Hanoi spends 1,250 billion VND to build a 95-hectare park

(Dan Tri Newspaper) - The Ha Dong Cultural, Entertainment, and Sports Park (Hanoi) is being built on a 95-hectare plot of land with an investment of 1,250 billion VND, and is expected to be completed by 2027.

The Ha Dong Cultural, Entertainment, and Sports Park (referred to as Ha Dong Park) is located on a 95-hectare plot of land in the Ha Cau and Kien Hung wards (Ha Dong district, Hanoi ), 9km southwest of Nga Tu So intersection and approximately 14km from Hoan Kiem Lake. The project has a total investment of 1,250 billion VND, including 650 billion VND for land acquisition, and is scheduled for completion from late 2024 to 2027.

With an area of ​​nearly 100 hectares, upon completion, this will be the largest publicly invested park in Hanoi, almost twice the size of Thong Nhat Park (50 hectares), and only smaller than Yen So Park (323 hectares) built by a private company. According to the plan, Ha Dong Park will have a regulating lake and islands with an open surface area of ​​over 35 hectares; a cultural park area comprising 19 different zones such as: lakeside viewing pavilions, chess pavilions, a musical fountain square, a cultural square, festival areas, picnic areas; and restaurants.

Since 2022, the local authorities, in coordination with relevant agencies, have been constructing a corrugated iron fence around the land. However, according to observations by Dan Tri reporters, many areas enclosed by the fence have become dumping grounds for garbage, emitting foul odors and detracting from urban aesthetics, despite signs prohibiting dumping.

Some areas within the park are overgrown with grass taller than a person's head. Ha Dong Park is expected to become a prominent highlight, contributing to the completion of the landscape and harmonizing the architectural space for major roads in the area such as: Ring Road 3.5, Phuc La - Van Phu road and neighboring areas such as the Van Phu, Phu Luong, and Kien Hung new urban areas.

Previously, the project included numerous football fields, restaurants, and service areas. Following public outcry, Ha Dong district authorities ordered the tenants to relocate from the project. To this day, construction materials from these buildings remain scattered around.

Inside the project area is a collection point for dry branches left over from Typhoon No. 3 (Typhoon Yagi ).

Some areas of the project are being used for parking and sports fields.

Locals are utilizing land within the project area to grow vegetables. Previously, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment publicly consulted the community on the environmental impact assessment report of the Ha Dong Park project. In the EIA report, the investor also mentioned the sensitive environmental factor of the project, which is the conversion of over 302,200 m2 of rice land (with two or more harvests per year) into non-agricultural land; of which over 63,346 m2 is in Ha Cau ward and 238,861 m2 is in Kien Hung ward.

Currently, the Ha Dong golf practice range, located in the middle of the project, still sees a lot of people coming and going. It is known that the Ha Dong District Cultural, Entertainment, and Sports Park project was approved by the former Ha Tay province in 2008, covering the Ha Cau and Kien Hung wards. After more than 15 years of inactivity, the project's 1/500 scale planning was finally announced by the authorities in 2023.

Once completed, the park will become a highlight of Ha Dong district, creating a space for cultural and sports activities to improve the living environment of the local people.

Overall perspective of the project (Photo: Construction Newspaper). The landscape within the park mainly consists of shade trees, gardens, lawns, and miniature landscapes combined with playgrounds and walking paths, designed and selected with tree species suitable for the functions of zones A, B, and C as approved in the detailed planning. For other structures and items not yet necessary to invest in at this stage, grass will be planted to create the overall landscape of the park and is expected to be completed in later stages or awaiting socialized investment capital to fully utilize its potential.

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