A glimpse of locations for 6 planned public parks in Ho Chi Minh City
Sunday, January 28, 2024, 14:14 GMT+7
Among the proposed locations for six public parks in Ho Chi Minh City, two are currently being utilized for planting flowers and vegetables in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, Tet, which is scheduled for February.
Two other locations are vacant land lots, one has been transformed into a sunflower field, and the last is a long-stalled landfill.
The municipal Department of Construction had earlier proposed developing six more public parks on public or vacant land lots to increase green space in the city.
They comprise the 485-hectare Sai Gon Safari Park project in Cu Chi District, a 128-hectare eco-park in Thu Duc City, a 20-hectare park in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Thu Duc, the 13-hectare Go Cat Park project in Binh Tan District, a 3.8-hectare park in Binh Thanh District’s Ward 12, and the 150-hectare Thanh Xuan Park project in District 12, according to the Department of Construction’s report sent to the municipal government.
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| The site of the 485-hectare Sai Gon Safari Park project in Cu Chi District, some 40 kilometers from the heart of Ho Chi Minh City. The project was licensed in 2004 but remains suspended. Some areas of the site are being used to plant flowers for Tet. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
Local residents pin high hopes on these projects as the southern metropolis currently boasts a mere 0.55 square meters of green space per person, the lowest among cities in Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh City administration expected the area dedicated to parks to increase by 150 hectares (or 0.65 square meters per person) by 2025, and 450 hectares (or one square meter per person) by 2030.
The department added that a hindrance to the city’s public park development plan is a dearth of capital.
The city needs to conduct a minimum of 54 projects at an estimated cost of over VND9 trillion (US$364.5 million) to reach the target.
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| The proposed site for a 128-hectare eco-park in Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City currently looks like a forest with multiple kinds of plants. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
However, only eight projects have been submitted for approval.
The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Council has green-lighted four of them with a combined price tag of VND1.59 trillion (US$64.4 million).
They include a project to develop infrastructure, a school and a park in the current Binh Hung Hoa Cemetery in Binh Tan District, the Thanh Loc Park project and the Tan Chanh Hiep Park project in District 12, and the Tan Thanh Tay Park project in Cu Chi District.
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| A 20-hectare park in the Thu Thiem New Urban Area in Thu Duc City was put into operation in late December 2023. The park has more than 200 trees, miniatures, paths, benches, and a lighting system. The park has recently attracted a high number of visitors as a sunflower field has been opened there. Photo: Chau Tuan / Tuoi Tre |
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| The planned location for the 13-hectare Go Cat Park project in Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City used to be a landfill operated by Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company Limited. The landfill has been closed since 2007. Photo: Phuong Nhi / Tuoi Tre |
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| The site for a 3.8-hectare park in Binh Thanh District’s Ward 12 remains unoccupied. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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