Illegal construction on Cai Ha Mountain inside the UNESCO heritage site of Trang An in the northern province of Ninh Binh has been completely removed, local authorities confirmed on July 10.
The illegal construction on Cai Ha Mountain before it was removed (Photo: VNA)
Ninh Binh (VNA) - Illegal constructionon Cai Ha Mountain inside the UNESCO heritage site of Trang An in the northernprovince of Ninh Binh has been completely removed, local authorities confirmedon July 10.
The dismantling task did not affect the heritagesite much, said Vu Van Huan, Chairman of the People’s Committee of Hoa Ludistrict where the site is located.
Huan added that the committee and concernedindividuals have admitted their mistakes for not preventing the construction.
Nguyen Duc Loi, Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Truong Yen commune, said he himself and leaders of the communedeserved blame.
Trang An Tourism Company last August cut into CaiHa Mountain and constructed a staircase leading up to Huyen Vu Peak. Thestaircase runs a length of over 1km with 2,000 steps and handrails on bothsides to serve tourists.
The company also constructed supportingfacilities like public toilets.
The construction was almost completed after sixmonths and has been open to visitors since this year’s Tet (Lunar NewYear) holiday.
Ninh Binh province’s Department of Tourism reportedand asked the provincial People’s Committee and Hoa Lu district’s People’sCommittee to deal with the violations and remove the walkway.
Nguyen Van Son, Director of the Trang An TourismCompany, started to direct the dismantling in March, promised to remove thewalkway by April 30 and then asked for the deadline to be extended twice to themiddle of June.
The Trang An Landscape Complex was listed amongWorld Heritage sites by UNESCO on June 23, 2014.
The complex, a mixed cultural and naturalproperty, covers more than 6,000ha with three areas including the Hoa LuAncient Imperial Capital, which was chosen by various kings of the Dinh, earlyLe and the beginning of Ly reigns between 968-1009; the Trang An – Tam Coc – BichDong rivers and karst mountains site and Hoa Lu Primitive Forest stretchingover the districts of Hoa Lu, Gia Vien, Nho Quan, Tam Diep and Ninh Binh citiesin Ninh Binh province.-VNA
The Tourism Ministry has announced recent construction at Cai Ha Mountain inside Trang An Heritage Site in Ninh Binh by a local tourism company violated the Culture Heritage Law.
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The illegal construction on Cai Ha Mountain before it was removed (Photo: VNA) 
