The regular five-year inventory of Ha Noi’s land has been scheduled to begin on January 1 by Ha Noi’s People’s Committee, but it will be bigger than all previous surveys.

The inventory, which will be mapped out in detail at the same time, will take about eight months to complete and will include all the land in the expanded Ha Noi.

Regulated by the Government, it will be used to evaluate, improve and understand the development of the various parcels of land throughout the city, including residential, industrial, educational, healthcare and parkland areas and the accompanying infrastructure - or need for it.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment will carry out the task and has been instructed to report back to the committee and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment by August next year.

Land up for review includes paddy fields, farmland rezoned for industrial or residential use, property being used illegally and forestry.

The department compiles statistics of land use, prepares documents based on land surveys and grants certificates outlining land-use rights.

According to the department, preparations for the work are already being made, such as composing documents and application forms, disseminating information on public means of telecommunications, training state employees in the necessary skills, and providing basic maps and softwares to district-level offices.

The deputy director of Registration and Statistics for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Nguyen Tien Khang, said the review would be the foundation for assessing land use for expanded Ha Noi.

Specifically, the work will identify the areas and use of land within the administrative border of each district and commune and amend state documents accordingly, Khang said.

The present survey would help tackle long-standing conflicts about land use in the city, he added.

The committee asked the department to prepare thoroughly and to cooperate closely with lower-level units to complete the work on schedule.

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