Under Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s recent decision, Deputy Minister Tran Hong Ha has been assigned as the head of a task force that specialises in supervising and speeding up the construction of Long Thanh International Airport.
Long Thanh International Airport
By late January, Dong Nai Province had handed over 2,430 hectares out of a total of 2,532 hectares of land for Long Thanh International Airport, equal to 96 percent. Work on resettlement areas for relocated households has not yet been completed as scheduled. In addition, many households are still facing difficulties with their land ownership procedures and these have affected site clearance.
According to the deputy prime minister, Dong Nai has to hasten compensation and resettlement arrangements for the affected people. This has to be based on the principle that the new living provisions must be at least similar to or better than the previous situation.
The official also asked Dong Nai to assess and remove any airport contractors that lack the capacity to do the work.
The government previously urged faster site clearance for Long Thanh International Airport.
Covering a total area of more than 5,580 hectares, the airport has a total investment of VND336.63 trillion (USD14.26) billion. The project is divided into three phases.
Starting in 2021, the project's first phase will focus on building a runway and passenger terminal along with other support facilities for USD4.7 billion.
