HANOI: The Hanoi People’s Committee has approved a resolution adjusting the capital city’s housing development programme through 2030, with an aim of reducing population growth in the inner city while promoting green and smart housing to improve residents’ quality of life.
Under the revised plan, the capital city will restrict new apartment developments in the inner districts, except for projects to renovate old apartment blocks and resettlement housing, to ease pressure on infrastructure and limit further population concentration.
New housing and urban development projects will be required to follow smart, modern and environmentally friendly standards, with greater use of digital technologies and climate-resilient designs and ensure development of social and technical infrastructure, including health care, education, water supply, drainage and electric vehicle charging facilities.
Hanoi aims to develop about 255 million sq m of housing floor area by 2030, equivalent to roughly 1.82 million housing units, raising the average housing space to at least 40 sq m per person. — Viet Nam News/ANN
