Comprehensive environmental impact assessment of Can Gio 'super port'

TPO - Because the Can Gio port project is related to Vietnam's first world biosphere reserve, which has great value and significance for Ho Chi Minh City and the region, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha requested a thorough and comprehensive assessment of the impact and influence on the environment.

The Can Gio - Ho Chi Minh City International Transit Port Project has an expected scale of 571 hectares, a total investment of about 113.5 trillion VND, divided into 7 investment phases within 22 years, and is considered highly feasible.

In Notice No. 418/TB-VPCP of the Government Office on the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha at the meeting on the Investment Policy Document of the Saigon Gateway International Transit Port Project (Can Gio Port), the Deputy Prime Minister directed many related issues.

Regarding the port development plan, the Deputy Prime Minister requested to ensure comprehensiveness, synchronization and reasonable divergence for each stage in accordance with the seaport planning and demand according to the forecast results of goods passing through the port; fully demonstrating the orientation of the main functional areas of the port.

The determination of investment options and investment roadmap must be considered and selected based on the results of a thorough assessment of the impacts and influences between Can Gio international transit port and other ports.

Perspective of Can Gio port.

Regarding the assessment of economic, defense and security impacts and efficiency, the Deputy Prime Minister requested to clarify the investment plan for connecting infrastructure in accordance with the development orientation and planning of Ho Chi Minh City.

In particular, because the project is related to Vietnam's first world biosphere reserve, which has great value and significance for Ho Chi Minh City and the region, it is necessary to thoroughly and comprehensively assess the impact and influence on the environment; the consideration of the investment policy decision must resolutely not sacrifice the environment, clearly indicating the area and area that need to change the purpose of forest use, and what the impact will be.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fully and specifically state and have clear opinions regarding the environmental impact of the project. The appraisal report and draft decision on investment policy must clearly define the content requiring Ho Chi Minh City and investors to invest in infrastructure to ensure green port criteria for the period up to 2030, 2035 and 2050.

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Planning and Investment to be responsible for assessing and appraising all relevant contents according to regulations, ensuring that when the Prime Minister approves the investment policy, it has been carefully and fully considered according to legal regulations.

Regarding the requirements for selecting investors, the Deputy Prime Minister requested that Ho Chi Minh City, based on Resolution 98/2023/QH15 of the National Assembly on piloting a number of specific policy mechanisms, study and consider adding a number of other important criteria to select strategic investors. The selected investor must ensure that the investment is implemented in accordance with the overall investment plan, synchronously, on schedule, and in stages according to the requirements of the state management agency and the proposal of Ho Chi Minh City.

Van Kien

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