Military hands over land to help reduce congestion in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense has agreed to hand over several pieces of military land to the Ho Chi Minh City administration to help combat regular traffic jams.

During a meeting on Saturday evening, the defense ministry said it would support the city’s efforts to alleviate congestion by giving some land plots near Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Tan Binh District and Cat Lai Port in District 2.

The gathering was chaired by General Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defense, and Nguyen Thien Nhan, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee.

Delegates discussed topics on the management and use of military land in the southern hub and agreed to permanently solve existing issues related to the encroachment on the land.

The meeting between the Central Military Commission and the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee on October 14, 2017. Photo: Tuoi Tre

The defense ministry stated it would first focus on assisting the development progress of Ho Chi Minh City.

Several pieces of land will be handed over to the city in a bid to eliminate traffic jams near Tan Son Nhat and Cat Lai, it added.

The bases of some military units in the metropolis will be relocated to facilitate the plan.

Since 2004, the ministry has handed over 177.3 hectares of land it managed in Ho Chi Minh City to the local administration and 98.62 hectares to the Ministry of Transport.

In 2017, about 53 hectares of land surrounding Tan Son Nhat has been provided to facilitate socio-economic and cultural development in the southern metropolis.

Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) and General Ngo Xuan Lich, Minister of National Defense. Photo: Tuoi Tre

At the said meeting, the Central Military Commission and the municipal Party Committee reached a conclusion that they would enhance their cooperation, attaching defense and military missions to local development.

According to Colonel General Tran Don, Deputy Minister of National Defense, the agency will initiate its assistance by giving a land plot on Truong Chinh Street, which is adjacent to Tan Son Nhat, on October 19.

The illicit operations of 50 kiosks and three filling stations on this 700-meter long piece of land have been terminated.

Local authorities are planning to plant green trees and build several social security works in the area.

(Source: Tuoi Tre News)