A landslide causes the collapse of riverside houses in Hamlet 3, Hiep Phuoc Commune, in HCM City’s Nha Be district (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - Many anti-landslideprojects in Ho Chi Minh City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capitalresources and slow progress of land clearance and compensation, according tothe municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.
Failure to deliver project land on time hasaffected general construction progress at 40 landslide-prone areas along the SaiGon River, said Tran Van Giau, Director of the Inland Waterway Department.
Though the city urged district authorities beforeJanuary 1 to speed up land clearance and compensation, most project land wasnot handed over in time, he added.
Among eight projects expected to be completed thisyear, three of them along Kinh Lo River’s Giong Dam, Phuoc Loc Bridge, andTac Ben Ro Dam, are at a standstill because residents have not moved out yet.
Since the three projects are in Nha Be district,where extensive waterway system plays a significant part in people’s lives, itis urgent to begin construction work there.
Some residents have not been satisfied with thecompensation rate, and have not handed over their land and resettled elsewhere.
Hien, a resident in Nhon Duc commune, said that hehad not received any information on compensation rates.
Difficulties in determining appropriatecompensation rates and resettlement guidelines for locals have slowed down theproject, according to Nha Be district’s Steering Board for Compensation andSite Clearance.
Some land owners have yet to be identified, whilenew regulations on compensation, support and resettlement pose anotherchallenge to authorities.
Some portions of the Land Law 2013 do not reflectthe real situation, and in some ways conflict with reality, making it moredifficult to carry out the project following the schedule, according toauthorities.-VNA
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