DECISION

APPROVING THE ADJUSTED MASTER PLAN ON CONSTRUCTION OF NHON TRACH NEW URBAN CENTER, DONG NAI PROVINCE, UP TO 2020

THE PRIME MINISTER

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 26, 2003 Law on Construction and the Government's Decree No. 08/2005/ND-CP of January 24, 2005, on construction planning;
At the proposal of the Construction Minister in Document No. 43/TTr-BXD of August 9, 2006, approving the adjusted master plan on construction of Nhon Trach new urban center up to 2020,

DECIDES:

Article 1.- To approve the adjusted master plan on construction of Nhon Trach new urban center up to 2020 with the following principal contents:

1. Planning scope:

The planning scope covers the whole administrative boundaries of Nhon Trach district with an area of 41, 089.1 ha.

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- To be an industrial, trade-service, tourist, education-training and scientific-technological center of Dong Nai province and the southern key region, which will be developed to reach the criteria of grade II city;

- To be an important traffic hub of the southern key region;

- To occupy an important security and defense position in the southern key region.

3. Population:

a/ By 2010, the population will reach around 265,000, including 150,000 urban inhabitants;

b/ By 2020, the population will stand at around 600,000, including 450,000 urban inhabitants.

4. Construction land size:

a/ By 2010, the urban construction land will be around 10,000 ha, of which the civil construction land will be around 4,200 ha, with the target of 160m2/person;

b/ By 2020, the urban construction land will be around 22,700 ha, of which the civil construction land will be about 9,200 ha, with the target of 155m2/person.

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a/ Urban development direction: The land area is surrounded by Road 25A and village road 19, the land area bordering on Dong Nai and Long Tau rivers, in the direction of linking with District 2 and District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City; in the following main directions:

- The existing district center: To develop concentrated urban quarters, the city center and the trade-service center;

- The northwestern area along Dong Nai river: To develop an urban-tourist service zone and a university zone;

- The southwestern area: To develop urban areas, rural residential areas, ports and industries in association with ports along Long Tau river;

- The eastern area: To develop industrial parks and rural residential areas;

- The southern and southeastern areas along Dong Tranh and Thi Vai rivers, bordering on Can Gio district (Ho Chi Minh City) and Phu My new urban center (Ba Ria-Vung Tay province) shall be developed into an ecological zone for submerged forest conservation.

b/ Functional sub-zones:

- Urban areas (around 5,930 ha), including:

+ The residential area bordering on Road 25A to the north, the belt expressway to the southwest, on the road leading to Ong Keo industrial park to the southeast (with an area of about 1,500 ha and a population of some 150,000);

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+ The residential area south of Nhon Tranh industrial park (with an area of about 1,700 ha and a population of around 160,000);

+ The northern residential area, lying close to Dong Nai river, along the expressway from District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City to Nhon Trach (with an area of around 950 ha and a population of some 80,000);

+ Dong Mu Rua residential area lying at the cross of the belt road leading to highway 51 and the road leading to Phuoc An port (with an area of around 150 ha and a population of about 15,000);

+ Hiep Phuoc residential area lying at the eastern gate of the new urban center (with an area of about 130 ha and a population of some 15,000);

+ Phu Huu residential area lying west of the new urban center (with an area of about 200 ha and a population of around 15,000).

- Industrial parks and clusters (about 3,600 ha), including:

+ Nhon Trach industrial park (about 2,700 ha);

+ Ong Keo industrial park (about 800 ha);

+ Local industrial clusters south of Tuy Ha town (about 100 ha).

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+ The heart of Nhon Trach new urban center (about 600 ha), including parks, public squares, administrative works, theater, library, museum, trade, financial and banking transaction center;

+ The center north of the new urban center (about 80 ha), including administrative office buildings, post offices, cultural houses, health stations, trade-service works;

+ The center southeast of the new urban center (about 90 ha), including administrative office buildings, post offices, cultural houses, health stations, trade-service works;

+ The system of public centers of residential quarters, including public offices, schools, kindergartens, health stations, cultural houses, marketplaces, trade works, flower gardens, physical training and sport and recreation and entertainment grounds', which are arranged in residential zones.

- Specialized centers:

+ An education and training center (about 350 ha), with universities lying north of the new urban center, close to Dong Nai river, lying in-between Dong Mon river and Ho Chi Minh City-Long Thanh-Dau Giay expressway;

+ A trade center of the new urban center: To be arranged in three areas, including the northern area bordering on Dong Nai river in Long Tan commune (about 85 ha); the eastern area bordering on highway 51, on Road 25B (about 35 ha); the southeastern area on the road leading to Phuoc An port (about 35 ha);

+ A physical training and sport center (about 150 ha): To be arranged near the cross section between the belt road and Road 25 C as well as road running from Cat Lai ferry;

+ Physical training and sport-cum-park zones in urban residential areas, of around 50 ha each:

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+ In addition, a system of clinics, health stations and specialized hospitals to be located in residential areas, university campuses, sport complexes to directly provide daily healthcare to people.

