New life on the banks of the Doi Canal

August 13th was a joyous day for residents living on the northern bank of the Doi Canal (Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City) as the groundbreaking ceremony for the project to dredge, build infrastructure, and improve the environment on the northern bank of the Doi Canal commenced. This project, along with the bridges and modern roads connecting the neighborhoods, will not only facilitate transportation but also open up new development opportunities for this area.

Changing habitat

In early August 2025, the area north of the Doi Canal in Chanh Hung ward began to change. The dilapidated houses that had been built close together along Nguyen Duy Street extending to the Doi Canal were demolished. The cramped areas with their makeshift houses are now open spaces, offering a panoramic view of the south bank of the Doi Canal.

Having lived on the north bank of the Doi Canal for over 30 years, Mr. Tran Huy Hoang (65 years old) expressed his excitement at the project's commencement: "The people here have been waiting for this day for a long time. I hope the project will be completed on schedule so that people can enjoy a green living environment as desired after the project is finished."

While in the process of moving to a new residence, Ms. Le Thi Tuyet Nga, a resident of Chanh Hung ward, shared that her family had lived along the Doi Canal for over 40 years in a house of nearly 40 square ^meters , with 8 people in the household. “Previously, this area had a lot of mosquitoes, especially during the rainy season. Now that the city has a plan to relocate and beautify this riverside area, we fully support it,” Ms. Nga confided.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the dredging, infrastructure construction, and environmental improvement project on the northern bank of the Doi Canal took place on August 13th in Chanh Hung Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dinh, Deputy Head of the Economic , Infrastructure and Urban Planning Department of Chanh Hung Ward People's Committee, said that the project to dredge, build infrastructure, and improve the environment on the northern bank of the Doi Canal has been approved, affecting 799 cases out of a total of 1,605 affected cases. By the end of July 2025, 738 decisions approving compensation, support, and resettlement plans had been issued; more than 1,700 billion VND had been paid to 557 households. Of these, 238 cases have completed land handover.

A boost to modern urban development.

Established by merging the entirety of Ward 4, Rach Ong Ward, Hung Phu Ward, and a part of Ward 5 (formerly District 8), Chanh Hung Ward has a natural area of ​​4.61 ^km² , a population of 218,492 people, and 85 neighborhoods. It is a large-scale ward, ranking among the most populous wards in Ho Chi Minh City today.

Chánh Hưng ward also boasts a rich system of waterways and roads, connected by major bridges and main routes such as Pham The Hien, Ta Quang Buu, Pham Hung, Cao Lo, Duong Quang Dong, Duong Ba Trac, Hung Phu, and Ba Dinh. Numerous infrastructure and environmental improvement projects have been and are being implemented within the ward, resulting in noticeable changes to the new urban landscape.

Based on this practical experience, the leaders of Chanh Hung ward have set the direction for the 2025-2030 term that projects, plans, and tasks must be both groundbreaking and feasible, synchronized, capable of being implemented and completed within the term, and in accordance with the practical conditions of the ward's Party Committee.

Tran Thanh Tung, Secretary of the Party Committee of Chanh Hung Ward, shared: “With strong political determination and the consensus of the people, we expect that the key urban beautification projects and works of the ward will create a boost for the development of a modern urban area, improve the green, clean, and beautiful living environment, while ensuring social welfare, improving the quality of life for the people, promoting sustainable development, and contributing resources to the city's budget in the long term.”

Chánh Hưng Ward has been implementing key projects under the urban renovation plan for residential areas on and along canals in the ward, including: constructing a social housing area at 314 Âu Dương Lân Street; clearing land to create a land fund and investing in the construction of a 7-hectare commercial and service area with an 8-story building, a residential area and green park in the area north of Tạ Quang Bửu Street; compensation, support, resettlement and urban renovation in the area south of the Đôi Canal in Chánh Hưng Ward; upgrading and expanding the extended Nguyễn Thị Tần Street…

THAI PHUONG

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/suc-song-moi-ben-bo-kenh-doi-post808243.html