The municipal Department of
Construction has announced that 3.5 million square metres of housing will be
built in Ha Noi by the end of this year.

The
housing will be aimed at students, industrial zone workers and low-income
earners under the guidance of the Government and municipal authorities.

“With
the present population, Ha Noi lacks 5.5 million square metres of housing, which
equals more than 11,000 flats,” said Nguyen The Hung, deputy director of the
city’s Department of Construction.

Existing
housing projects for workers in Dong Anh District’s Kim Chung and Nguyen Khe
Communes, students in Thanh Tri District’s Phap Van and Tu Hiep Communes and
low-income earners in the Sai Dong residential quarter in Gia Lam District will
also be completed.

The
department will submit a 10-year plan to municipal authorities for approval in
which details of how investors can rebuild dilapidated parts of the city will be
included.

In the
first three months of this year, the department completed 14 floors of the
17-floor My Dinh 2 student quarter, and has completed the Hoang Van Thu and Bac
Linh Dam resident quarters, which span more than 10 hectares.

Last
year the department built 2.5 million square metres of housing.

The
municipal Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi has inspected the progress
of the housing projects for low-income earners and students and worked with Ha
Dong authorities and the projects’ investors.

Affirming the city’s policy to create favourable conditions for investors and to
gradually solve the housing crisis, he called on authorities, agencies, and
investors not to let anyone seek profit from the policy.

Any
individuals and organisations profiting by buying and reselling houses for
low-income earners would be punished, he said.

The
municipal People’s Committee would ensure there are sufficient funds to continue
building and would choose responsible and qualified investors, he said.

Regarding the online advertisement that apartments in Ha Dong District’s CT1 Ngo
Thi Nham housing project for low-income earners are for sale, deputy director of
the municipal construction department Nguyen Quoc Tuan said the department was
working with the police to investigate the case. The department would also
co-ordinate with the project’s investors to ensure the apartments are sold to
the right people, he said.

There
are 11 housing projects for low-income earners under construction at present in
the city with a total area of 21 hectares. About 11,174 apartments will be built
for 41,645 people.

The
Party Committee Secretary on the same day inspected the progress of a housing
complex for students in My Dinh II urban area in Tu Liem District, which is
expected to accommodate nearly 7,400 students.

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