Although the Department of Transport advised against opening the Da Nang - Ly Son waterway, Quang Ngai province agreed to the regional tourism connection and sovereignty.
On the evening of March 7, Mr. Dang Van Minh, Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee, said the above information.
The Department of Transport of Quang Ngai province has reported, advising and proposing ideas on the opening of a waterway passenger transport route from Da Nang to Ly Son island district according to the written request of the Ministry of Transport. .
According to a document signed by Mr. Nguyen Phong, director of the Quang Ngai Department of Transport, the Department of Staff "does not agree" to open the Da Nang - Ly Son passenger transport route.
The stable operation of the Sa Ky - Ly Son high-speed train is the reason why the Quang Ngai Department of Transport advises against opening the Da Nang - Ly Son waterway - Photo: TRAN MAI
The reason is the number of passengers traveling on the route. Sa Ky (Binh Son district) going to Ly Son island is always stable. On normal days, there are 150-200 passengers, so only 1-2 ships are in operation, the other 4 ships have to rest and wait; On weekends, there were 500-700 passengers from the mainland to Ly Son island, so 4 ships operated, and 2 ships were off waiting for the session.
Particularly during the holidays (April 30, May 2, September 2 ...) and the New Year, the traditional New Year, the number of visitors to Ly Son island is about 2,000-3,000 passengers / day, mobilizing 6 ships operate with a frequency of 2 times / day. Thus, the waterway transport capacity of Quang Ngai is always redundant, far exceeding the travel needs of people and tourists, it is not necessary to open the Da Nang - Ly Son route.
Representative of Ly Son Port Management Board said that there are 6 passenger transport ships in Quang Ngai province currently operating on Ly Son - Sa Ky route and vice versa, with the total number of allowed passengers is 978 people. In which, the smallest vessel carrying 139 passengers / one way and the largest is 233 passengers / time.
Currently, to go to Ly Son Island, tourists have only one option is from Sa Ky port. Photo dulich.tuoitre.vn
But Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee agreed to open a new route. Talking to Tuoi Tre Online, Dang Van Minh, Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People's Committee, said that the Da Nang - Ly Son waterway route is necessary because tourism cannot be localized locally, making it difficult to link concatenation.
Visitors traveling from Da Nang to Ly Son by waterway contribute to increasing tourists to Ly Son Island, contributing to increase income for people.
The other reason is that Ly Son is a money-to-spend island, which means a great deal of sovereignty, the more tourists coming, the better. "From the above reasons, Quang Ngai province agrees to open the Da Nang - Ly Son waterway. This is a necessary job, because there are more activities to attract tourists and contribute more to the general budget", Mr. Minh said.
At the meeting near the end of February, when listening to the leaders of Da Nang City proposing to open passenger water transport routes Da Nang - Ly Son and Da Nang - Cu Lao Cham, the mission of the Ministry of Transport The load has supported and directed the addition to the list of waterway passenger transport routes from shore to islands in Vietnamese waters.
