Female ward chairwoman in Saigon takes 'strong action' in sidewalk reoccupation

The chairman of Binh Tri Dong B ward (Binh Tan) - who declared "resignation if the sidewalk chaos cannot be cleared" - ordered the cutting of the encroaching iron frames and fined many shops that had been previously warned.

Ms. Tin requested the demolition of illegal constructions. Photo: Phu My.

On the afternoon of March 17, Ms. Truong Thi Minh Tin - Chairman of Binh Tri Dong B Ward continued to work with the interdisciplinary team to restore order on the Inner Ring Road (Binh Tan District, Ho Chi Minh City). This is an area where signs and sidewalk obstructions were once mobilized to be removed...

However, the road with a 6-meter wide sidewalk, with 2-meter painted lines for people to park their vehicles, is still encroached upon. In front of an abandoned house with an iron frame and a sturdy roof, Ms. Tin asked the force to cut off the roof and dismantle it immediately.

The owners of a coffee shop and a bar set up tables and chairs on the sidewalk and saw the working group quickly explain that it was "an accident" and asked to let it go, but were not accepted. Ms. Tin requested to make a record of the violations of these two establishments and confiscate some items.

The couple selling on the sidewalk hurriedly packed up their goods when the ward police arrived. Seeing the husband with a broken leg sitting on a chair, the wife hurriedly cleaned up. Mrs. Tin calmly said: "I know you are having a hard time, but doing business like this is wrong. I will arrange a stall for you in the ward's Da Sa market. We don't charge you any fees, so please try to comply from tomorrow."

>> Video:Ms. Tin once "took to the streets" to clean up the sidewalk chaos.

Ms. Tin said that by the end of March, Binh Tri Dong B ward will restore order on 7 key routes. She and the interdisciplinary team work continuously, every day from 4pm to 10pm.

The Chairman of Binh Tri Dong B Ward once declared to the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City, "If we cannot manage the sidewalks, we will quit and let someone else take over."

According to VNE