Authorities in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau under Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province are dismantling many illegal constructions built on the Bai Sau Beach.
The work began on April 20 after local authorities decided to withdraw 28 hectares of land alongside the Thuy Van Beach, commonly known as Bai Sau, as nine renters have built several constructions illegally on the site.
According to a report from the local inspection team, the land lot was assigned to the state-owned Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Construction and Installation Company in 1996 to renovate and develop Bai Sau at a cost of VND122 billion. The company, later changed to VRC Real Estate & Investment JSC without state ownership, leased the properties to eight other businesses who all failed to pay the rent to the city. As of December 2017, the total rental unpaid by the said company and its eight sub-lessees had surpassed VND320 billion.
In September 2018, the provincial inspection team discovered that most of the businesses exploiting Bai Sau had developed illegal and inappropriate construction projects, so they proposed the provincial authorities order the demolition of such works. In August 2021, the Ba Ria-Vung Tau Provincial People's Committee decided to reclaim the land.
The land withdrawal was set to be completed by late 2021. However, while some businesses agreed to return their leased land, others asked for to continue using the land for their businesses but their request was rejected.
Local authorities plan to build a park, square, cinemas and other public facilities on the returned land.
Bai Sau is the longest and one of the most beautiful beaches in Vung Tau, with a length of around eight kilometres.
