France assists Hanoi in urban planning

The French region, Ile de France, will help Hanoi design a master plan for its development following a contract signed with the Ministry of Construction in Hanoi on January 19.
The French region, Ile de France, will help Hanoi design a master plan for its development following a contract signed with the Ministry of Construction in Hanoi on January 19.

Under the contract, the region will pay salary for experts who offer advices to the master plan building the capital until 2030.

The master plan is expected to include ideas to preserve a “green corridor” surrounding 62 percent of the capital’s acreage and develop five satellite urban areas, including Soc Son, Phu Xuyen, Xuan Mai, Hoa Lac and Son Tay.

According to the ministry, the master plan will have to settle issues Hanoi is facing, such as transport, population, preservation of architectures and other historical values and protection of landscape and the environment./.

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