Dong Nai have begun resettlement plans for residents affected by the project to built an international airport in the province's Long Thanh district, which is scheduled for completion in 2020.
Dong Nai have begun resettlement plans for residents affected by the project to built an international airport in the province's Long Thanh district, which is scheduled for completion in 2020.
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A total of 17,000 residents, or nearly 5,400 families, from the communes of Long An, Binh Son, Cam Duong, Suoi Trau, Long Phuoc, and Bau Can will lose their homes to the project.
To resettle these families, Dong Nai province has plans to invest more than VND4.1 trillion (about US$194 million) building two resettlement areas on 560 hectares in Loc An and Binh Son communes.
However, most of the residents are farmers and therefore need land for farming.
Ngo The An, Deputy Chairman of Long Thanh district People's Committee, said: "Providing jobs for resettled residents is a major issue. The district authority has asked companies who will construct the airport to employ Long Thanh residents, for their construction work."
Relevant agencies in Department of Natural Resources and Environment, said that the department has been asked to map out a master plan for resettlement and provide employment opportunities for those who have to move for the airport project.
Tran Minh Phuc, Deputy Chairman of Dong Nai People's Committee, said the provincial authorities are working hard on the resettlement plans to ensure a stable transition, better education and health services for residents.
The decision to build Long Thanh International Airport was approved by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai in 2005. It will be located on a 5,000 ha area and will replace Tan Son Nhat Airport, which accommodates two-thirds of all international arrivals in Viet Nam, with traffic growing at 15 per cent a year.
During a field trip to the site of the future Long Thanh Airport last Friday, Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai said a new international airport in Long Thanh is necessary because the Tan Son Nhat Airport is already overloaded.
(Source: VNS)
