It will paint houses; refurbish public works; clear illegal advertisingsigns and ban pavement encroachment.
Municipal agencies will help homeowners who take responsibility for the renovation of their houses.
City-managed offices will receive 47 billion VND (about 2.4 million USD)for the work.
“Black and red are banned to ensure consistent colour,”said Tran Duc Dung, director of the Ba Dinh Urban Management Office.
About 2,000 dust bins and public toilets will be installed at bus andtrain stations.
Parks and flower gardens will also be replenished.
Thoroughfares including Bac Thang Long-Noi Bai, Lang-Hoa Lac andHighways 1.5 will be renovated in addition to those in Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinhdistricts.
Encouragement for people to join project has beendisseminated in most wards.
“Most people support the project but somestill hesitate to repair of repaint their houses because of their financialsituation,” said the management office director.
The director said hewas worried about the clearing of uncontrolled advertising signs and stoppingpavement encroachment.
“The problem is how to keep the advertising signsin order and pavements clear and clean,” he said.
Tu Liem district UrbanManagement office director Do Anh Tuan warned that commune, wards and hamletofficials would have to “diligently follow up the project to ensure itssuccess.”/.