Reviving abandoned golden land plots
Along the bustling central streets and along the Han River, besides modern development, Da Nang people cannot help but feel sorry when witnessing many "golden land" areas and public works falling into a state of abandonment. The most typical is the marina project located in the old Han River port area. Once expected to be a high-class architectural and tourism highlight, but after many legal upheavals, this project has deteriorated, closed and locked for nearly a decade. This situation not only causes waste of state assets but also becomes a black spot of aesthetics right in the core urban area.
Witnessing the project deteriorating over time, Mr. Hoang Minh Hoa (resident of Hai Chau ward, Da Nang city) could not hide his frustration. According to Mr. Hoa, the project is currently almost completely abandoned, only some groups use it spontaneously without management and care. Mr. Hoa said: "Outside, the project has deteriorated by half, inside it is probably about 30% damaged due to long-term lack of maintenance. We really hope the city will soon have a plan to handle it to avoid waste.
Mr. Vo Tan Ha - Deputy Director of Da Nang City Department of Construction - affirmed that the city has a policy to unify the conversion of the function of this marina to a public space serving the people. According to the roadmap, the Project Management Board for Investment and Construction of Civil and Industrial Works is urgently studying investment plans to turn this place into part of the cultural park in front of Dien Hai Citadel. Activities expected to be put into operation include reading space, sports area and outdoor art performances to maximize the value of the land fund along the Han River.
Urban greening from public land fund
At a recent meeting with voters, Mr. Le Ngoc Quang - Secretary of the Da Nang City Party Committee - emphasized the importance of removing legal bottlenecks to unlock resources from backlog projects. Mr. Quang said that the city is focusing highly on handling both legal and personal responsibilities for more than 2,000 projects that are facing obstacles.
In particular, Party Secretary Le Ngoc Quang affirmed that the city's biggest goal is to achieve 6m2 of green space per capita by 2035.
Mr. Le Ngoc Quang directed: "The city is conducting review procedures to recover some land and housing facilities, including public headquarters and low-efficiency golden land plots, and allocate this land fund to the general plan.
According to the orientation, the recovered land fund will be absolutely prioritized for three purposes: Expanding and building new schools at all levels; building cultural spaces, green parks and establishing public parking lots to solve congestion.
