According to Nguyen Ngoc Thach, chairman of Ham Thuan Bac District, Tai Loc tourist site is built on Da Mi hydropower reservoir without being licensed by management agencies.
Tai Loc tourist site
The site, owned by Nguyen Thu Nga, a local person, includes restaurants and four homestay facilities. It has also launched a motorboat service to transport tourists on the reservoir. Meanwhile, a 1-kilometre road running along the reservoir has been cleared for the site expansion.
Each homestay is leased at VND350,000 – 750,000 per night. The price of motorboat service is VND70,000 – 80,000 per person.
The tourist site has been found tapping electricity from surrounding residential areas to use.
Nguyen Anh Toan, chairman of Da Mi Commune, said that in April, after detecting the illegal construction, local authorities reported the case to the district. They also have asked the Da Nhim-Ham Thuan-Da Minh Hydropower JS Company, the operator of Da Nhim Reservoir, to deal with the illegal tourist site construction. However, the firm did not give any feedback.
On Tuesday, local authorities contacted the company again to help settle the case.