Hanoi (VNA) – The Government has issued Decision143/NQ-CP approving the tasks of making the national master planning in the2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050.
The planning covers the entire territory of the country,including the mainland, islands, archipelagoes, underground spaces, seas, and airspaces under the sovereignty, sovereignty right and jurisdiction right ofVietnam.
The objective of the planning is to become a tool for theState in managing the socio-economic development, aiming to mobilise, allocateand use national resources in an effective and suitable manner, thus boostingthe fast and sustainable growth of the country.
The planning will also serve as a foundation for thedesigning of planning within the national planning system, as well as a basisfor the building of socio-economic development plan and public investment planfor five years and each year.
It will support the building of development spaces of thecountry on the basis of connecting the infrastructure system.
One of the principles for the designing of the national masterplanning is to ensure defence, security and environmental protection.
At the same time, it is to ensure the harmony betweeneconomic development and social stability and environmental protection, whileenhancing the country’s resilience to climate change and national disaster, aswell as the capacity to efficiently utilising natural resources and restoring andpromoting cultural and natural heritage.
Meanwhile, the making of the planning must ensure the connectivityand the synchronism of sectors and regions.
The master planning will be implemented in line with the PlanningLaw and Decree 37/2019/ND-CP issued on May 7 by the Government detailing anumber of articles of the Planning Law.
The National Planning Council is assigned to direct thedesigning of the national master planning for the 2021-2030 period with thevision to 2050 and submit it to the authorised agencies./.
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