Recently, during a working session with Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan on the annual plan and resolving the recommendations of Go Vap District, Vice Chairman of the Go Vap District People's Committee - Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Anh - proposed to reclaim the land at 780A Nguyen Kiem, Ward 3, Go Vap District to build a school.
The land plot at 780A Nguyen Kiem is public land, located in the center of the district, with an area of over 21,000 square meters, near Gia Dinh Park. In 2019, the land plot was assigned to the Center for Housing Management and Construction Inspection (under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction) for management.
According to the reporter's records, from above looking inside the land, grass is growing wildly, some buildings are abandoned and degraded. Due to being abandoned for many years, inside the project land, trees and weeds grow wildly like a "forest".
There is a guard post and a fence surrounding this place, but it is empty and unused. The outside gate is occupied by people selling street food and drinks.
In addition to the above land, land plot No. 139/1558 Le Duc Tho, Go Vap with an area of over 16,000m2 managed by Saigon Agricultural Corporation and assigned to An Nhon Poultry Slaughterhouse Center for use is also proposed to be reclaimed to build a school.
The proposal to reclaim 2 land plots for educational purposes was made by Go Vap district to meet the needs of the people.
By the end of 2024, the district will have 79 kindergartens, 23 primary schools, 15 public middle schools, 9 inter-level schools, and 7 high schools.
However, this number is not enough to serve the increasing number of students, especially as the district's population continues to increase rapidly.
Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Vo Van Hoan agreed with this proposal, emphasizing that land use must be consistent with planning and bring maximum benefits to the community; encouraging localities to review and propose to reclaim abandoned public lands to serve public purposes such as education, healthcare, and social infrastructure.
Putting these two prime lands into use not only solves the problem of lack of schools but also changes the urban landscape, turning wasted vacant land into meaningful projects that directly serve the needs of the people.
