The Provincial Party Standing Committee unanimously issued a special policy to build Do Luong into a town.

Accordingly, the Provincial Party Standing Committee agreed on the policy of the Provincial People's Council to issue a Resolution stipulating that Do Luong district is entitled to 100% of land use fees collected from planned land areas with a residential land area of ​​about 25.43 hectares in Do Luong town and Yen Son, Van Son and Lac Son communes.

Overview of the regular meeting in February 2022 of the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee on the afternoon of February 28. Photo: Thanh Duy

It is expected that the total amount of 769 billion VND collected will be used to invest in key and essential infrastructure projects to build the central urban area of ​​Do Luong district to meet the criteria of a type IV urban area, creating a premise for Do Luong district to become a town before 2030.

Previously, at the meeting on December 29, 2021, the Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee approved the policy of promulgating the Project to build Do Luong urban area to reach the level of type IV urban area before 2025 and the orientation to develop Do Luong district into a town before 2030.

Then, on January 19, 2022, the Provincial Party Standing Committee issued Notice No. 470-TB/TU on the draft Project "Building and developing Do Luong urban area to achieve a type IV urban area, becoming a town in the direction of trade and services", in which it assigned "the Party Committee of the Provincial People's Committee to lead and direct the research and development of a number of specific mechanisms and policies for Do Luong district to implement the Project in accordance with the determined goals, tasks and roadmap, and report to competent authorities for consideration according to regulations".

Map of research boundaries and planned inner-city area of ​​Do Luong urban area. Photo: Thanh Duy

After being approved by the Standing Committee, the draft Resolution of the Provincial People's Council stipulating specific mechanisms and policies to support the implementation of the Project "Building the central urban area of ​​Do Luong district to meet the criteria of a type IV urban area, as a premise for Do Luong district to become a town before 2030" will be submitted to the 18th term Nghe An Provincial People's Council for consideration at a thematic session scheduled to be held in the early second quarter of 2022.

Do Luong district currently has 32 communes and 1 town. The general planning scope of Do Luong urban construction is within the administrative boundaries of 13 communes and 1 town. It is expected that Do Luong urban area will become a town and will be divided into 12 wards, the remaining 19 communes (areas outside Do Luong urban area) are expected to be divided into 12 communes.

The total number of administrative units at ward and commune level when Do Luong district becomes a town is 24, a reduction of 9 administrative units at commune level.

The research area for the Project is consistent with the General Urban Construction Plan of Do Luong with a scope within the boundaries of 14 commune-level administrative units, with a total natural area of ​​about 7,930 hectares.

Do Luong strives to create momentum to soon become a type IV urban area

(Baonghean.vn) - Comrade Phung Thanh Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Executive Committee, Secretary of the District Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Do Luong district gave an interview to Nghe An Newspaper.