Local officials said on October 21 that the Quy Nhon Nam Ward People’s Committee had submitted a plan to the Gia Lai provincial government to permanently address landslides on Mount Mot while upgrading the surrounding urban area to support socio-economic development.
Quy Nhon Nam Ward has proposed levelling Nui Mot and relocating 228 households to prevent landslides (Photo: Cong Son).
According to the ward authorities, the mountain covers nearly 6.9 hectares and has complex terrain, heavily weathered rock and soil, and slopes rising about 44 metres. A total of 228 households live in the area, including 183 on the summit and slopes and 45 at the foot of the mountain.
Landslides have become increasingly serious since 2022, prompting local authorities to relocate 14 households on two occasions. The situation worsened in late 2025 following Typhoon Kalmaegi and a historic spell of flooding. A landslide scar stretching about 200 metres sent soil and rocks crashing down the mountain, completely destroying five houses.
The ward has proposed relocating all households within the project area, then excavating and levelling the mountain to bring the terrain in line with the elevation of neighbouring residential areas. Suitable excavated soil and rock would be recovered for use as filling materials in projects across the province.
The site would subsequently be developed into a new residential area, expanding Quy Nhon’s urban footprint.
The proposal aims to provide long-term safety for residents while recovering an estimated 1 million cubic metres of construction materials and turning a disaster-prone area into land available for urban development.
The preliminary investment is estimated at VND 500 billion, comprising VND 250 billion for construction and VND 250 billion for site clearance and compensation.
The project is expected to create nearly 6.9 hectares of urban land, with projected revenue of about VND 850 billion from land-use rights auctions, VND 350 billion more than the estimated total investment.
A house at the foot of Mount Mot collapses in a landslide in late 2025 (Photo: Cong Son).
In late September, prolonged heavy rain triggered signs of landslides at several locations on Mount Mot, threatening dozens of households living on the mountain and at its foot.
