Don't let the project wait for land acquisition.

To expedite the release of public investment funds, the requirements for land clearance for projects need to be directed decisively and urgently.

Delays in land clearance have prevented many projects from accelerating the disbursement of public investment funds in 2026. In the photo: Due to land clearance issues, the road project from Provincial Road 354 in Tien Lang commune to National Highway 10 in Vinh Thuan commune, specifically the section passing through Tien Lang commune, has not met the required progress schedule.

Many localities are still lagging behind.

According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, in 2026, the city will have 431 projects requiring land clearance, covering 14,942.3 hectares of land, affecting 165,604 households and 424 organizations. Of these, 221 projects are funded by the state budget, 197 by non-state budget sources, and 13 are land auction projects.

In the first quarter of 2026, 53 projects committed to completing land clearance in 32 localities, covering an area of ​​577.2 hectares and involving 5,079 households and 50 organizations. By mid-March, approximately 80% of the land to be cleared had been completed.

Specifically, 33 projects requiring land clearance, covering 421.7 hectares and involving 3,688 households and 34 organizations, have basically completed land clearance in the first quarter in 21 localities including: An Quang, An Thanh, Chi Minh, Dai Son, Gia Loc, Ha Dong, Ha Tay, Ke Sat, Mao Dien, Nam An Phu, Quyet Thang, Yet Kieu, Bac An Phu, Dong Hai, Hai An, Le Thanh Nghi, Ngo Quyen, Pham Su Manh, Thuy Nguyen, Tran Lieu, and Hoa Binh .

However, 18 projects requiring land clearance, involving 282.3 hectares of land and affecting 3,630 households and 18 organizations, have not completed the clearance process in the first quarter of 2026 across 11 localities. These 18 projects are located in the following communes and wards: Binh Giang, Cam Giang, Mao Dien, Phu Thai, Tien Lang, Vinh Bao, Vinh Lai, Yet Kieu, Hai An, Kien An, and Thien Huong.

Representatives from Chấn Hưng commune, in coordination with the investor of the Tiên Lãng Airport Industrial Park - Zone B project, organized the payment of compensation and support for land clearance to local households.

Due to delays in land clearance, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Le Trung Kien recently chaired a meeting with local authorities to identify the causes and resolve obstacles. According to representatives from the localities, the delay in completing land clearance as committed is due to some households not agreeing with the compensation and support offered when the state acquires their land. The main reasons relate to low compensation and support rates; demands for agreements in the form of land use rights sales, including trees, crops, and assets on the land; and many households, despite not meeting the eligibility criteria, are demanding resettlement before agreeing to hand over their land.

Furthermore, some households have arbitrarily bought, sold, and converted agricultural land without completing the registration procedures for land use changes; the lack of necessary legal documents makes it difficult to determine land ownership.

According to Nguyen Phong Doanh, Chairman of the People's Committee of Kien An Ward, a project to build a road connecting National Highway 5 with National Highway 10 is currently underway in the ward, requiring the acquisition of 17.2 hectares of land involving 820 organizations and individuals. Households whose land is being acquired for the project all wish to be resettled in two resettlement areas: Tay Son and the second section of Le Duan Street. However, neither of these two resettlement projects has been implemented yet, while residents are requesting to receive resettlement land only after the land is handed over.

Accelerate land clearance.

Investing early in resettlement areas with quality equal to or better than the previous residences facilitates land clearance for the project. In the photo: The Duong Kinh ward resettlement area is ready to serve the land clearance work for the Lao Cai - Hanoi - Hai Phong railway project .

In 2026, the city has a very large number of projects and land areas that need to be cleared. In the first quarter, localities focused their efforts on preparing for and organizing elections, and the number of officials and civil servants carrying out land clearance tasks was dispersed and multitasking, which somewhat affected the progress of land clearance work.

However, to achieve a GRDP growth target of 13% or higher, the city has identified the disbursement of public investment capital as the most important driver for stimulating growth. Therefore, the city requires localities, departments, and agencies to accelerate and take greater responsibility in carrying out tasks related to compensation and support for land clearance serving construction projects.

Upon review, several large-scale projects requiring land clearance have been identified within the city, including: the construction of Provincial Road 394B, connecting Provincial Road 395 to the North-South arterial road of Thanh Mien district (formerly), involving the communes of Ke Sat, Binh Giang, and Duong An; the bypass road project for National Highway 37 through Gia Loc commune, involving Gia Loc commune; the construction of Ring Road 2, section Tan Vu - Hung Dao - Bui Vien road, involving the wards of An Duong and Hung Dao; the construction of a road connecting National Highway 5 with National Highway 10, bypassing Vinh Bao commune, involving the communes of Vinh Bao, Vinh Hai, Vinh Hoa, Vinh Thuan, and Vinh Thinh; and the road connecting National Highway 5 with National Highway 10, section through Kien An district, involving the wards of Kien An, Phu Lien, and Kien Thuy. The Ninh Binh - Hai Phong Expressway (CT.08) construction project includes the section passing through Hai Phong city and 9 km in Thai Binh province (now Hung Yen province), from the Hanoi - Hai Phong Expressway to the coastal road interchange, connecting to the communes of Kien Minh, Kien Hai, Duong Kinh ward and Nam Do Son...

Regarding the difficulties in investing in and constructing resettlement areas to serve land clearance for projects, Mr. Le Trung Kien, Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee, noted that the construction of resettlement areas must always ensure that it "leads ahead of the project" and that living conditions are equal to or better than the previous residences. Local authorities should closely adhere to the city's socio-economic development plan when implementing resettlement projects, researching and proposing investment in resettlement areas of appropriate scale to meet long-term development requirements. Local authorities should urgently review and thoroughly understand project information in their areas to prepare for land inventory, determine land ownership, and intensify public awareness campaigns to gain early consensus.

Land clearance is always a difficult step, even a "bottleneck," for many transportation infrastructure and urban development projects. To complete projects on schedule and contribute to the socio-economic development of localities, land clearance must be prioritized. "Accelerating land clearance and disbursing public investment funds must be considered a crucial imperative and a key driver for the city's growth targets in 2026," Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Le Trung Kien emphasized.

MINH KHOI

Source: https://baohaiphong.vn/khong-de-du-an-cho-mat-bang-538728.html