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Ho Chi Minh City speeds up adjustment of development master plan

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City has just issued a decision on approval of an outline of missions and total cost estimate for the project adjusting the master plan of the city by 2040, with a vision to 2060.
Ho Chi Minh City speeds up adjustment of development master plan ảnh 1Ho Chi Minh City street (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City hasjust issued a decision on approval of an outline of missions and total costestimate for the project adjusting the master plan of the city by 2040, with avision to 2060.

Accordingly, the 2,095sq.km administrative boundary of Ho ChiMinh City and Can Gio marine area is on the adjustment plan.

Ho Chi Minh City’s master plan aims for the city to bedeveloped into the nation’s largest economic hub for tourism, industrialservices and high-tech agriculture by 2040, with a focus on climate changeadaptatiedeon.

According to a Government decision on the master plan, thecity is expected to have 13-14 million people by 2040 and 16 million by 2060.It plans to allocate 100,000-110,000ha of land for urbanisation by 2040.

The city will remain the country’s economic and technologicalhub, focusing on innovation as part of the national urban development strategy.

Under the master plan, the city will develop a completeinfrastructure linking the city with neighbouring provinces. The newlyestablished Thu Duc city will be developed into an innovative city model thatwill support the development of HCM City and the southern region.

The city will integrate urban development withtransit-oriented development (TOD), including underground-based publictransport solutions.

The master plan requires the effective use of the city’snatural conditions and ecosystems to protect the environment and adapt toclimate change.

The city's plan adjustment aims to meet developmentrequirements, create conditions to solve the problems of population, housing,infrastructure, traffic, environment, climate change and national defence./.
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