Dong Nai prepares largest-ever resettlement land fund

Proactive preparation of a resettlement land fund is a solution to help residents stabilize their living conditions soon, accelerate site clearance for major projects, and create additional space for socio-economic development.

Many localities need 2,000–3,000 resettlement plots

In October 2025, the Dong Nai Provincial People’s Committee (now the Dong Nai City People’s Committee) issued a plan on investment in the construction of resettlement areas through 2030. Under the plan, the city will implement 89 resettlement area projects with a total of more than 47,000 plots. This is the largest resettlement land development plan introduced to date.

Groundbreaking ceremony for a nearly 50-hectare resettlement area in Phuoc Tan ward in late 2025. Photo: Hoang Loc

Localities with high demand for resettlement include Nghia Trung commune with more than 3,300 plots; Tran Bien ward with over 2,700 plots; Dai Phuoc commune with more than 2,400 plots; Trang Bom ward with nearly 2,000 plots; and Binh Phuoc ward with over 1,800 plots. In addition, many wards and communes, including Long Thanh, Binh Minh, and Xuan Loc, are expected to require more than 1,000 plots each between now and 2030.

Tran Bien ward is among the localities with high demand for resettlement to serve national key projects and socio-economic development works in the city. Ho Van Nam, Member of the City Party Standing Committee, Secretary of the ward Party Committee, and Chairman of the Tran Bien ward People’s Council, said that several projects in the area have completed land acquisition, but affected residents have yet to be provided with resettlement housing. To gradually address the issue, the ward Party Committee has held multiple working sessions with the ward People’s Committee and project investors to review the entire land fund in order to promptly arrange housing for affected households. Under the agreed plan, in addition to on-site resettlement, the locality will also arrange resettlement in neighboring wards.

Huynh Tan Loc, Deputy Director of the City Land Fund Development Center, said the center is currently serving as the investor for five resettlement area projects. Each project covers dozens of hectares and simultaneously provides resettlement land for multiple projects.

Among them, construction of the resettlement area in Tam Phuoc ward, comprising nearly 1,300 plots, is being carried out under a “three shifts, four crews” schedule to shorten the construction timeline by about eight months compared to the original plan. Similarly, the resettlement area in Phuoc Tan ward, with nearly 1,100 plots, has also been directed to accelerate construction progress in order to be completed by the end of this year.

Other projects include the resettlement areas in Dau Giay ward, comprising around 2,000 plots and expected to break ground in June 2026, as well as two resettlement areas in Xuan Hoa commune and Xuan Lap ward, which are currently completing investment preparation procedures.

Investment in resettlement areas not only addresses housing needs for residents affected by land acquisition but also serves as a necessary condition for accelerating land clearance and site handover for key projects. As a result, many new jobs are created, while residents are provided with better conditions to improve their livelihoods and quality of life.

Stable settlement paves the way for development

Current land laws stipulate that resettlement arrangements must be prepared before compensation plans are approved and must include synchronized investment in technical and social infrastructure, ensuring living conditions that are equal to or better than those at the previous place of residence.

Resettlement area in Phuoc An commune, Dong Nai City.

Ho Van Ha, Member of the City Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee, said Dong Nai is entering a new phase of development with a series of strategic projects, including expressways, ring roads, railways, transport links to Long Thanh International Airport, and bridges connecting with Ho Chi Minh City. Accompanying these projects is the demand for resettlement of tens of thousands of households.

If the resettlement land fund is not prepared in a timely manner, land acquisition will be delayed, thereby affecting construction progress, public investment disbursement, and opportunities to attract investment. Therefore, localities and investors must step up efforts to ensure resettlement is prepared one step ahead, paving the way for development.

City leaders have requested relevant units to clearly identify urgent resettlement demands and priority projects, develop specific plans on implementation schedules and responsibilities, prioritize the settlement of investment, land, and construction procedures, and strengthen inspection, supervision, and accountability measures for cases of delay.

Nguyen Hong Que, Deputy Head of the Land Division under the Department of Agriculture and Environment, said regulations on land acquisition, compensation, and resettlement support are being further improved toward simplifying procedures and shortening implementation time. The current challenge lies in improving the implementation stage. According to Que, it is necessary to develop a standardized process for resettlement projects and clearly assign responsibility to investors and contractors in securing construction material supplies in order to accelerate project progress.

Sharing the same view, Tran Anh Viet, Deputy Head of the Construction Quality Management Division under the Department of Construction, recommended that the City People’s Committee direct the City Land Fund Development Center and commune-level People’s Committees to develop detailed implementation plans for each project and consider handling cases of prolonged delays. For projects that have yet to break ground, the Department of Construction will work directly with each investor to identify difficulties and obstacles and propose appropriate solutions. In addition, the department has proposed shortening the time required for document appraisal and approval procedures.

In land clearance work, resettlement remains the issue of greatest concern to residents and is also a key solution for ensuring projects are implemented and completed on schedule. When affected residents are provided with stable housing conditions equal to or better than their previous homes, social consensus will be strengthened, laying a foundation for the city to expand development space and attract investment.