Stop construction of Ha Long Bay buffer zone encroachment project

On the evening of June 11, according to information from the People's Committee of Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong - Chairman of the People's Committee of Cam Pha City has just signed Official Dispatch No. 4784/UBND-VP on the inspection of the Urban Area Project in Area 10B in Quang Hanh Ward.

Accordingly, Mr. Nguyen Manh Cuong requested Do Gia Capital Company Limited to stop construction of the project, closely coordinate with departments, offices and units under the People's Committee of Cam Pha City to implement related contents in State management and legal regulations.

At the same time, assign the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Cam Pha City to preside over and coordinate with the Department of Urban Management of the City, Quang Hanh Ward People's Committee and related units to urgently inspect the construction site of the urban area project in area 10B to clarify complaints related to the construction process of the project, report to Cam Pha City People's Committee before November 10, 2023 to have a basis to report to Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee.

Real Estate - Quang Ninh: Stop construction of the project to reclaim land in the buffer zone of Ha Long Bay — The urban area project in area 10B, Quang Hanh ward, Cam Pha city, Quang Ninh province has been requested by local authorities to stop construction for inspection (Photo: Thai Phan).

Previously, Nguoi Dua Tin had an article: "Request to stop construction of the road to the Ha Long Bay sea encroachment project" with the content, on November 6, the Interdisciplinary Inspection Team of Quang Ninh province coordinated with the People's Committee of Cam Pha City to inspect the Urban Area Project in Area 10B, Quang Hanh Ward, Cam Pha City, invested by Do Gia Capital Company Limited.

In particular, the inspection reflected that the construction of the 10B urban area project encroached on Ha Long Bay, affecting the water quality of the bay, and the dumping of soil directly into the waters of Ha Long Bay without environmental protection solutions, risked causing environmental pollution.

At the time of inspection, the project owner was constructing a public service road that coincided with routes 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... according to the approved planning in Decision No. 5099/QD-UBND dated September 16, 2021 of the People's Committee of Cam Pha City, Quang Ninh Province (the road is located within the project boundary, about 3 m from the project boundary).

The total length of construction is about 1,000 m, the construction material of the service road is rough stone, the road surface is covered with crushed stone, the outer edge of the service road in some sections is reinforced with boulders, the remaining sections the project owner directly dumped soil without any measures to limit mud and rock from being washed into the marine environment.

Along the service road adjacent to Lo Phong stream, there is a phenomenon of soil and rock washing away, causing localized turbidity (about 5 m range) of the coastal seawater area. At the end of the service road, the area adjacent to the rocky mountain, the phenomenon of dumping soil causing mud to rise has not been treated yet.

The project investor used 10 containers with a total length of about 200 m to surround a part of the service road to create a construction site for the embankment along Lo Phong stream. At the same time, they are laying a layer of geotextile fabric outside the service road at locations where containers have not been surrounded.

At the time of inspection, the investor had not yet presented the construction site and construction method documents, and had not yet reported to the People's Committee of Cam Pha City for consideration and approval according to the opinion of the Department of Construction of Quang Ninh stated on Page 2 of Construction Permit No. 82/GPXD-SXD dated July 24, 2023. The project owner's construction diary was incomplete for the construction of the official road.

Along with the request for the investor of the urban area project in area 10B to immediately stop construction activities on the public service road leading to the project, the inspection team requested the competent authority to draw up a record of administrative violations for 2 violations in the field of environmental protection.

The urban area project in area 10B in Quang Hanh ward, Cam Pha city was approved by the People's Committee of Quang Ninh province since the end of October 2021 with a total area of 31.8 hectares, including the following items: 451 villas and townhouses, rough construction and exterior finishing of 52 villas. The project was implemented in the form of land use rights auction, Do Gia Capital Company Limited won the auction with a price of 1,192 billion VND.

Of the project's 31.8 ha area, 3.88 ha is located in the buffer zone, protection zone 2 of the Ha Long Bay World Natural Heritage. The project has been licensed by the Department of Construction of Quang Ninh province and construction has begun since July 2023 and is expected to be completed and put into use in the third quarter of 2026 .

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