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The PM has urged the Ministry of Construction to move the plan forward, working with other ministries, and submit it by the scheduled date.
According to the latest draft of the Hanoi Master Planning Project, Ba Dinh District remains the country’s political and administrative centre. The headquarters of ministries and agencies will be built in the future in Me Tri-My Dinh area in Tu Liem District or Tay Ho District.
Under the draft project, traffic routes will be built to link Hanoi’s central urban areas with satellite and ecological ones, including Tay Thang Long-Son Tay, Ho Tay-Ba Vi, Thang Long Highway, Ngoc Hoi-Phu Xuyen.
The plan includes eight elevated railway routes to connect the inner city with outlying districts.
Earlier this month, the PM also approved a master plan for the socioeconomic development in Hanoi into the year 2030. According to the plan, the capital city will need between USD180 and USD190 billion to complete the various infrastructure projects in the coming decade.
The city’s population is expected to climb to 7.2-7.3 million people by 2015. By 2020, the figure will rise to around 8 million. Just ten years later it is expected to be over 9 million.
Quang Phong
(MONRE)