Ministries asked to review proposed changes to Hanoi master plan
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung has asked relevant ministries to review the proposal for changes to be made to the Hanoi construction master plan for 2030, with a vision towards 2050.
An aerial view of Giai Phong street in Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime MinisterTrinh Dinh Dung has asked relevant ministries to review the proposal forchanges to be made to the Hanoi construction master plan for 2030, with avision towards 2050.
The official assigned the Ministry ofConstruction to coordinate with the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministryof Environment and Natural Resources, and relevant state agencies to appraisethe proposal, while making the Hanoi People’s Committee responsible forproviding all necessary information and documents related to the proposedchanges.
The changes will be made for Dong Anh district’s Xuan Canh,Mai Lam and Dong Hoi communes to create space for the construction of aNational Exhibition Centre and auxiliary facilities.
Theadjustments will be implemented in accordance with management regulations,which were issued along with the Master Plan approved by the Prime Minister.
Under the Prime Minister’s DecisionNo.1259/QD-TTg dated July 26, 2011, Hanoi will become a political, cultural,educational, and science-technology hub of the country, as well as a centre foreconomics, tourism, trade, and services for the Asia-Pacific region.
The capital city will be developed based ona model of urban clusters, with one central urban area and five satellite townsconnected to it by a belt-transport system.
The centralurban area will be expanded from the city center in four directions, from theenlarged areas to Belt Road 4 in the west and south, to Me Linh and Dong Anhdistricts in the north, and to Gia Lam and Long Bien districts in the east.
It and the fivesatellite towns will be separated by green corridors, which will account for 70percent of the city’s natural areas. The five satellite towns – Hoa Lac, SonTay, Xuan Mai, Phu Xuyen, and Soc Son – will each have different functions andcharacteristics.
Their goalwill be to support and share demand with the central urban area in terms ofhousing, training, industry, and services. They will contribute significantlyto reducing population pressure on the capital and creating a driving force forsocio-economic development. –VNA
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An aerial view of Giai Phong street in Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
