Speaking at the project appraisal conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said: The Mekong Delta is one of the areas most heavily affected by climate change. Therefore, the planning must pay great attention to solutions to respond to climate change, sea level rise… The chairman of the Vietnam Urban Development Planning Association (VUPDA) attended the conference and commented on the project. planning, November 25, 2021.
Can Tho – the only city directly under the central government of the Mekong Delta. Photo source of TNMT . newspaper
According to the draft master plan, the Mekong Delta region is based on three pillars of economy – society – environment, of which environment and society are the foundation. The Mekong Delta region is developed according to the principle of controlled bias. Water resources are considered as a core and human-centered factor; take advantage of the abundant natural conditions for diverse development but limit violent interference in the natural system…
The planning project of the Mekong Delta region has been carefully studied about all the contents of the plan. The current state is evaluated meticulously and scientifically; The forecast section on spatial development and regional territorial organization mentioned the trend of displacement and distribution of urban and rural population and spatial demand for urban and rural areas.
However, in terms of urban development planning, the project does not highlight the population size, land use scale in the planning periods and also does not clarify in the planning period to 2030, vision to the future. year 2050. At the same time, the master plan has not been provided with a master plan map.
Map of the Mekong Delta region. Wikimedia source
Architect Tran Ngoc Chinh, President of VUPDA commented: “This is the first project, tomorrow the provinces will rely on to make regional planning. So which map is the final map for architects to consider and include in their provincial planning? I have seen a spatial development map of the region but it is still general, I don’t know how to direct the provincial planning in the future. The consultant must produce the final map, its meaning in each development stage in 2030 and after 2030 must be clear.
Arch. Tran Ngoc Chinh – President of VUPDA speaks at the conference
Concluding the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh highly appreciated the profound professional opinions, showing responsibility and enthusiasm for the development planning of the Mekong Delta region. The Deputy Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to absorb the maximum amount of comments to complete the project, ensuring the planning is completed with the highest quality.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized: The regional planning should affirm a high priority in the goal of developing the regional infrastructure system. In particular, the transport infrastructure connects localities, connects with neighboring regions and with the city. Ho Chi Minh City needs to be a top priority. Because this is the biggest bottleneck, limiting the development ability of the whole Region.
Affirming that the Mekong River Delta is one of the areas most heavily affected by climate change, the Master Plan must pay great attention to solutions to climate change and sea level rise. Prime Minister Le Van Thanh suggested that in the planning, great attention should be paid to social welfare such as health care, education and training, especially historical and cultural links.
“How to connect and develop tourism in the future, while preserving, promoting and bringing it out for economic development, this is very important. Now the economy and culture are equal. In the planning, if we cannot preserve historical and cultural links, we will not be able to promote them if we do not pay close attention.
Chan Phuong synthesized from internet sources;