About 600 out of 2,500 old apartment buildings in Vietnam are in dangerous or seriously dilapidated conditions, making up some 25 percent of the total number of old buildings.
B2 Thanh Cong apartment building in Hanoi. (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – About 600 out of 2,500 old apartment buildings inVietnam are in dangerous or seriously dilapidated conditions, making up some 25percent of the total number of old buildings, according to the ConstructionMinistry.
Despite efforts from localities, very few of the buildings have beenupgraded or rebuilt, the ministry said.
In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City which accommodates most oldbuildings, only about ten buildings have been renovated or reconstructed, whilethe rest are being assessed and expected to be put into the renovation schemeby 2020.
The northern port city of HaiPhong, however, reported that the locality willbasically complete upgrades of old buildings by 2020.
The ministry said the rehabilitation of old buildings was stuck due tobottlenecks in the issuance of renovation and reconstruction plans, assessmentof the buildings and relocation of residents.
The ministry, therefore, suggested completing legal regulations as severalof them are not suitable with reality.
A lack of funding, especially capital for the establishment of the renovationand reconstruction schemes, and resettlement of residents, has also hinderedthe process, the ministry added.
Meanwhile, many localities have yet to take the initiative inpopularising policies among residents and allocating capital and land forrelocation work, the ministry said.
Accordingto the ministry’s criteria, a residential apartment must have a lifetime of 50years. However, most of the old apartments are only 30-40 years old but aredeteriorated.
In2015, the Government promulgated a decree defining the responsibilities ofowners of apartment flats to renovate their places of residence and at the sametime to solve problems in the renovation of old buildings.-VNA
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B2 Thanh Cong apartment building in Hanoi. (Source: VNA) 
