Proposal to cancel land reclamation decision
On December 18, according to Lao Dong news source, the People's Committee of Nui Thanh district has sent a document requesting the People's Committee of Quang Nam province to cancel the decision to reclaim land in the Ky Ha Port Administrative Area project (also known as the Free Trade Zone Phase 1) which has been suspended for more than 20 years, causing many households to be "forgotten" with inadequate and makeshift infrastructure.
According to Nui Thanh district, in January 2008, the Provincial People's Committee issued a decision to reclaim more than 262 hectares of land in the two communes of Tam Quang and Tam Nghia of this district, to hand over the land to the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone Management Board (now the Management Board of Economic Zones and Industrial Parks of Quang Nam province) for management and use, to build the Free Trade Zone Phase 1, belonging to the Duty Free Zone Phase I.
“It has been more than 16 years since the decision to reclaim the land was made, but the project has not been implemented. This has affected the lives and legitimate rights of the people, such as: not being granted land use right certificates, dividing plots, changing purposes, transferring rights, mortgaging land use rights, building houses... causing resentment among the people.
In order to ensure land management and avoid wasting land resources, Nui Thanh district proposes that the province consider canceling the land recovery decision, in order to have a basis for infrastructure investment and ensure the legitimate rights of people in the area where the land recovery decision has been made" - Chairman of Nui Thanh district People's Committee Le Van Sinh proposed.
Regarding the proposal of Nui Thanh district, Mr. Hoang Chau Son - Deputy Head of the Management Board of Economic Zones and Industrial Parks of Quang Nam province said:
“If the State does not have a land use plan (in the planning area - PV), people need to have their rights guaranteed. Therefore, the Committee agrees with the proposal to cancel the land acquisition decision. Later, when the State implements the project, people will enjoy compensation rights according to current regulations.”
Change investor, speed up project progress
For the Duy Nghia fishing village residential area project, Duy Xuyen district, with a scale of 721 hectares, the planning was approved in 2008, affecting more than 1,300 households, but currently only more than 100 households have been resettled.
Similarly, the Nam Hoi An Resort project, located in Duy Xuyen and Thang Binh districts, was approved for planning in 2011, with a total area of 985 hectares. Currently, the project is progressing too slowly, leaving hundreds of households “stuck” in dilapidated houses, waiting to collapse.
"The locality and people want the project to be implemented soon and synchronously. Each project must be completed first and then moved on to another project, so as not to affect people's lives. Currently, the projects are unfinished, the houses are degraded and not repaired, making it very dangerous to live in during the rainy and stormy season" - Mr. Diep Tan Luc - Chairman of Duy Nghia Commune People's Committee said.
Notably, to arrange residents affected by these two mega projects, Quang Nam province has assigned Ky Ha Chu Lai Quang Nam Investment and Development Joint Stock Company to build 5 resettlement projects, with a total area of nearly 240 hectares.
These resettlement areas were built a long time ago, but the infrastructure is not yet guaranteed; more than 300 households in Duy Hai and Duy Nghia communes have been cleared for many years but have not yet been granted land use right certificates.
Faced with this inadequacy, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province has decided to stop implementing 3/5 resettlement projects including: Son Vien resettlement area, Duy Hai resettlement area (phase 2 and phase 3), invested by Ky Ha Chu Lai Quang Nam Company to hand over to Duy Xuyen district People's Committee to continue implementing, speeding up the resettlement progress for thousands of households.
