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 >>  Hanoi authorities defend tree fell project About 247 trees will be planted along the Nguyen Chi Thanh Road to replace the trees that were felled earlier, said Vo Nguyen Phong, deputy director of Hanoi Construction Sector.

A road section along the Nguyen Chi Thanh road lacks the shade of trees.

According to the directions of the chairman of the city's People's Committee, the sector will co-ordinate with relevant agencies to plant new trees on Saturday, Phong said.

Last week, the sector held a meeting to elicit opinions from scientists and experts to choose the suitable trees for planting, said Dr Vu Hoan, head of Hanoi Science and Technology Association.

After checking out all the trees planted in Hanoi, they decided to choose five species of trees that were conducive to the soil and weather here and would grow well, will be less vulnerable to termite and will be storm resistant, Hoan said.

These trees have been also planted in some streets in Hanoi, he added.