The resettlement project is behind schedule.

Da Nang is simultaneously implementing numerous large-scale infrastructure projects. While land for these projects is being handed over on schedule, many resettlement areas are experiencing slow construction. The prolonged situation of "resettlement land debt" is disrupting the lives of local residents.

Due to a shortage of land for leveling, many resettlement projects in the city are progressing slowly. IN THE PHOTO: The resettlement project in the central area of ​​Hoa Bac commune (phase 2), now part of Hai Van ward, is unlikely to be completed on schedule. Photo: TRONG HUNG

Construction is delayed due to a shortage of fill soil.

Since 2016, hundreds of households in Hoa Bac commune, Hoa Vang district (now part of Hai Van ward) have handed over their land for the construction of the La Son - Tuy Loan expressway. This is a key national transportation project connecting Da Nang with Thua Thien Hue, contributing to the completion of the East-West economic corridor.

However, to date, many households still do not have resettlement land. The family of Mr. Ho Phu Vy (residing in Pho Nam village, Hai Van ward, formerly part of Hoa Bac commune) is one typical case. In 2016, Mr. Vy handed over more than ^500m² of land to serve the expressway project and received a lottery ticket for resettlement land. However, when it was his turn to draw, all the land had been allocated.

"My family of over a dozen people had to rent two houses to live in temporarily. After waiting for so long without seeing any land, we had to set up a temporary tent on land borrowed from an acquaintance in the resettlement area to live in. My family only hopes that the resettlement area in the center of Hoa Bac commune (phase 2), now part of Hai Van ward, will be expedited so that we can have land to stabilize our lives," Mr. Vy confided.

According to our investigation, the demand for resettlement land in the city is currently very high due to numerous projects simultaneously acquiring land. However, the pace of investment in resettlement infrastructure has not kept up, causing bottlenecks in allocating land to residents. Specifically, in the merged localities such as Hai Van and Hoa Khanh wards, and Hoa Vang, Ba Na, and Hoa Tien communes, there is currently a shortage of approximately 1,000 resettlement plots.

Mr. Nguyen Thuc Dung, Chairman of the Hai Van Ward People's Committee, said: "In the former Hoa Bac commune area, many households have lottery tickets and land maps, but have not yet received the land in reality because the resettlement projects have not completed the infrastructure."

In the former Hoa Vang district, there are 13 resettlement areas under development, but most are experiencing slow construction progress. Meanwhile, residents are anxiously waiting for land to build their homes.

For example, the resettlement area in the center of Hoa Bac commune (phase 2), now part of Hai Van ward, started construction in December 2023 and was expected to be completed in September 2025 to allocate land to households that did not receive land in the first phase. However, to date, the site remains unfinished, many households have not been relocated, and the infrastructure is incomplete.

A similar situation is occurring at the resettlement project serving construction projects in the former Hoa Vang district, which is being built near the current Ba Na commune headquarters. The project started in July 2024 and was expected to be completed in July 2025, but many components remain unfinished. One of the main reasons is the lack of land for leveling.

Mr. Nguyen Phong Trung, the project commander of the consortium of contractors, said: "We have mobilized all the necessary machinery and equipment, but at times we have to wait because there is no land available for leveling. The slow progress is beyond our control."

In addition to a shortage of land for embankment, many resettlement areas also lack technical infrastructure such as roads, water supply and drainage, and electricity, further delaying land handover.

Mr. Nguyen Minh Huy, Director of the Da Nang Investment and Construction Project Management Board for Transportation and Agriculture (the investor of the three resettlement projects), explained: "The slow progress is mainly due to the scarcity of materials, especially fill soil. Furthermore, the resettlement areas are often located in low-lying areas, requiring a large amount of fill soil to reach the planned elevation, thus prolonging the construction time."

To address this situation, local authorities have proposed various solutions such as land swaps and relocating households to plots with completed infrastructure in neighboring areas. They are also coordinating with project management boards to accelerate progress and requesting the City People's Committee to direct the construction units to take decisive action.

Deputy Director of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Vo Nguyen Chuong, also acknowledged that most communes in the former Hoa Vang district have the highest rate of outstanding resettlement land in the city, due to the simultaneous implementation of many large projects but a shortage of leveling materials. "Resettlement must be a step ahead; it is a prerequisite for promoting substantive infrastructure development," Mr. Chuong stated.

Untangling the "bottleneck" with strategic materials.

Faced with a severe shortage of fill soil, at the 24th session of the City People's Council (10th term), the City People's Committee submitted a proposal to convert over 9.5 hectares of production forest land to mineral exploitation at mine No. 3, invested by Thai Anh Da Nang Construction and Development Co., Ltd. in the former Hoa Lien and Hoa Ninh communes, now Lien Chieu ward and Ba Na commune.

This area is a planted forest with low timber reserves (averaging about 26.76 m³/ha). The conversion is deemed necessary to meet the demand for over 40 million cubic meters of land for leveling between now and 2030. In addition to supplementing the supply of materials for resettlement infrastructure construction, the project will also contribute to increased budget revenue, environmental protection, job creation, and improved income for local residents.

The City People's Committee affirmed that the project's implementation will strictly adhere to regulations on environmental protection, forest restoration, and exploitation monitoring. This is considered a strategic solution to resolve the "bottleneck" of materials, the direct cause of delays in many resettlement projects, which has a ripple effect on the allocation of housing land for people who have already handed over their land.

Source: https://baodanang.vn/du-an-tai-dinh-cu-cham-tien-do-3265526.html