Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Tran Sy Thanh chaired a meeting on Friday to assess the progress of efforts to enhance environmental sanitation in the four inner-city districts of Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Dong Da, and Hai Ba Trung.
According to delegates, daytime waste collection points in these districts have largely disappeared, while nighttime points have also significantly declined.
However, the districts lack modern equipment for street cleaning and sufficient cameras for monitoring environmental activities.
Hanoi is facing a severe shortage of public toilets. Although the city has several, many are in severe deterioration.
Many public restrooms in Hanoi have severely deteriorated
Hoan Kiem has 46 public toilets, four of which are currently out of service due to deterioration. The district is renovating and constructing seven new restrooms and plans to build 17 more in 2025.
A Dong Da District People's Committee representative stated that all businesses on Nguyen Van Tuyet Street had signed a commitment to provide free toilets for residents and tourists.
At the meeting, Hanoi People's Committee Chairman Tran Sy Thanh urged restaurants, hotels, shopping malls, and supermarkets in Hanoi to open their restrooms to the public. He also stressed the need to develop a public toilet model suitable for Vietnam's conditions.
