Social Affairs
Preliminary assessment on old apartment buildings conducted in late this year
The Ministry of Construction will conduct preliminary assessment on 15,000 buildings and public works by December 31, Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung said at the recent conference held in Hanoi in early this week.
At the conference, Deputy Minister of Construction Le Quang Hung said that ministry will implement a comprehensive inspection on apartment buildings built before 1994 and urban public works with the duration of more than 60 years in cities nationwide.
Those buildings which are dilapidated or damaged would be demolished, he added.
According to deputy minister Hung, the move followed the Government's recent request, which asked the ministry to review old apartment buildings in big cities nationwide to assure the safety of people living and working there.
To deploy the request, the ministry has assigned the Institute of Science and Technology to build a set of criteria to verify the safety levels of residential buildings and public works in April.
The ministry proposed the People's Committees of provinces and cities to cooperate to carry out the task.
The ministry will conduct preliminary assessment on 15,000 buildings and public works across the nation by December 31, Hung said.
In 2017, the ministry will verify buildings which are necessary to be demolished. Those which were still in good condition will be repaired for usage and receive regular checks annually.
At present, in big cities, many apartment buildings and public works have been seriously damaged after a long time of use. They have shown signs of structural weakness, cracks and tilting, threatening people living and working there.
The old French house, like many others in Hanoi, had been changed significantly to meet the living and working requirement of residents.
According to the figures of the ministry, there are about 1,500 apartment buildings built before 1994 and 1,500 old French villas built before 1954 in Hanoi.
Hanoi conducted preliminary assessment of more than 1,250 out of 1,500 apartment buildings in 2015.
Those buildings which are dilapidated or damaged would be demolished, he added.
According to deputy minister Hung, the move followed the Government's recent request, which asked the ministry to review old apartment buildings in big cities nationwide to assure the safety of people living and working there.
To deploy the request, the ministry has assigned the Institute of Science and Technology to build a set of criteria to verify the safety levels of residential buildings and public works in April.
The ministry proposed the People's Committees of provinces and cities to cooperate to carry out the task.
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In 2017, the ministry will verify buildings which are necessary to be demolished. Those which were still in good condition will be repaired for usage and receive regular checks annually.
At present, in big cities, many apartment buildings and public works have been seriously damaged after a long time of use. They have shown signs of structural weakness, cracks and tilting, threatening people living and working there.
The old French house, like many others in Hanoi, had been changed significantly to meet the living and working requirement of residents.
According to the figures of the ministry, there are about 1,500 apartment buildings built before 1994 and 1,500 old French villas built before 1954 in Hanoi.
Hanoi conducted preliminary assessment of more than 1,250 out of 1,500 apartment buildings in 2015.
