The Hanoi People's Committee has approved the city’s housingdevelopment plan for 2015 to 2020, as demand for social housingincreased by 50 percent over that of the previous plan.
Figuresreleased during a recent People's Council meeting showed that workers'rental demand by 2020 will be reduced by 83 percent, as around 40,000labourers working in industrial parks are expected to buy social housingand another 80,000 workers already have either a house or land.
Inaddition, the city will supplement areas reserved for resettlementhouses and students during the period. Specifically, it plans to developnext year about 812,000sq.m for social housing, more than 95,000sq.mfor rent and 60,000sq.m for students, as well as 221,000sq.m forresettlement and 2.4 million sq.m for commercial housing.
Thecity budget will be invested in social housing, resettlement andhousing for students, as well as housing for poor households in ruralareas. The city will also mobilise capital from investors taking part inthe projects.
People's Committee Vice Chairman Vu HongKhanh told the meeting that the city will inspect 312 public villas aswell as land use practices in the housing areas, saying historic issuesmade the villas' management ineffective.
Asked about theland use issue and unfinished basic construction projects, People'sCommittee Vice Chairman Le Hong Son said the committee has sentdocuments to criticise the chairmen of six districts on the matter andalso asked the localities to arrange capital for the completion ofunfinished projects this year.
Hanoi has sent out 12investigating delegates to check land use and management on 875projects, of which 579 were left out of the slow progress list.
Ithas agreed to extend by 12 months the deadline for 69 projects marredby slow implementation due to difficulties in planning and marketing.
Thecity has required the withdrawal of land use rights for 12 projectswhich have yet to begin construction more than a year after receivingtheir licenses.-VNA
