The plan must ensure inclusive, comprehensive and feasible development while effectively addressing long-standing bottlenecks.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged faster progress
toward the drafting, appraisal, submission and approval of the Hanoi Master
Plan, in a document sent to relevant ministries and agencies on December 25.

The direction follows the National Assembly’s decision
allowing Hanoi to prepare a unified Master Plan by integrating the Hanoi
Capital Plan and the Hanoi General Master Plan.

The PM requested the Hanoi People’s Committee to speed up
preparations, complete appraisal procedures and promptly submit the Master Plan
to the competent authority for approval.

The plan must ensure inclusive, comprehensive and feasible
development while effectively addressing long-standing bottlenecks such as
traffic congestion, air pollution, urban flooding, clean water supply and
environmental sanitation, according to the direction.

During the planning process, Hanoi was instructed to
coordinate closely with neighboring provinces, including Phu Tho, Thai Nguyen,
Bac Ninh, Hung Yen and Ninh Binh.

The goal is to ensure strong linkages in the development
space and synchronized connections between urban and rural areas and shared
strategic infrastructure such as transport, electricity, water supply, waste
treatment and telecommunications.

At the same time, the plan should fully tap the potential
and strengths of each locality and the wider capital region to foster balanced,
inclusive and coordinated development.

VnEconomy-Hoàng Bách