- A greenery, water surface and park system (about 6,165 ha), including:

+ A park of the new urban center, parks of urban population zones and residential areas (about 645 ha);

+ Parks and greenery areas along Dong Nai, Dong Mon and Ong Keo rivers, of between 100m and 150 m wide;

+ Other parks: children park, water park, cultural park;

+ Forest parks separating industrial parks from urban residential areas, of between 150 m and 200 m wide;

- Eco-tourism resorts (about 2,000 ha), including:

+ The urban eco-tourist resort of Ong Con islet (about 750 ha);

+ Ong Keo tourist resort (about 250 ha);

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+ Giong Ong San tourism-historical relic zone in Phu Dong commune (about 150 ha);

+ Mo Coi Hill eco-tourism tourist resort in Phu Hoi commune (about 100 ha);

+ Long Tan commune tourist resort lying along Cai river and the belt road running from District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City to Nhon Trach (about 400 ha);

+ Long Tan commune tourist resort lying between Dong Nai river and the northern university area (about 200 ha).

- Suburban areas, including:

+ Rural residential area of Dai Phuoc and Phu Dong communes, northwest of the new urban center (with an area of about 600 ha and a population of some 30,000- 40,000).

+ Vinh Thanh commune residential area (with an area of about 800 ha and a population of about 40,000- 50,000);

+ Phuoc Khanh commune residential area lying west of the new urban center (with an area of about 320 ha and a population of about 20,000);

+ The residential area of Long Tan and Phu Hoi communes, lying north of the new urban center (with an area of about 600 ha and a population of about 30,000- 35,000);

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c/ Urban architecture and landscape:

- A landscape area: No construction will be permitted in order to conserve nature and ecology, comprising the submerged forest ecological zones south and southeast of the new urban center, lying close to Dong Tranh and Thi Vai rivers;

- A new development area: To develop modern architecture and high-rises in the heart of the new urban center;

- Landscape areas lying along Dong Nai, Nha Be, Cai and Dong Mon rivers: To organize greenery and open water surface areas, developing low-rises in combination with some high-rises in order to create focal points for the urban center.

6. Planning orientations for technical infrastructure development

a/ Traffic:

- Major targets:

+ The communication land area will be around 2,430 ha, including some 1,400 ha for outbound communication and 1,030 ha for intra-urban center communication:

+ Urban communication land area ratio: 11.2%, including 1.7% for static communication:

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+ Urban communication land norm: 22.8 m2/person.

- Outbound communication:

+ Land communication: Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway lying east of Nhon Trach new urban center; Ho Chi Minh City's belt road 2 running from District 9 through Can Gio rural district to the southwest of the new urban center; inter-regional expressway linking Ho Chi Minh City's belt road 2 with Bien Hoa-Vung Tau expressway;

+ Waterways: To build Phuoc An cargo port on Thi Vai river, tourist ports on Dong Tranh and Dong Nai rivers and other ports to be built under the planning on seaport group No. 5 already approved by the Prime Minister;

+ Railway: To reserve land funds for the railway line south of the inter-regional expressway;

+ To reserve land funds for development service facilities associated with Long Thanh international airport.

- Inbound communication:

+ The main urban axes shall be arranged at the interval of 1,000 m - 1,200 m between roads; the network of main roads to be arranged in radial semi-circle shape,

+ At cross-sections between outbound communication axes, expressways, railways and urban main axes, the grade-crossing intersections shall be built to ensure speed and traffic safety. At cross-sections between main urban thoroughfares: To expand level-crossing intersections, and design greenery roundabouts and directional roundabouts:

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b/ Land technical preparations:

- Ground leveling solutions:

+ The construction height is at least 2.3 m. The minimum ground slanting degree is 0.4%.

+ For the new urban center, the ground shall be leveled and filled up in conformity with the controlled construction height, making full use of natural terrain, retaining rivers and canals to support water drainage and create urban landscape.

