At the construction site (Source: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) - The People’sCommittee of central Thua Thien-Hue province has asked Phu Loc district's authorities to hand over the ground for a project expanding the Hai Van 2Tunnel before July 15. However, the work may lag behind schedule, theprovincial committee has said.
The Hai Van Tunnel 2, which was built as arescue tunnel for Hai Van Tunnel No 1 in 2005, is being expanded to a two-lane,6.29km-long tunnel to accommodate increasing traffic on the trans-VietnamNational Highway No 1.
The expansion of Hai Van Tunnel 2, whichincludes 5.85km-long entrance roads on either side, infrastructure and rescuelanes between the two tunnels, is set to cost 7.2 trillion (317.2 million). Itis scheduled to go into operation in 2020.
However, in early July, only 25 percent of theconstruction of the bridge and tunnel for Hai Van Tunnel 2 was completed - whenit should be 38 percent. The reason of the slow progress was that somehouseholds obstructed the construction, claiming that the compensation fortheir land was not satisfactory.
Currently, the investor has received 18 out of19 hectares of land, reaching 94.2 percent of the project’s site clearance. Asmany as 18 households have refused to move, claiming that the compensation waslow compared to the actual land prices. They have asked authorised agencies tore-calculate and apply a new rate of compensation.
To address this issue, on June 29, theDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment asked the provincial People’sCommittee to consider a new rate of compensation. It would take 20 days tocomplete the procedure.
The provincial People’s Committee also mentionedthe mass fish death in Phu Loc district’s Lang Co town. Last year, fish bred incages in An Cu Dong 2 died en masse without a clear cause. Farmers blamed theincident on a discharge of wastewater from the overpass of Hai Van Tunnel, andclaimed compensation from the investor.
By this May, authorised agencies approvedcompensation of more than 5.3 billion (233,000) for 25 affected households.However, Phu Loc district’s authorities were slow at checking and payingcompensation for these households, leading to protests from those who have notreceived the money.
The project also affected the water flow of LangCo and Lap An lagoons, causing landsides for the surrounding areas.Roughly 400 households were reported to be affected, but many have not receivedfinancial support.
Local residents have asked authorised agenciesto conduct an environmental impact assessment to get proper compensation.
To deal with the issue, the provincial committeehas asked the management board of the project to work closely with localauthorities to implement site clearance and pay proper compensation to thoseaffected.-VNA
The Hai Van Tunnel 2, which was built as arescue tunnel for Hai Van Tunnel No 1 in 2005, is being expanded to a two-lane,6.29km-long tunnel to accommodate increasing traffic on the trans-VietnamNational Highway No 1.
The expansion of Hai Van Tunnel 2, whichincludes 5.85km-long entrance roads on either side, infrastructure and rescuelanes between the two tunnels, is set to cost 7.2 trillion (317.2 million). Itis scheduled to go into operation in 2020.
However, in early July, only 25 percent of theconstruction of the bridge and tunnel for Hai Van Tunnel 2 was completed - whenit should be 38 percent. The reason of the slow progress was that somehouseholds obstructed the construction, claiming that the compensation fortheir land was not satisfactory.
Currently, the investor has received 18 out of19 hectares of land, reaching 94.2 percent of the project’s site clearance. Asmany as 18 households have refused to move, claiming that the compensation waslow compared to the actual land prices. They have asked authorised agencies tore-calculate and apply a new rate of compensation.
To address this issue, on June 29, theDepartment of Natural Resources and Environment asked the provincial People’sCommittee to consider a new rate of compensation. It would take 20 days tocomplete the procedure.
The provincial People’s Committee also mentionedthe mass fish death in Phu Loc district’s Lang Co town. Last year, fish bred incages in An Cu Dong 2 died en masse without a clear cause. Farmers blamed theincident on a discharge of wastewater from the overpass of Hai Van Tunnel, andclaimed compensation from the investor.
By this May, authorised agencies approvedcompensation of more than 5.3 billion (233,000) for 25 affected households.However, Phu Loc district’s authorities were slow at checking and payingcompensation for these households, leading to protests from those who have notreceived the money.
The project also affected the water flow of LangCo and Lap An lagoons, causing landsides for the surrounding areas.Roughly 400 households were reported to be affected, but many have not receivedfinancial support.
Local residents have asked authorised agenciesto conduct an environmental impact assessment to get proper compensation.
To deal with the issue, the provincial committeehas asked the management board of the project to work closely with localauthorities to implement site clearance and pay proper compensation to thoseaffected.-VNA
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