VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoians have seen a greener Hanoi with nearly 930,000 new trees planted along local streets over the last two years. A row of trees on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Hanoi. They were planted as part of the city’s effort to plant one million trees by 2020. – VNS Photo Khoa Thu Green trees seem to cover the city, from the inner district streets of Dinh Tien Hoang, Tran Nguyen Han, Ly Thai To and Dien Bien Phu to outskirt district roads of Vo Nguyen Giap and Vo Chi Cong – the roads leading to Noi Bai International Airport. This greener atmosphere is a result of the city’s programme to plant one million trees across the city between 2016 and 2020. They include orchid trees, freshwater mangroves, maple trees and camphorwood trees. The city administration had planned to speed up progress to meet the target before the deadline, said Le Van Duc, director of the city’s Department of Construction, at a Tuesday meeting, Hà Nội Mới (New Hà Nội) newspaper reported. Vu Kien Trung, general director of Hanoi’s Green Tree and Park Co Ltd, said the company had planted nearly 500,000 trees in 2016 and 2017 alone. The trees planted along Vo Nguyen Giap and Vo Chi Cong were a good example for other roads. Nguyen Thuy Nga, a resident of Hoang Mai District, said she was amazed when she was on the way to the Noi Bai International Airport recently. “The trees and flowers planted along… [Read full story]
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