Hanoi (VNA) – The Prime Ministerhas given the nod to several revisions to the development planning ofindustrial zones in Ha Nam province by 2020.
Specifically, the PM approved the expansionof the Dong Van I and II industrial parks to 371ha and 339ha, up 162ha and18ha, respectively.
The area of the Chau Son industrial zonewill be increased by 42.5ha, while the southwestern industrial cluster of PhuLy city will be merged into the Chau Son industrial zone.
The location of Liem Phong IP will bechanged and it will be merged with the Kien Khe industrial cluster under thenew name of Thanh Liem IP, with a total area of 293ha.
The Dong Van III industrial park will be expandedto 523ha from the current 300ha. The location of the Liem Can-Thanh Binhindustrial zone will be adjusted and renamed Thai Ha industrial zone.
The Prime Minister assigned the provincialPeople’s Committee to implement the adjustment to land use planning by 2020 anda land use plan in the last phase (2016-2020) in accordance with legalregulations.
The committee was also required to speed upconstruction of accommodations for workers and welfare works for labourers atindustrial zones to ensure living and working conditions for them.-VNA
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