Need to speed up the progress of the project to resettle people in Lao Vang village after natural disasters

The project to relocate residents in the disaster-hit area of ​​Lao Vang village, Phin Ngan commune, Bat Xat district (now Bat Xat commune) was implemented in 2022, with a scale of 70 households. During the implementation process, the project encountered many difficulties and problems regarding construction conditions and site clearance. Currently, the investor is focusing resources and speeding up the progress to complete the entire project before December 31, 2025.

People hope to be moved to resettlement area soon.

On October 28, 2025, we arrived at Lao Vang village, Phin Ngan commune. After a rather arduous journey, we reached the residential area located deep on the mountainside, below the negative slope. The road leading to the residential area has many winding, steep concrete sections that are damaged and broken due to the effects of heavy rains, making it difficult for those unfamiliar with the road to safely drive a motorbike.

Mr. Vang Thong Din's house, Lao Vang village, has many cracks.

In a dilapidated house, Mr. Vang Thong Din, Lao Vang village, pointed to the long cracks that appeared on the ground and yard, saying: in recent years, due to the impact of floods, the cracks have become more numerous and widespread. In particular, after the heavy rains in September and October this year, many new cracks appeared. Pointing to the mountain top behind the house, Mr. Din said that in 2016, a large landslide occurred in the neighboring area, burying a house in the village. Since then, people have always lived in a state of anxiety because the risk of landslides is still very high.

About 30 meters from Mr. Din's house are the houses of Mr. Vang Thong Nhan, Mr. Vang Thong Sai and Mr. Vang A Khe. Observation with the naked eye can see that there are many large and small cracks on the ground, yard and walls of these households. In particular, Mr. Vang Thong Nhan's house has large cracks, breaking off part of the yard and causing some pillars to be exposed. Mr. Vang Thong Sai's house also has cracks extending from the yard to the middle of the house.

Taking us to see the cracks, Mr. Sai said: "On days of heavy rain, households have to move to relatives' houses in other hamlets to sleep, in case a landslide occurs and they cannot react in time."

Lao Vang village has 17 households located in the landslide risk area that need to be moved to the resettlement area.

Talking to us, Mr. Chao Duan Phau - Head of Lao Vang village, Bat Xat commune, said: “Lao Vang village currently has 93 households, of which 17 households are located in an area with a high risk of landslides, and need to be relocated to a safe place soon. The terrain of Lao Vang 1 village is rugged, most of the households live on the hillside, so the risk of landslides is very high. In fact, many cracks have appeared on the mountainside, and the houses of some households are increasingly cracked, making people very worried and wanting to be moved to a safe resettlement area soon.”

Not only in Lao Vang village, but also in some other villages and hamlets in Phin Ngan commune (old) such as Suoi Chai, Lo Suoi Tung, Trung Ho, the same situation occurred, when many households were living in areas at risk of landslides, needing to be moved to a new safe place soon.

Mr. Phan Lao Ta - Head of Suoi Chai village, said: "Suoi Chai village has 86 households. Through screening, there are 32 households in the village located in areas at risk of being affected by natural disasters, such as landslides, flash floods, and flash floods. Recently, 10 households have been arranged for inter-settlement, 10 households are on the list to move to the Lao Vang village resettlement area, and the rest have not yet found a safe place to build a house. The village has up to 55 poor households, so moving and rebuilding new houses is also very difficult. After each rainy and stormy season, cracks appear in the houses of households, and people all hope that the State will soon support them to have a stable and safe place to live and produce with peace of mind."

Strive to complete the project before December 31, 2025

Faced with the reality that many households in villages and hamlets have to live in areas with a high risk of natural disasters, since 2020, the People's Committee of Phin Ngan commune has reported and proposed to the People's Committee of Bat Xat district (old) to build a resettlement area for natural disaster areas in Lao Vang village. The project was planned since June 2020, but due to lack of funding, it could not be implemented. By 2022, the project will be allocated capital from the National Target Program for Socio -Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas, along with the provincial budget and other funding sources, with a total cost of over 21.2 billion VND. The project aims to arrange safe housing for 70 households living in areas with a high risk of landslides.

The Lao Vang Village Disaster Resettlement Project has leveled 50% of the ground.

On October 28, 2025, when we were present at the Lao Vang Village Disaster Resettlement Project, we noted that the road leading to the resettlement area was still muddy after heavy rains. At the scene, the site leveling work was being urgently implemented, divided into separate residential areas. To date, the project has completed the domestic water tank, the electric pole system leading to the resettlement area and about 50% of the leveling volume of the residential area. The construction area of ​​the new Lao Vang kindergarten is also in the leveling stage. The concrete road system and drainage system have not yet been constructed.

Lao Vang villagers hope the project will be completed soon so they can move to the resettlement area to stabilize their lives.

Taking us to visit the residential area, Mr. Chao Duan Phau - Head of Lao Vang village, said: “Recently, people in the village and neighboring areas have been hoping for the resettlement area to be completed soon so that they can move to a new, safe place. However, due to the slow construction progress, no household has been able to move back yet. During the heavy rains in September and October, stream water from Ngu Chi Son mountain range overflowed and caused landslides on part of the ground below, making people worry about the safety level if they have to move to this area.”

Talking to us about the implementation of the Lao Vang village disaster resettlement project, Mr. Luong Van Thuong - Deputy Director of the Bat Xat Area Construction Investment Project Management Board, said: "The Lao Vang village disaster resettlement project is invested by the Bat Xat Area Construction Investment Project Management Board, with a leveled ground area of ​​about 6.9 hectares, ensuring the arrangement for 70 households to move from areas at risk of landslides to live here. The project includes items such as leveling ground, roads, drainage systems, water supply, and electricity supply".

Bat Xat Area Construction Investment Project Management Board speeds up project construction progress, striving to complete before December 31, 2025.

The reason is that during the implementation process, the project encountered many difficulties, such as: site clearance work from March 2024 to December 2024 was completed; heavy rain and fog affected the leveling work; the cost of leveling the site was only supported by the State at 40% while the construction unit supported 60%; problems with administrative boundaries between the old Phin Ngan commune and the old Ngu Chi Son commune required planning and project adjustments to be implemented.

Regarding the project implementation progress, up to now, the site leveling has reached about 50% of the workload; the power supply item has reached 60%; the water supply item has reached 75% of the workload. Currently, the Bat Xat Area Investment and Construction Project Management Board is directing the construction unit to arrange vehicles and machinery to speed up the construction progress, striving to complete the project before December 31, 2025.

In fact, the Lao Vang Village Disaster Resettlement Project is of particular importance to the safety of dozens of households in the old Phin Ngan commune, who are living in areas at high risk of natural disasters. The early completion of the project will help people move to new, safe places to live, stabilize their lives and feel secure during the flood season. Hopefully, with the strong direction of all levels and functional branches, the Bat Xat Area Investment and Construction Project Management Board will speed up the progress and soon complete the project so that people can move to the resettlement area and welcome the Lunar New Year of the Horse in 2026 in new, safe and sturdy houses.

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