On January 20, a number of trees in Gia Dinh Park were cut down for the Tan Son Nhat - Binh Loi - outer belt route, which is named Pham Van Dong. The 14-km road will pass through the four districts of Tan Binh, Go Vap, Binh Thanh and Thu Duc.

Many trees along the route have been cut down.

Gia Dinh Park is called the green lung of the three districts of Tan Binh, Phu Nhuan and Go Vap as well as the entire city. The park covers about 32 hectares, with more than 1,000 trees and 63,000 m2 of grass.

The new road will cross a 650m long, 20m wide section in Gia Dinh Park.

Some trees will be moved to other locations.