Always ensure the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of the people
On May 19, informing press agencies, Mr. Truong Viet Dung - Vice Chairman of Hanoi People's Committee - said that the investment project to build the Red River Landscape Avenue has a land use scale of about 11,418ha, including 5 groups of projects, being implemented in 16 communes and wards; the expected implementation progress is from 2026 to 2038.
In which, the 2026-2030 period prioritizes focusing on investing in main infrastructure projects such as the scenic avenue axis on both sides of the river; embankment and riverbed-bank renovation works; public parks in Phu Thuong ward; parks at the riverbank in Hong Ha ward, settlement urban areas and independent site clearance projects; the 2030-2038 period continues to complete the remaining component projects.
Regarding the preparation of housing and land funds for resettlement, representatives of the Hanoi People's Committee informed that the current total population is about 247,431 people with about 70,474 households.
The City People's Committee clearly recognizes that this is a large-scale project with a wide impact scope and directly related to the lives of people in many areas along the Red River. Therefore, the city's consistent viewpoint is to always ensure the legitimate and lawful rights and interests of people in accordance with legal regulations; and at the same time prioritize the implementation of projects serving resettlement and reconstruction to stabilize the lives and livelihoods of people in the area affected by the project. The review and determination of the scope of impact, site clearance and resettlement arrangement will be carried out in stages, based on planning, technical plans and actual conditions of each area; ensuring compliance with legal regulations, minimizing the impact on people's lives and livelihoods.
The resettlement arrangement for households is implemented according to the principle of equal or better than the old residence, expected in the settlement and reconstruction urban areas including Long Bien, Linh Nam and Bat Trang. In which, the settlement urban area in Long Bien ward has a scale of about 201ha, meeting about 40,000-42,000 settled apartments; The settlement urban area in Linh Nam ward has a scale of about 98ha, meeting about 15,000-16,000 settled apartments...
The multi-purpose urban area in Thu Lam and Dong Anh communes, with a scale of about 700ha, is completing detailed planning procedures at a scale of 1/500, preliminarily meeting about 16,000-18,000 residential land plots.
The total number of land-based settlement apartments and high-rise apartments is expected to be about 79,000-85,000 units, basically meeting the resettlement needs of households affected by the investment project to build the Red River Landscape Avenue.
Ensuring harmony of interests between the State, people and businesses
According to Mr. Truong Viet Dung, the City People's Committee determined that the investment project to build the Red River Landscape Avenue Axis is a strategic and long-term development orientation for the urban space, landscape, ecological environment and development capacity of the Capital in the coming period.
The City's new project is gradually concretizing the direction of urban development on both sides of the Red River in a civilized, modern, ecological and sustainable direction.
This is also one of the important contents to gradually implement the planning of Hanoi Capital in the long-term vision; and at the same time concretize the major guidelines and orientations of the Party Central Committee and the Politburo on building and developing Hanoi Capital "Conservation - Civilization - Modernity - Happiness" in the new development stage of the country.
The city will continue to closely coordinate with central ministries and sectors, scientists, experts, the residential community and press agencies to ensure that the project is implemented in accordance with legal regulations" - Mr. Dung said.