PM inspects key infrastructure projects in Bac Ninh

PM Pham Minh Chinh inspects the progress of the Belt Road No. 4 - Capital Region project that runs through Bac Ninh Province - photo: VNA

Highlighting the importance of the project, which is expected to create new development space and facilitate trade, cultural exchange, and tourism, Chinh ordered maximising equipment, machines, and forces in the implementation.

The bidding packages must not be subdivided, but local businesses are encouraged to play a role in appropriate items and tasks, which would both create jobs and livelihoods and help them grow.

The construction of the 112km route, from Hanoi, through Hung Yen, to Bac Ninh province, began on June 25. The section in Bac Ninh stretches 35.3km in Thuan Thanh, Que Vo, and Gia Binh districts, and Bac Ninh city.

As of now, Bac Ninh has approved and completed nearly 98% of the land clearance, with the remaining areas primarily residential land. The relocation of technical infrastructure works is progressing, with completion set for early 2025.

The province is implementing nine out of 11 resettlement areas, aiming to relocate affected households starting December 2024 and to complete this process by the first quarter of next year.

Also on the same day, the PM visited the Thong Nhat social housing project in Bac Ninh city.

The social housing project, developed by Thong Nhat Investment and Development JSC, spans 1.58 hectares with a total investment of approximately 800 billion VND (32.5 million USD). The project includes four completed buildings, providing 1,080 apartments to accommodate around 4,000 people.

This project received financing from the 120 trillion VND credit package for social housing development, with 100% of the loan disbursed and procedures completed within about one month.

A total of 804 apartments have been sold, with about 430 households benefiting from preferential loans through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, with an average loan of 580 million VND per household, totalling 250 billion VND disbursed.

In addition to this project, the province is implementing 54 social housing projects for low-income residents and workers in industrial zones. Of these, 29 have been completed, partially completed or are under construction, while 25 others are in the construction preparation phase.

The total land area for these projects is around 173 hectares, and once completed, they will provide approximately 7.1 million square metres of floor space, offering more than 77,000 apartments for about 231,000 people.

During his visit to the residents of the Thong Nhat social housing project, PM Chinh expressed his satisfaction with the well-designed apartments and commended Bac Ninh for its efforts in implementing social housing projects.

The Prime Minister emphasised the importance of ensuring adequate infrastructure, including transportation, electricity, water, health care, education, sanitation and environmental conditions, similar to those provided in commercial housing projects.

He urged Bac Ninh to build on its achievements and contribute effectively to the national plan to develop at least 1 million social housing units from 2021 to 2030.