Under the plan, the city’s total natural area will expand by over 5,600 hectares against 2024, with most of the additional land coming from reclamation projects serving socio-economic development.
At its 29th session, the Haiphong People’s Council approved the city’s five-year land-use plan for 2021-2025, under which 930.41 hectares will be added through reclamation, primarily for industrial zones and transport infrastructure.
A land reclamation area in Haiphong. (Photo: Nguyen Duong)
The city is accelerating coastal investment projects to support economic restructuring towards industry, services and logistics. Four reclamation projects have been allocated sea areas and are under way, including the Xuan Cau industrial and non-tariff zone (752 hectares), the Lach Huyen international gateway port (681.7 hectares), the South Do Son port (3,000 hectares), and the Do Son-Ben Nghien tourism and service project, covering 1.9 hectares of reclaimed land.
Based on project progress and infrastructure needs, Haiphong has proposed adding nearly 5,000 hectares of reclaimed land in the 2025-2030 period to adjust its total natural area.
According to the Department of Agriculture and Environment, land creation through reclamation is crucial as the city’s natural land area cannot otherwise expand. The 2024 Land Law provides a legal basis for managing planned reclamation areas in the same manner as inland land.
Under the draft master plan for 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, Haiphong aims to optimise land use by increasing the share of non-agricultural land. Reclaimed land is projected to reach 5,600 hectares by 2030 and 7,400 hectares by 2050, playing a strategic role in coastal urban and industrial development.
