A new coat for trash black spots in Ho Chi Minh City

From spontaneous landfill to children's play area

Mr. Do Van Ngoc - Head of the Veterans Association of Hamlet 18, Da Phuoc Commune (Binh Chanh District) took some time in the morning to take care of the green plants in the children's play area near his house. For nearly 5 months now, this has been Mr. Ngoc's daily job since this amusement park was built. Before that, this place used to be a spontaneous landfill, making everyone passing by bored.

"Now it's become a place to play, people have more places to live and entertain every weekend. Every weekend afternoon, this place is crowded with children in the neighborhood playing, it's very fun," Mr. Ngoc said.

Not only expanding green space , the children's play area in Hamlet 18 also attracts attention with its "History Corner". Here, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Mong - Head of the Front Work Committee of Hamlet 18, personally built a model of tank 390 - the tank that rammed the gate of the Independence Palace on April 30, 1975; and ship HQ-671, a national treasure...

According to Mr. Mong, it took him more than a month to complete the "History Corner". The models are all made by himself, so there are no labor costs, and the materials also come from contributions from him and the people in the neighborhood. "Mainly helping local children have fun and learn history" - Mr. Mong said.

It is known that because this area is located next to a sewer, over the years it has become a spontaneous landfill.

Mr. Ha Kim Trong - Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Da Phuoc commune - said that after many clean-up campaigns but without long-term results, the leaders of Da Phuoc commune have mobilized to borrow an additional part of people's land. People living next to the sewer to expand and build a playground, creating a green area for the locality.

The total construction area of ​​the children 's play area in Hamlet 18 is about 120m2, construction time is about 2 months. "After completion, the amusement park will not only solve the problem of littering but also help people's daily lives be airy and easy to breathe" - Mr. Trong shared.

Recreating the image of sea and islands in the heart of the city

Besides the children's play area in hamlet 18 (Da Phuoc commune, Binh Chanh district), the Truong Sa garden project (Ward 14, District 10) has also been built to beautify the neighborhood and educate people about sovereignty. island sea. This is also the project that won first prize in the Clean - Green - Environmentally Friendly Construction Contest based on the residential community in 2024, launched by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City in coordination with the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Kieu Oanh (living in Ward 14) said that in the past, this place often had stagnant water, many mosquitoes and a foul smell. "Since the island project was built with flower beds decorated around, this place seems to have been transformed, looking very clean, beautiful and spacious," Ms. Oanh said.

According to Ms. Le Thi Ngoc Hien, Secretary of the Party Committee of Ward 14, the Truong Sa garden project has practical significance, both creating green areas, eliminating black spots on waste, and at the same time educating history about the Fatherland's sovereignty. "Because it is located next to the elementary school, children often come here to visit and take pictures, thereby also understanding more about the sea and islands and Truong Sa," Ms. Hien shared.