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Youth volunteers take part in clearing a lamp post on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in HCM City in response to the city's Civilised Urban Lifestyle campaign. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Vu |
Chairwoman of the HCM City People's Council Pham Phuong Thao said most citizens were now more aware of the need to protect the environment.
Nguyen Minh Hoa of the HCM City University of Social Science and Humanity said it was not just major streets in urban areas but many roads in outlying districts that were also cleaner. He said the campaign had changed the attitude of many city dwellers.
Two activities targeted by the campaign – the burning and throwing of votive papers, as well as the selling of food outside school gates – had been reduced, he said.
Progress had also been made on other aspects of the campaign including compliance with traffic laws, preserving hygiene and protecting the environment, he added.
Dao Anh Kiet, director of the city's department of Natural Resources and Environment, said the task of garbage collection in the night had been done well, making the city cleaner.
Tran Vinh Tuyen, head of the District 1 People's Committee, said thousands of wastebaskets and 50 public rest rooms had been installed in downtown areas.
Binh Tan District, the newly established district, had also done well, although it was yet to complete all its infrastructure projects, the meeting heard. The district has upgraded 1,200 roads and another 1,800 streets will be upgraded by 2015.
More than 5,000 residents including Government workers, students and members of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union took part in a walk in HCM City on Saturday to support the "Days for civilised city" programme.
The event was organised by the Sai Gon Giai Phong (Liberated Sai Gon) newspaper, the city chapters of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Red Cross, as well as HCM City Television.
During the event, 40 bicycles were given to sanitation workers, 10,000 bus passes to Government employees and 60,000 environment-friendly bags distributed among other city residents. It was announced that four rest areas would be built on the HCM City – Cu Chi District route at a cost of VND400 million (US$20,000).
Members of the youth union later planted 1,500 trees along the Sai Gon River and in the Viet Nam National University of HCM City. They also collected trash from District 7's Tan Phu Ward and Cong Ly Bridge in Phu Nhuan District. The "1,000 clean and safe lamp posts" project was carried out in five central districts by removing notices. — VNS
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