PM gives nod to Moc Chau national tourist site planning
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decision approving the planning of the Moc Chau national tourist site in the northern mountainous province of Son La by 2030.
The map of the core area of the key tourism centre under the Moc Chau national tourist site planning (Photo: VNA)
SonLa (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has issued a decisionapproving the planning of the Moc Chau national tourist site in the northernmountainous province of Son La by 2030.
Aconference to announce the PM’s Decision No.128/QD-TTg dated January 25, 2019was held in Moc Chau district, Son La province, on April 2.
Accordingly,the tourist site will cover a total area of 206,150 ha in Moc Chau and Van Hodistricts, divided into three zones for resorts, eco-tourism and entertainment activities.
Thepopulation in the national tourist site is projected to reach about 205,000 by2020 and 274,500 by 2030. Meanwhile, the number of holidaymakers to the site isset to hit some 1.65 million by 2020 and around 5 million by 2030.
Thesite is expected to have 6,200 rooms by 2020 and about 20,000 rooms in the nextdecade.
Apartfrom social infrastructure development, Son La is required to promote personneltraining in tourism services and high-tech agriculture, while working to improvethe local healthcare system and environmental protection.
Speakingat the conference, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Le HongMinh said the planning will create the legal foundations for the management ofconstruction investment and tourism development in the locality.
Itis also a significant step for the socio-economic development strategy of theNorthwestern region and Son La province in particular, he added.
Theplanning will help connect Son La with other localities in the region, luremore tourists and investors to the province, and maximise its potential, theofficial noted.
DeputyMinister of Construction Phan Thi My Linh asked Son La to instruct departments,agencies, and People’s Committees of Moc Chau and Van Ho districts tocoordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to soon issue managementregulations in accordance with the planning.
SonLa needs to promptly devise plans on investment in construction of technicalinfrastructure and land management, and harmonise economic development withenvironmental protection, she said. –VNA
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The map of the core area of the key tourism centre under the Moc Chau national tourist site planning (Photo: VNA) 
