Planning for Ha Noi’s satellite cities should be sped up so that the master plan for the capital can be carried out. The plan was approved by the Prime Minister in July.
The Ha Noi Urban Planning Institute in co-ordination with the Department of Planning and Architecture are in charge of detailed planning for satellite cities in Hoa Lac, Xuan Mai and Son Tay.
The planning of two other satellite cities, Soc Son and Phu Xuyen, and other ecologically based cities and towns around the metropolitan area is also in progress.
According to Deputy Director of the Department of Planning and Architecture Vu Tuan Dinh, 17 out of 25 subdivision planning projects from Belt Road No 4 inwards would be completed this month and given to the municipal People’s Committee for ratification in November. The rest are expected to be completed by mid next year.
In addition, detailed planning of major roads, such as those connecting Nhat Tan and Noi Bai, West Lake and Ba Vi, Co Loa and West Lake, Bac Thang Long and Noi Bai, and both sides of the Red River also need completing.
“The implementation of capital development plans is an urgent, key task of authorities and residents,” said People’s Committee’s chairman Nguyen The Thao.
According to director of the Ha Noi Urban Planning Institute La Thi Kim Ngan, planning will ensure a balance between urban areas and green belts.
The ultimate plan was to make the capital a green and modern centre, said the deputy director of the Ministry of Construction’s Urban Development Department, Do Tu Lan.
