Hanoi: Will conduct an inspection to repair Chem communal house, where the decades-old banyan tree is cut

Mar 25, 2022 19:14 GMT+7

Regarding the repair of Chem communal house, on March 25, he discussed with PV Infonet, Pham Thi Lan Anh, Head of Heritage Management Department (Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports), said that right after receiving information about removing the stone foundation, steps, and cutting down the many-year-old banyan tree in front of the communal house, Ms. Chem (Bac Tu Liem, Hanoi) made many people regret, the unit assigned the Management Board of Hanoi Monuments and Landscapes to coordinate with the Culture and Sports Department of Bac Tu Liem district to check.

According to Ms. Lan Anh, the inspection team had the participation of Inspectors of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports. After having specific inspection content, the unit will provide it to the press.

The inspection team was attended by the Inspector of Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.

On the same day, the People’s Committee of Thuy Phuong ward, Bac Tu Liem district also had Document No. 47/BC reporting the incident. The People’s Committee of Thuy Phuong Ward believes that this is a red banyan tree (Indian banyan) planted around 1998, not an old tree or a heritage tree, not included in the relic ranking file.

Because it is a variety with a very fast growth rate, heavy foliage, big roots… located close to the edge of the Red River, the wind blows strongly. In 2010, the tree was uprooted and broken. In 2011 the tree was broken 1/3. The tree has a 25-degree tilt towards Chem communal house, which is in danger of breaking at any time.

Besides, tree roots have deeply penetrated into the brick foundation of some items of the communal house, causing peeling, tilting and cracking of the yard and co-pillars, blocking part of the communal sewer… authorities at all levels allowed to cut down the above banyan tree but it has not been approved.

Due to the fear of the coming stormy season, the Celebration Committee together with the elderly and the elderly had a meeting to agree to cut down trees to return to the original state. The tree felling without permission, reported to the authorities, the Communal House Committee accepted responsibility and shortcomings.

The People’s Committee of Thuy Phuong ward said that the tree felling is not part of the renovation and embellishment items of the urgent restoration project of the special national monument Chem communal house, which is being implemented by the Bac Tu Liem Project Management Board. .

Panorama of the 2,000-year-old ancient Cham communal house seen from above.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Thin, head of the Chem Communal House’s ceremony committee, confirmed that the communal house is in the process of embellishing and repairing. According to Mr. Thin, the items of embellishment and repair include: Renovating the entire system of fences and trees around the communal house, lowering the front yard and back yard to ensure the return of the original Chem communal house intact. the other, which has 5 steps, edit the tile.

Mr. Nguyen Manh Thin, head of the Chem Communal House’s ceremony.

According to Mr. Thin, the cost of restoration is expected to be more than 10 billion dong, of which there is more than 1 billion dong of socialization funding, the rest of the district and city. It is expected that the restoration and modification will be completed in April. Mr. Thin also said that this repair and restoration has been approved by the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports as well as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Before that, the social network spread the image of an old tree in Chem communal house, Thuy Phuong ward, Bac Tu Liem district, Hanoi, being cut down and some items being repaired, causing a stir in public opinion.

Bao Khanh