The Government has aimed to prevent the construction of high-rise buildings in central Hanoi, but investors have still found ways to get licences for their projects, according to construction expert Tran Ngoc Hung. Apartment buildings in My Dinh 1 Urban Area in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District.-VNS Photo Doan Tung “So far, despite many attempts, the city hasn’t thoroughly resolved the issue,” he said. According to Tran Ngoc Hung, chairman of the Vietnam Construction Association, 20 years ago, on June 20, 1988, then-Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet approved the Hanoi Master Plan towards 2020, aiming to build a modern capital. Hùng said the plan stipulated limiting the population “from the Ring Road No 2 to Vinh Tuy, Nga Tu Vong, Nga Tu So, Cau Giay, Nhat Tan” to below 800,000 people, a target that has already been drastically exceeded. In the metropolitan area, landscape architecture was to “limit the height of new buildings and only arrange high-rise buildings in some suitable locations.” However, he said investors of high-rise buildings had various ways of obtaining construction permits from State authorities. This, according to Hung, led to a series of licensed high-rise building projects, overloading both technical and social infrastructures. Hùng said the locations of high-rise buildings and the number of floors of each building in the inner city, especially in the Ring Road No 1 area, should be considered carefully. “Thanh Cong Lake is covered by a series of high-rise buildings that turn the lake into a pond in the city… [Read full story]
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