All districts and communes in the capital city of Hanoi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks (Photo: tuoitre.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) - All districts and communes in the capitalcity of Hanoi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasiveencroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks, Chairman of themunicipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung announced.
At a meeting held on March 4 on the implementation of measures tointensify inspections and punishment of violations relating to traffic andurban order, Chung said the handling of pavement and street encroachment werediscussed many times and many campaigns were conducted, but all failed.
He attributed the failure to lack of close supervision by leadersof relevant ministries and agencies, adding that the task must be carried outmore resolutely, methodically and patiently to gain sustainable results.
He said that when he was Director of Hanoi Police, his surveyfound that up to 150 out of 180 beer shops along pavements were"supported" by police.
He also asked whether relatives of leaders of districts andcommunes did not, in fact, manage illegal parking spots.
The first order of business, he said, was to increase publicawareness and encourage people to abide by regulations, he said, adding thatregular inspections should be carried out to ensure that regulations arefollowed. Any individuals and organisations violating regulations would bestrictly punished, he said.
Apart from punishing violators, it was essential for heads ofdistricts, communes and agencies to take responsibilities for violationshappening in their areas, he said. The city will set up interdisciplinaryinspection teams and will strictly punish those leaders who let violationsoccur within their jurisdictions, he said.-VNA
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All districts and communes in the capital city of Hanoi will start campaigns this week to control the pervasive encroachment of cafes, beer joints and cars on sidewalks (Photo: tuoitre.vn) 
