Society

Over 4,700 households to be moved for Long Thanh airport

As many as 4,730 households in the southern province of Dong Nai will be relocated to make room for construction of the Long Thanh international airport.
Over 4,700 households to be moved for Long Thanh airport ảnh 1Long Thanh international airport (Source: VNA)

As many as 4,730 households in the southern province of Dong Nai will be relocated to make room for construction of the Long Thanh international airport, the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DoNRE) revealed at a meeting on October 15.

Nearly two thirds of the 15,000 affected people, who reside in Binh Son, Suoi Trau, Cam Duong, Bau Can, Long An and Long Phuoc communes in Long Thanh district, are of working age.

Most of them live on agriculture and industry, the ministry said, noting that close to 3,000 out of 5,000 hectares of land revoked for the project are being used by local families and individuals.

To offer satisfactory compensation to the families and help them quickly re-stabilise their lives was the main topic of the October 15 meeting, which was attended by officials from relevant departments, agencies and localities in Dong Nai.

At the meeting, the DoNRE urged the building of a policy framework on the compensation for and resettlement of local residents to serve as a legal basis for the work.

Dinh Quoc Thai, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, stressed the need to cautiously assess compensation options to ensure stable livelihoods for the affected residents in terms of accommodations, livelihood, education and healthcare.

As proposed, land clearance and compensation will be carried out in two phases with over 2,557 hectares of land in Binh Son, Long An, Suoi Trau and Cam Duong communes to be reclaimed first, affecting more than 1,800 households.

The total cost for this phase is estimated at around 5 trillion VND (225 million USD).

Dong Nai province has zoned off two resettlement areas north of the airport spanning 564 hectares.

The Long Thanh international airport project was approved by the National Assembly in June this year. Once completed, the airport will be able to handle 100 million passengers and five million tonnes of freight a year.

The construction is scheduled to begin in 2019 and the airport is likely to become operational by 2023.

The total cost of the three-phase project is estimated to be 336.63 trillion VND (14.95 billion USD). The project's funding is expected to come from the State budget, official development assistance (ODA), corporate investment and public-private partnership (PPP), among other resources.-VNA

VNA
#Long Thanh international airport #compensation #resettlement #accommodations #livelihood #education #healthcare Dong Nai
Follow VietnamPlus

Related News

See more

The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, are repatriated following a handover ceremony at the Lao Bao (Vietnam's Quang Tri province) - Densavan (Savannakhet) international border gate on May 21. (Photo: VNA)

Remains of Vietnamese fallen soldiers, experts repatriated from Laos

The remains of 12 Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts, who laid down their lives in different periods in Laos’ Savannakhet province, were repatriated following a handover ceremony on May 21. They will be re-buried at the Road 9 National Martyrs Cemetery in Vietnam's central province of Quang Tri on May 22.

A veteran offers incense at the war martyrs’ cemetery in Nghi Loc district, Nghe An province. (Photo: VNA)

Nghe An reburies martyrs' remains repatriated from Laos

Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Phung Thanh Vinh said that carrying a noble international duty, many Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts heroically joined Lao people in their struggle for national liberation and independence. Many of them sacrificed their lives in the country, including more than 12,000 soldiers laying down in the three provinces of Xaysomboun, Vientiane, and Xiangkhouang.

Caring for the material and spiritual life of the people - such as poverty reduction, access to education and healthcare services - is a concrete expression of the policy of placing people at the core and as the subject of socio-economic development. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)

📝OP-ED: When people placed at centre of development

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam emphasised: “People are placed at the centre as the main subject in order to realise visions. People are considered the centre, the objective, and the driving force of all policies and actions at all levels.”

The Vietnamese delegation wins two second prizes, one third prize, three fourth prizes, and four special awards granted by sponsors at ISEF 2025. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam obtains best-ever achievements at ISEF

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnamese delegation won two second prizes, one third prize, three fourth prizes, and four special awards granted by sponsors.

Secretary of the Bu Dang district Party Committee and Head of the Steering Committee for Eliminating Dilapidated Housing, Vu Luong (fourth from right), performs the ribbon-cutting ceremony to hand over a new house to a disadvantaged household. (Photo: VNA)

19 localities eradicate substandard houses

Four more provinces have announced the completion of efforts to eliminate makeshift and dilapidated housing, bringing the total number of localities achieving this milestone to 19 out of 63 nationwide, according to the Ministry of Ethnic and Religious Affairs.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Bui Le Thai and embassy staff offer flowers at the statue of President Ho Chi Minh in Zalaegerszeg city, Hungary. (Photo: VNA)

President Ho Chi Minh’s 135th birth anniversary marked in Hungary

Ambassador Bui Le Thai recounted President Ho Chi Minh’s journey to find a path to national salvation, affirming that it was undertaken not only for Vietnam’s independence but also for humanity’s common values – peace, independence, freedom, and happiness.