Latest Government directive on North-South high-speed railway project

The Government Office has just issued a Notice of Conclusion by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at a meeting on the compensation, support, and resettlement (land clearance) project for the high-speed railway on the North-South axis.

At the announcement, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha acknowledged the efforts of the Ministry of Construction , ministries, branches, localities, agencies and units in preparing investment, reviewing planning, preliminary design, determining land use needs and site clearance plans for the North-South high-speed railway project.

However, according to the report of the Ministry of Construction, the project progress is still slow and uneven; many implementation contents are still confusing, especially the coordination between levels and sectors and the resolution of problems related to planning, legality, finance and decentralization of responsibilities of local authorities.

Emphasizing that this is a project of special national importance, a driving force for socio-economic development and ensuring national security and defense, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested ministries, branches and localities to urgently implement assigned tasks, ensuring full conditions for the project to start construction in December 2026 as required by the Government in Resolution No. 106 dated April 23, 2025.

In the immediate future, focus on completing procedures related to site clearance and resettlement; select a number of important locations (stations, convenient sections) to organize groundbreaking ceremonies, launch resettlement areas to serve the site clearance work of the Project on August 19, 2025.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Construction to preside over and coordinate with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, the Ministry of National Defense and localities to review the entire route, zoning plan and preliminary design. Organize a working group to work directly with each locality to support in resolving difficulties in planning, site clearance and resettlement. Compile a list of resettlement areas that can start construction on August 19, 2025 to report to the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Finance is responsible for presiding over and coordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment and the Ministry of Construction to guide the People's Committees of provinces and cities to carry out investment procedures for site clearance and resettlement as independent projects using the central budget; guide localities to allocate capital and reasonably regulate the budget for localities with difficulties to ensure progress.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is assigned to guide localities in implementing compensation, support, and resettlement; and converting forest land and rice land according to regulations and special mechanisms approved by the National Assembly.

The Electricity Group is responsible for developing a plan to report to the Prime Minister and proactively implementing the relocation of power projects with voltages of 110KV or higher to ensure progress.

Also in the announcement, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that localities with the route passing through urgently establish a Provincial Steering Committee directly directed by the Secretary of the Provincial/Municipal Party Committee, to be completed before July 5, 2025. Focus on directing and taking responsibility before the Government for the implementation of project site clearance work to ensure progress, absolutely not delegating all responsibilities to communes/wards.

At the same time, urgently complete land inventory, develop compensation and resettlement plans, and approve them according to authority; proactively allocate local budget capital to carry out compensation, support, and resettlement work... In case the locality has difficulty with capital, urgently send the capital needs to the Ministry of Finance for synthesis and reporting to the Prime Minister.

"Localities must proactively review and adjust planning around stations, orient the development of TOD models, synchronize traffic connections and arrange service and urban spaces to effectively exploit land funds... especially in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and large cities," the announcement stated.

Minh Trang

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