On April 6, the People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province said that it had directed the two localities, Thuan Nam district and Ninh Hai district, to coordinate with the province's specialized agencies to deploy measurement, counting, statistics and issue a notice of land acquisition for the Ninh Thuan Nuclear Power Project.
In the area planned to build the No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant (Phuoc Dinh Commune, Thuan Nam District), 27 notices of land recovery for resettlement areas and 497 notices of land recovery for plant areas have been issued.
In the area of the No. 2 Nuclear Power Plant project (Vinh Hai commune, Ninh Hai district), 190 notices of land recovery for resettlement areas and 450 notices of land recovery for plant areas have been issued.
The People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province has assigned the Ninh Thuan Provincial Land Fund Development and Investment Project Management Board to develop a resettlement area planning plan, at the same time, implement project adjustment, organize meetings to collect community opinions.
In addition, Ninh Thuan province proposed to consult on the nuclear power project.
Ninh Thuan has sent a document to the National Assembly Committee of the Vietnam Human and Biosphere Program (MAB) to consult on the implementation of the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power project within the scope of the Nui Chua World Biosphere Reserve.
According to the review results, the area for the Ninh Thuan 2 nuclear power project is 1,361 hectares within the scope of the Nui Chua World Biosphere Reserve, of which 49.25 hectares are in the core area and 1,311 hectares are in the buffer zone.
The World Biosphere Reserve of Jesus Mountain, recognized by UNESCO in 2021, has a total area of 106,646 hectares, including the core area, buffer zone and transition zone.
The People's Committee of Ninh Thuan province requests that MAB Vietnam have recommendations and instructions related to environmental protection, biodiversity conservation, adjustment of boundaries of biosphere reserve zones, and related international provisions.
At the same time, the province also proposed guidance on converting forest and forest land use purposes to implement the project in accordance with Vietnamese law and international commitments.
