Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

By Bui Toan   August 28, 2023 | 07:56 pm PT
A dam to keep seawater out of the Cai River and a wastewater treatment plant in Nha Trang City have fallen behind schedule due to delays in acquiring lands.
Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

Khanh Hoa Province authorities started work on the dam to keep salinity out of residential and farming areas in September 2020.

To cost VND760 billion ($32.8 million), the dam was originally scheduled for completion late last year but remains unfinished since lands required for its construction are yet to be acquired.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

The site of the Coastal Cities Sustainable Environment Project, Nha Trang City sub-project (CCSEP Nha Trang).

The project, costing US$72 million, including a $60-million loan from the World Bank, was started in 2019 to improve the water environment and has four components: a wastewater treatment plant, a water pumping station, upgrades to a road, and an embankment along the Cai River.

It was set to be finished last December.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

The wastewater treatment plant was built in December 2021 at a cost of more than VND300 billion.

The three-hectare facility has a capacity of 15,000 cubic meters per day. It has reached nearly 80% of its capacity.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

Several houses that are supposed to be removed for the construction of the plant.

Out of 34 households, 22 have agreed to relocate while others are still dissatisfied with the compensation.

Now, the site clearance for the factory has been delayed to be completed by the end of next month for the project to be put into a trial operation in February 2024 and completed before June 31, 2024.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

The electrical control system for the plant.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

The water pumping station was scheduled to be built in November 2021 with a capacity of 10 cubic meters per second.

But it remains stuck at the land acquisition stage.

Eighteen households had to relocate, but so far only 12 have agreed to move.

Khanh Hoa hopes to relocate all of them by Sept. 20.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

Renovation of Chu Dong Tu Street was set for completion in late April.

It too has fallen behind schedule after only 23 of 72 families living on it agreed to move.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

An embankment that is under construction.

Nha Trang environment projects stuck as people reluctant to part with land

Due to the slow progress of CCSEP Nha Trang, the northern part of the city is flooded every time it rains heavily or when the tide rises in the Cai River.

The photo above shows people wading through floodwaters on April 2 Street in September last year.

 
 
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