Ho Chi Minh City considers relocating households along canals, rivers
Wednesday, November 06, 2024, 10:48 GMT+7
The Department of Construction in Ho Chi Minh City is proposing the municipal government assign it, along with relevant agencies, the study of a massive project to relocate all households along and on city rivers and canals.
Ho Chi Minh City currently has around 48,100 homes along and on rivers and canals, according to the Department of Construction.
So far, the city has completed nine relocation projects, involving the compensation and removal of 1,149 houses.
The department noted that 40 percent of the households along rivers and canals are interested in social housing.
To relocate all these households, the city requires a comprehensive plan to evaluate and assess the existing homes, which will guide the calculation of the needed resettlement and social housing units.
The Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies is working with relevant departments and agencies to tally affected houses along rivers and canals and to propose compensation and resettlement policies.
The pilot project is set to launch in District 8.
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