Binh Thuan resort projects left idle
Binh Thuan resort projects left idle
Up to 12 resort projects along Ke Ga Beach in the southern central province of Binh Thuan have been left abandoned for more than 10 years due to continual policy changes by local authorities and the central government.
In the early 2000s, many companies decided to invest in resorts along Ke Ga Beach in Ham Thuan Nam District following a call from local authorities.
However in 2007 while some of the projects had opened and others were still under construction, the Ministry of Transport issued a decision to build Ke Ga Port to transit bauxite from the Central Highlands for export.
According to the ministry, the port project cost between USD550 million and USD1 billion and was planned to cover an area of 366 hectares along 2.3 kilometres of Ke Ga Beach.
The resort investors were requested to be suspended as the land was going to be handed over to the national-level port project. Since then, the resorts have been left idle, leaving them abandoned, while some parts were temporarily used to keep chickens and dry fruit.
The construction of Ke Ga Port was expected to start in late 2009 but was delayed several times. At a meeting with Binh Thuan Province's authorities in 2013, the government asked to stop the project as it would not be effective. The government also urged Binh Thuan Province to compensate the investors.
