HCM City anti-landslide projects lagVietNamNet Bridge – Many anti-landslide projects in HCM City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capital resources and slow progress of land clearance and compensation, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. A landslide causes the collapse of riverside houses in Hamlet 3, Hiep Phuoc Commune, in HCM City’s Nha Be District. Many anti-landslide projects in HCM City are lagging behind schedule due to limited capital resources and the slow progress of land clearance and compensation. Though the city urged district authorities before January 1 to speed up land clearance and compensation, most project land was not handed over in time, he added. Difficulties in determining appropriate compensation rates and resettlement guidelines for locals have slowed down the project, according to Nha Be District’s Steering Board for Compensation and Site Clearance.