- Water drainage solutions:

+ System: To select a separate rainwater drainage system;

+ Basin: Along small basins of the systems of rivers and canals including Mieu canal, Ong Huong canal, Dong Mon river, Dong Nai river, Cai Sinh canal, Cay Giang canal, Ba Ky canal, Xom Thuoc water stream, Bau Bong and Ong Keo water streams, La canal, Nhom canal, Chay canal, La canal, Ong Mai canal, Cau Trai river, Cau Tau river and other small canals;

+ River bank protection boundary corridors shall comply with the regulations on water boundary management.

c/ Water supply:

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+ Daily-life water: Inner city areas: 150 liters/person/day; suburban areas: 120 liters/person/day:

+ Industrial park water: 50 m3/ha/day;

- Water demand: The total water volume for daily-life and industrial production will be around 350,000 m3/day by 2020;

- Water sources:

+ To use Dong Nai river water for supply to Thien Tan water plant 2 through Nhon Trach pressure station with a capacity of 260,000 m3/day which will rise to around 300,000-350,000 m3/day in the future;

+ The underground water plant of Nhon Trach industrial park I (with a capacity of 8,000 m3/day);

+ The underground water plant of Dong Nai Water Supply and Construction Company (with a capacity of 20,000 m3/day).

d/ Electricity supply:

- Electricity supply norms:

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+ Electricity supplied for public works in inner city areas: To be equal to 40% of the daily-life electricity norms;

+ Electricity supplied for industrial parks: 250 kW/ha.

- Load by 2020: Around 1, 307, 090 kW;

- Electricity sources: The national electricity grids through the 220 kV high-voltage transmission line from Phu My power plant; Formosa power plant (300 MW); and the gas-operated power plant (3,000 MW) at Dong Tranh and Long Tay rivers T junction (in Ong Keo industrial park).

e/ Waste water drainage and environmental sanitation:

- Waste water drainage norms: The daily-life waste water to be equal to 80% of the water supply norm; industrial waste water: 40m3/ha;

- Daily-life waste water:

+ The total daily-life waste water volume will be around 80,000 m3/day by 2020;

+ The total industrial waste water volume will be around 144,000 m3/day by 2020:

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+ Long Tho commune and Dong Mu Rua areas: Waste water will be gathered to a pumping station with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day near the belt road before it is pumped to treatment station No. 1;

+ Long Tan and Phu Hoi communes' area: Waste water will be gathered to treatment station No. 2 at the foot of the bridge spanning Dong Nai river (with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day);

+ Hiep Phuoc commune area: Waste water will be gathered to treatment station No. 3 north of the urban residential area (with a capacity of 5,000 m3/day), and, after treatment, will be discharged into Ba Ky canal:

+ The area covering Dai Phuoc commune and part of Vinh Thanh commune close to Ong Keo canal: Waste water will be gathered to treatment station No. 4 near Cau Trai river (with a capacity of 4,000 m3/day);

+ For other basins along Ong Keo canal in Phu Huu and Phuoc Khanh communes, and the areas along Dong Mon river in Phuoc Thien commune: Waste water will be treated locally.

- Industrial wastewater:

+ Wastewater from factories and workshops in inner city areas are required to be locally treated up to hygienic standard B before being discharged into the urban sewage systems. In industrial parks, concentrated treatment facilities will be built. Wastewater will be treated locally by each factory then treated at concentrated treatment stations. After treatment, wastewater must reach hygienic standard A before being discharged into the environment;

+ Hospital wastewater: To be locally treated and disinfected before being discharged into the urban water drainage systems.

- On environmental sanitation:

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+ Cemetery: In the immediate future, the 20 ha- cemetery in Long Tho commune will be used, which will be relocated to an area 20-30 km away from the urban center.

7. Measures to protect river and water environment and waterscape:

- To strictly control daily-life and industrial waste water before it is discharged into rivers and canals;

- To plant trees and protect greenery strips along rivers and canals, creating open spaces for the new urban center;

- To strictly control forms of eco-tourism along rivers and on islets.

8. First-phase construction planning and investment priority programs and projects:

- Investment in technical infrastructure of the 2,700-ha Nhon Trach industrial park;

- Investment in urban residential areas and public and urban service facilities;

- Investment in physical training and sport, education and training, medical and trade centers;

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Article 2.- The People's Committee of Dong Nai shall:

1. Publicize the adjusted master plan on construction of Nhon Trach new urban center up to 2020 for knowledge and implementation by organizations and individuals; organize the implementation of the master plan according to current provisions of law.

2. Promulgate a Regulation on management of construction under the master plan on construction of Nhon Trach new urban center.

3. Organize the formulation and approval of the master plan, detailing plannings and projects on investment in Nhon Trach new urban center according to law.

4. Coordinate with the Transport Ministry in determining the locations, route direction and scale of outbound communication works in Nhon Trach new urban center.

5. Closely manage the construction land fund, work out appropriate land use plans with capital sources and capabilities of investors, avoiding improper land use and ensuring efficient exploitation of the land fund for the development of the new urban center.

Article 3.- This Decision takes effect 15 days after its publication in "CONG BAO."

The president of the People's Committee of Dong Nai province, the Construction Minister, concerned ministers and heads of ministerial-level agencies, heads of government-attached agencies, organizations and individuals shall implement this Decision.