Chairman of Hanoi’s municipal People’sCommittee Nguyen The Thao, confirmed on Nov. 19, that people living inHanoi ’s Old Quarter will be relocated to Long Bien and Gia Lamdistricts.
The move is to improve their living standard, especially theiraccommodation, Chairman Thao talked with the local media on thesidelines of the 6 th session of the 12th National Assembly about thecapital city’s plans. He said that the Viet Hung and Sai Dong urbanareas which lie across the Red River will be their new homes.
The city will also provide vocational training for the relocatedresidents and build a commercial centre inside the Viet Hung urban areato make it easier for those who want to pursue business.
Hanoi ’s Old Quarter is situated in Hoan Kiem district on an areaof around 100 hectares, roughly about 1.5-2 sq. metres per capita.
The Old Quarter now boasts 4,000 houses. Nearly 1,000 of them werebuilt over 100 years ago. Most of the houses are dilapidated or havebeen repaired unprofessionally so the original architecture hasdisappeared and some have even turned into slums.
Given this, the local authorities have proposed to relocate 30,000people outside of the area by 2020 to reduce the population density to50,000 people per sq. km from the current 84,000 people per sq. km.
The first phase of the project, which will cost around 4,000 billionVND, was submitted to the city’s Planning and Investment Department andwill be later submitted to the municipal People’s Committee forapproval.
This phase will see around 1,900 households living in the Old Quarter resettled in the Viet Hung urban area./.
The move is to improve their living standard, especially theiraccommodation, Chairman Thao talked with the local media on thesidelines of the 6 th session of the 12th National Assembly about thecapital city’s plans. He said that the Viet Hung and Sai Dong urbanareas which lie across the Red River will be their new homes.
The city will also provide vocational training for the relocatedresidents and build a commercial centre inside the Viet Hung urban areato make it easier for those who want to pursue business.
Hanoi ’s Old Quarter is situated in Hoan Kiem district on an areaof around 100 hectares, roughly about 1.5-2 sq. metres per capita.
The Old Quarter now boasts 4,000 houses. Nearly 1,000 of them werebuilt over 100 years ago. Most of the houses are dilapidated or havebeen repaired unprofessionally so the original architecture hasdisappeared and some have even turned into slums.
Given this, the local authorities have proposed to relocate 30,000people outside of the area by 2020 to reduce the population density to50,000 people per sq. km from the current 84,000 people per sq. km.
The first phase of the project, which will cost around 4,000 billionVND, was submitted to the city’s Planning and Investment Department andwill be later submitted to the municipal People’s Committee forapproval.
This phase will see around 1,900 households living in the Old Quarter resettled in the Viet Hung urban area./.
