gia Lai province has requested to stop the project and force it to be dismantled before October 15, to hand over the site to the locality to prepare for the Da Quy Flower Week - Chu Dang Ya Fire Mountain 2025. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Tinh Gia Lai cung yeu cau chuyen toan bo nguon von du an nay de thuc hien nhiem vu, du an khac. Anh: Hoai Phuong

Gia Lai province also requested the entire capital of this project to be transferred to implement other tasks and projects. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Many items have leakage phenomena, lying around in the project area. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Previously, through on-site inspection, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province found that the implementation of the project under Decision No. 49 dated January 24, 2025 of the Chairman of the People's Committee of Chu Pah district (old) still had many shortcomings, not ensuring the process of preparing documents and collecting opinions from authorities and the community where the project was implemented. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Dang chu y, thiet ke nha rong theo kieu be tong hoa, khong dung mau truyen thong, bo tri cac hang muc thieu phu hop voi van hoa dan toc Jrai, co nguy co pha vo canh quan nui lua Chu Dang Ya, anh huong nghiem trong den moi truong canh quan va di nguoc muc tieu chuong trinh phat trien vung mien nui, dan toc thieu so, gay du luan khong tot.

It is worth mentioning that the design of the houses in the concrete style, not in accordance with traditional models, arranging items that are not suitable for the Jrai ethnic culture, is at risk of breaking the landscape of Chu Dang Ya volcano, seriously affecting the landscape environment and causing bad public opinion. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Despite its name, the project items are mostly solidly built with bricks, stone and steel, away from traditional architecture. Photo: Hoai Phuong

Tu khi khoi cong den khi buoc dung, du an da tieu ton khoang 3,5 ti dong. Viec cong trinh vua xay da phai thao do cung khien du luan lo ngai ve su lang phi nguon luc. Anh: Hoai Phuong

From the time of construction to the time of stopping, the project has spent about 3.5 billion VND on items. The fact that the project had to be dismantled after being built also made the public worried about the waste of resources. Photo: Hoai Phuong

The project is deployed in an old greenhouse area, at the foot of Chu Dang Ya volcano - a scenic spot that was once voted by an international magazine as one of the 10 most beautiful craters in the world. Photo: Hoai Phuong