Hanoi’s uninhabited resettlement buildings become sites for farming, illegal drug use
Tuesday, April 11, 2023, 09:44 GMT+7
Many uninhabited resettlement projects in Hanoi, whose work almost reached completion but was suspended due to financial shortfalls or a lack of approved fire safety management systems, have turned into places for vegetable farming, illegal drug use, or open defecation.
Located in the Tran Thai Tong-Duy Tan intersection area in Cau Giay District, the N01-D17 resettlement project got off the ground ten years ago but it is seriously deteriorating.
It is temporarily housing construction workers.
Despite its prime location, the project is fully covered with corrugated galvanized steel sheets while the inside is teeming with weeds, and many facilities are aging.
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| An unfenced resettlement building on Tran Phu Street, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi where many people were found to have trespassed to urinate and defecate. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
At the N3-N4-N5 project in Long Bien District, its three blocks with over 150 resettlement apartments were built already but remained uninhabited for a long time.
Hence, some local residents started growing vegetables at the site.
Another three-block project on Tran Phu Street in Hoang Mai District has been abandoned for years and turned into a site for illegal drug use or open defecation.
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| Used needles lie on the sidewalk. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Dao Ngoc Nghiem, vice-chairman of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Sunday that the draft revised Land Law needs to clearly specify which type of resettlement house is equivalent to or better than affected residents’ old houses.
Many resettlement projects have showed inadequacies after being put into service over the past few years, such as substandard quality and lack of amenities, Nghiem said.
The expert also suggested work on pending resettlement projects in Hanoi be completed soon to put them into service, avoid waste of the state budget, and improve the urban landscape.
Dao Trung Chinh, head of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Land Resource Planning and Development Department, told Tuoi Tre that the draft revised Land Law stipulates that resettlement houses must be built before competent forces reclaim land to serve project development.
For on-site resettlement projects, temporary houses have to be built in advance.
Local authorities will be in charge of setting standards for resettlement projects, but these projects must be properly connected with the local transportation system and other amenities such as schools, hospitals, markets, and entertainment sites, Chinh said.
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| Inside the first floor of a resettlement building on Tran Phu Street, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A homeless man sleeps outside a resettlement building in Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| The N01-D17 resettlement project in Cau Giay District, Hanoi got off the ground ten years ago but has not reached completion. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| The N01-D17 resettlement project is covered with corrugated galvanized steel sheets. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| At the N3-N4-N5 project in Long Bien District, Hanoi, its three blocks with over 150 resettlement apartments were built already but remained uninhabited for a long time. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| Some local residents started growing vegetables by an uninhabited resettlement project in Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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| A resettlement project is abandoned in the Nam Trung Yen urban area in Cau Giay District, Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
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