ASSESSMENT OF THE COMPENSATORY SITUATION, SUPPORT, AND RESETTLEMENT OF SOME PROJECTS IN PHONG THO DISTRICT, LAI CHAU PROVINCE

Abstract

The goal of the study is to assess the current status of compensation, support, and resettlement in a number of projects in Phong Tho district, Lai Chau province. This study used secondary data and collected primary data by analyzing the results of 120 questionnaires in 3 land clearance projects located in 04 communes: Dao San, Tung Qua Lin, Vang Ma Chai, Muong So of Phong Tho district. The study shows that, in Phong Tho district, there was 121,813 m² of land was acquired with a total compensation value of 7,017,829,827VND. The compensation for site clearance and resettlement support has resulted a significant impact on people's lives, especially those who have lost agricultural land. From these results, the study proposed specific solutions to improve the compensation for site clearance in general and to improve the negative impacts of the compensation for site clearance of Phong Tho district in particular.