Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Ut surveys Tri An Lake

On December 24, a survey delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Ut conducted a field survey of areas surrounding Tri An Lake, the Ma Da Bridge Project, and the Central Office for South Vietnam Base Relic Site (War Zone D).

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, listens to a presentation on the Tri An Lake master plan by Nguyen Hoang Hao, Director of the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Joining the survey delegation were Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee and Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment of Dong Nai Province Nguyen Tuan Anh; and Provincial Party Committee members, including Le Thi Ngoc Loan, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism; Vu Ngoc Long, Director of the Department of Industry and Trade; and Nguyen Anh Tuan, Director of the Department of Construction.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, reviews the planning map of the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve. Photo: Ngoc Lien

According to the plan of the Provincial People’s Committee, the survey aims to propose planning options for areas surrounding Tri An Lake, shaping development orientations for eco-tourism in Dong Nai Province, and contributing to the formation of an integrated industrial – logistics – tourism service linkage chain across the province.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee, together with the survey delegation, conducts on-site inspections at several islands on Tri An Lake. Photo: Ngoc Lien

Assessing the potential and advantages of the Tri An Lake area, Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Ut stated that Tri An Lake holds significant value and possesses strong potential and advantages for development across multiple sectors. In the coming period, the province will reorient its approach to utilize Tri An Lake under a multifunctional, multi-objective model, not only to serve as a freshwater source for residents in the downstream Dong Nai River area, but also to develop other sectors such as eco-tourism; tourism sites and destinations on the lake’s islands; and green energy exploitation, including solar power.

The Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee also noted that this is only an initial field survey. During the implementation process, the province will continue to adjust orientations, including zoning for fish cage and raft aquaculture on the lake. All planning efforts will be guided by the overarching principle of ensuring clean water sources to serve the people.

Nguyen Van Ut, Deputy Secretary of the Dong Nai Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the Provincial People’s Committee, listens to a briefing on the Ma Da Bridge project. Photo: Ngoc Lien

The Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve covers a total natural area of 100,000 hectares, including more than 65,900 hectares of forested land, over 2,000 hectares of non-forested land, and more than 32,500 hectares of Tri An Lake.

At the end of 2023, the Provincial People’s Committee approved the Eco-tourism, Resort, and Recreation Development Scheme for the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve for the 2021-2030 period, aiming to tap and promote the potential and advantages of natural resources, cultural resources, and historical relics within the reserve on the basis of conservation, sustainable development, and the mobilization of all social resources to protect and develop forests, conserve nature, and promote tourism development.

The working delegation offers incense at the Central Office for South Vietnam Base Relic Site (War Zone D). Photo: Ngoc Lien

In addition to the Eco-tourism, Resort, and Recreation Development Scheme of the Dong Nai Culture and Nature Reserve, Tri An Lake is also included in the list of potential sites for national tourism area development under the Tourism System Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045, approved by the Prime Minister.

By Ngoc Lien – Translated by Quynh Giao, Thu Ha