Not the official source of information
According to records, recently there has been a situation where a series of websites, groups and social networking platforms claim to provide accurate planning information, even collecting money from people for lookup.
Just type the phrase "planning" on the Facebook search toolbar, a series of groups will appear such as: Hanoi Planning; Check Hanoi Planning; Update Hanoi Planning, Compensation and Infrastructure; Planning Information; Hanoi Planning Hot News... Each group has from several thousand to tens of thousands of members participating, posting many articles related to planning every day.
According to Deputy Director of Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture Dao Minh Tam, the search information related to the 100-year vision of the Capital's overall plan is being spread on social networks and some websites that are not official information sources and have not been verified by competent authorities.
The planning system includes many levels, from general planning with ratios of 1/25,000, 1/10,000 to zoning planning and detailed planning of projects. In the process of planning, there are always many different research options before being considered and approved by competent authorities.
The information posted online is information during the project research and development process, which may not be the approved plan. These data have not been verified by competent authorities" - Mr. Tam said.
Mr. Dao Minh Tam affirmed that the information of the above websites is incomplete and has no basis to be used as a basis for planning research.
Completing software to provide planning information
Regarding the issue that people are very concerned about, which is checking planning information, Mr. Trinh Quang Dung - Head of the Urban Planning and Architecture Management Department, Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture - said that the department has built a software system to provide planning information. Currently, the software is being deployed in the testing phase.
According to the plan, this software system will be announced at the end of 2026 so that people can access it freely.
At the exhibition space of the master plan of the Capital with a 100-year vision on the 4th floor of the Hanoi Museum, we arranged an interactive screen for people to look up zoning planning projects in the city, as well as the master plan of the Capital with a 100-year vision" - Mr. Dung said.
If you want to have the most official and accurate information about the planning, Mr. Trinh Quang Dung said that people can send applications to local authorities or the Hanoi Department of Planning and Architecture. Currently, the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports is reviewing cases with signs of violations, coordinating with functional agencies to handle them.
