Vietnam's Ministry of Construction and localities must conduct inspections on urban areas that may have violated their approved plans and issue strict punishments if violations are found, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung said at a National Assembly (NA) question and answer session last week.
He said NA deputies and the public had expressed concern about urban plans being arbitrarily adjusted to suit investors.
Infrastructure had been overloaded in some cases after developers had increased construction density of their buildings and reduced public space. Some buildings had extra floors added that were not in the approved plans. This had caused overcrowding and reduced residents’ quality of life.

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