By 2030, the province’s Long Thanh district is slated to have anadditional 2,400ha of land for development while Nhon Trach districtwill have 2,050ha more, other districts also expected to gain moresuch land.
According to the province, its plan of allocating more landwill coincide with new or under-construction traffic infrastructure andindustrial park projects.
For example, Long Thanh and Nhon Trach districts areplanning to have more residential areas since the completion of ongoingindustrial parks and infrastructure projects (such as Cat Lai Bridge, Ben Luc-LongThanh Expressway and Long Thanh International Airport) will attract morepeople from nearby cities and provinces into Dong Nai for work.
Do Chanh Quang, Chairman of the Long Khanh City People’s Committee,said that more and more people are moving into the city thanks to its fresh airand the completion of the HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay Expresswayshortening travel time between HCM City and Long Khanh.
“It’s important to allocate more land for development. LongKhanh has been calling for investment into many urban area projects from 150hato 300ha in size,” Quang said.
Le Van Tiep, Chairman of the Long Thanh District People’sCommittee, said that its zoning plan until 2040 will see three new large urbanareas around Long Thanh Airport.
The district itself aims to become an urban centre facilitatingdomestic and international trade, making use of its strengths inindustrial development, hi-tech agriculture, and commercial services.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Huu Thanh, Vice Chairman of the Nhon TrachDistrict People’s Committee, said that the district will focus on developingits industry, urban areas, tourism and commercial service.
By 2030, it will convert thousands of hectares of agriculture landto serve the above usages.
Dong Nai is one of the key economic powerhouses in southern Vietnam,with its growth in the first half of the year surpassed all otherSoutheast regions.
It has a population of more than 3.2 million, with many peoplefrom other provinces moving into it for work, especially at industrial parks./.