The People’s Committee in the central province of Quang Nam had announced a project in 2009 to resettle residents from the coastal district of Duy Xuyen, which has still not been undertaken, causing huge inconvenience and distress to local residents.
Construction of Road DH6, the main road in Duy Nghia Commune, was delayed on account of the resettlement project. The incomplete road, which is only partially paved in sections, is a hazard to travel on especially during the rainy season.
Nguyen Huu Cong, a resident from the commune, said that in the rainy season the road becomes flooded and in some place there is no trace of any road as waters cover the area, making it even more dangerous for people to commute.
The slow implementation of the project has affected 10,000 residents of Duy Nghia Commune as they cannot build houses on their land or mortgage their properties for loans.
Besides, most of the local people are involved in farming as their means of livelihood and by losing land to the resettlement project many will feel the shortage of cultivable land, said Nam.
