HCM City pilot to build temporary structures on agricultural land

The HCM City People’s Committee has launched a pilot programme to build temporary structures on agricultural land in Cu Chi, Can Gio and Nha Be districts.
HCM City pilot to build temporary structures on agricultural land ảnh 1The HCM City People’s Committee is allowing construction of temporary structures on agricultural land in Cu Chi, Can Gio and Nha Be districts (Photo: baogiaothong.vn)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) - The HCM City People’s Committee has launched apilot programme to build temporary structures on agricultural land in Cu Chi, CanGio and Nha Be districts.

The structures, which are for agricultural production only, include huts,farmhouses, canals, poultry houses, and houses for growing plants.

Huts and farmhouses must be made of eco-friendly materials that can be easilydismantled, like bamboo, wood and leaves, and have an area of no more than15sq.m.

The other structures can have a maximum area of 1,000sq.m and maximum height ofsix metres, with only one floor.

If owners want to change the function, they must inform the district’s people’scommittees via documents. Owners can use only five percent of the agriculturalland to build the works.

The city People’s Committee also asked three districts’ People’s Committees tomanage and check the implementation of the programme and regularly send reportsto the city.

The districts should send a list of structures to the city’s Department ofConstruction each month to issue certificates of construction or to stopillegal works.

The programme will be implemented over a three-year period./.
VNA

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