Nghe An: More than 1,500 billion VND invested in tourist and resort areas on Cau Cau tea island

(Baonghean.vn) - Cau Cau lake area, Thanh An commune, Thanh Chuong district will be invested in a 4-star resort with a total investment of more than 1,500 billion VND.

On January 12, comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Head of the Provincial National Assembly Delegation surveyed and listened to the introduction of the tourism investment project in Cau Cau dam, Thanh An commune, Thanh Chuong district.

Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh listens to an introduction about the scale of the Cau Cau mixed-use tourism, service and resort project. Photo by Thanh Duy.

Thanh Chuong District Party Secretary Nguyen Huu Vinh said that the District People's Committee has completed procedures to request a location selection and has been approved by the Provincial People's Committee to select a location for the project survey: Cau Cau mixed-use tourism, service and resort area with the Traffic Construction Corporation 4 (Cienco4) as the investor.

Currently, the investor is conducting a survey to establish a detailed 1/500 plan to submit to the competent authority for approval. The project has a total investment capital of 1,532 billion VND, deployed on an area of ​​over 449 hectares, of which 83.9 hectares will be exploited for lake surface; 280 hectares of green area; the remaining area of ​​over 85 hectares, the investor will build into 5 functional areas including: Reception area; resort area; entertainment area; craft village area and meditation area.

Reporting to the Provincial Party Secretary Nguyen Dac Vinh, Deputy Director of the Construction Investment Board, Cienco4 Nguyen Hoang Hung said that the project will be implemented in 5 years (2017 - 2022). In particular, phase 1, implemented in 2 years 2017 - 2018, will build a reception area, essential infrastructure to connect functional zones, and invest in entertainment areas.

Architectural and landscape map of the project. Photo by Thanh Duy.

Phase 2, implemented in 2018 - 2019, will invest in a resort including ecological zones 1 and 2. From 2020 - 2022, it is expected to build the remaining functional zones. The project meets 4-star resort standards.

Cau Cau Lake is located in Thanh An and Thanh Thinh communes, Thanh Chuong district. This reservoir was built in 1963 to irrigate production for 3 communes: Thanh An, Thanh Thinh and Thanh Chi.

The lake has 1 main dam and 2 auxiliary dams, the main dam is 291m long, the dam crest elevation + 40.6m, the dam crest width is 5m. Currently, in the lake area there are tea islands produced by local people, not only bringing economic value but also being an attractive tourist destination for visitors.

Cau Cau Tea Island, Thanh An Commune, Thanh Chuong District is an emerging tourist destination in Nghe An. Photo courtesy.

The Cau Cau mixed-use tourism, service and resort project will serve the needs of sightseeing, relaxation, health recovery, exploit the tourism potential of Thanh Chuong district, and diversify the province's tourism products.

Thanh Duy