Preparing “clean” land for the new railway line Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong

(PLVN) - Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee Nguyen Van Tung has just personally inspected the areas where the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway is expected to pass through the city. During the inspection, the Chairman of the City gave instructions and urged the management and preparation of site clearance, ready for the project implementation phase when officially approved.

During the inspection, the Chairman of the City People's Committee listened to reports from local leaders on the implementation of site management, and acknowledged the advantages and difficulties in the implementation of the Project, especially issues related to determining the origin of land, landowners who are managing and using the land...

Chairman Nguyen Van Tung emphasized the strategic importance of the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway for the development of the city and the whole region. He directed relevant departments, branches and localities to consider this a key task, focusing resources and close coordination to effectively implement site management right from the project preparation stage.

Chairman Nguyen Van Tung noted that relevant units must ensure the legal and legitimate rights and interests of people affected by the project.

The Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee noted: Site clearance is a key issue for all infrastructure projects. If we do not prepare well from now, no matter how complete the project's capital and design are, it will be stalled.

He also requested that localities where the route passes through urgently coordinate with the Project Management Board and consulting units to accurately review the scope of impact, speed up the inventory progress, and identify affected cases in accordance with the provisions of the law on land...

The Chairman of Hai Phong City People's Committee also paid special attention to ensuring the legal and legitimate rights and interests of people affected by the project. The Chairman requested that propaganda and mobilization work should be carried out transparently and effectively, creating high consensus among the people. Future compensation, support and resettlement plans should be built on a scientific and feasible basis, ensuring that the lives of people after relocation are equal to or better than their old residences...

According to the plan, the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway project has a total main line length of about 390.9 km and 3 branch lines of about 27.9 km, with a total preliminary investment of nearly 203,231 billion VND (equivalent to about 8.369 billion USD). The route starts from Lao Cai station (connecting with Hekou Bac station in China) and ends at Lach Huyen wharf area (Hai Phong), passing through 9 provinces and cities including: Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Phu Tho, Vinh Phuc, Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and Hai Phong.

In Hai Phong alone, the main line is about 48.9 km long and two branch lines are more than 18.9 km long, including the line from Nam Hai Phong station to Nam Do Son station and the line from Nam Dinh Vu Technical Operation Station to Dinh Vu station. The design speed for the main line is 160 km/h, while the branch lines reach 80 km/h. It is expected that the area that needs to be cleared in the city is about 370 hectares, belonging to 5 districts.

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