Asynchronous urban development is common
across the country, with zoning plans only available for some urban areas when
they have already been developed, said Minister of Construction Trinh Dinh Dung
at an online meeting on Tuesday.
The
fact that land is allocated en masse to urban projects, coupled with the
shortcomings in urban planning of localities, has broken the general planning
and saw urban development slip out of control.
Therefore,
Dung stressed there are still many challenges for urban development in the
country. Urban development lacks planning and synchronous infrastructure, while
traffic congestion and environmental pollution adversely affects the quality of
life
Dung
ascribed such a situation to the inadequate legal system related to urban
development, with gaps in some fields and overlaps in others. In addition,
sanctions against violations have yet to be specified.
Furthermore,
the State management of construction fails to keep in pace with the development
demand of the country. It can be said that ministerial and local agencies
really care about planning, especially spatial planning and urban planning.
“760
urban areas nationwide all have general planning, but planning is slower than
required. There are cases in which urban areas have already been developed when
planning schemes are finalized,” said Dung.
That is
not to mention poor-quality planning and insufficient planning, especially
zoning and detailed planning, he added.
The
minister stressed general planning only sets orientation for urban development.
In order for sustainable development, there must be zoning and detailed
planning.
In
fact, many urban areas have been developed based on only general planning.
Lacking detailed planning, urban zones are fragmented and separated, creating
the so-called urban villages.
Citing
Linh Dam New Urban Area in Hanoi as an example, there is no zoning plan for
administrative and healthcare centers to serve over 20,000 people living there.
Similarly,
the Hanoi-based My Dinh I Urban Area has a land plot for building a school, but
so far construction has still to begin.
In
addition to the lack of necessary planning schemes, planning adjustment has not
received due attention. Also, several urban areas are developed spontaneously
without taking into account population growth.
Dung
highlighted the legal system which must be improved, especially regulations on
urban development management.
SGT
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