Provincial Party Secretary: Focusing resources on infrastructure investment for Western Nghe An

Comrade Nguyen Dac Vinh - Member of the Party Central Committee - Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee chaired the meeting. Also attending were comrades: Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee - Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades in the Provincial Party Committee Standing Committee; representatives of a number of departments, branches and sectors. Photo: Duc Chuyen

Growth rate higher than provincial average

At the meeting this morning, the Provincial Party Standing Committee heard a report on the results of 5 years of implementing Decision No. 2355-QD/TTg of the Prime Minister approving the Project on socio-economic development of the Western region of Nghe An province until 2020.

According to the report, the average growth rate in the 2013-2018 period in the Western Nghe An region is estimated at 8.4%, higher than the average of the whole province; the economic structure has shifted in a positive direction; budget revenue has increased significantly; investment capital attraction in the area has increased rapidly; agriculture has developed quite comprehensively, forming a number of areas for producing raw materials and large-scale concentrated livestock farming associated with the development of the processing industry; attention has been paid to the construction of economic - social and urban infrastructure; social order and safety are stable...

Passion fruit trees have contributed to changing the lives of people in Tri Le commune, Que Phong district. Photo: Dao Tuan

In addition to the achieved results, the West still has limitations such as: socio-economic development is not commensurate with its potential; economic scale is still small, connectivity is low, efficiency is not high; many projects are implemented slowly compared to requirements; illegal exploitation of forest products and minerals still occurs... Of the 27 important targets set out in Decision 2355, there are 8 targets forecasted to be difficult to achieve by 2020.

Need to boldly allocate land and forests to people

At the meeting, delegates discussed and gave their opinions on the development targets for the Western region in the coming period. Accordingly, the targets must be practical and close to each locality, such as forest coverage, hydropower development, transportation, forest product processing, medicinal herbs, etc.

To promote the advantages of the West, it is necessary to allocate resources to solve problems related to transportation and electricity; boldly allocate land and forests to people so that they have means of production...

Comrade Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee said that to develop the economy of Western Nghe An, we do not rely on large investors but need to bring scientific and technological advances to areas with advantages in raw materials. Photo: Duc Chuyen

Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Thai Thanh Quy - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee said that it is necessary to focus on investing in infrastructure for mountainous areas; in the investment process, it is necessary to focus on selecting large, key projects, not investing widely; taking advantage of resources from the Central Government to invest in projects for natural disaster prevention, transportation, electricity, etc.

Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee noted issues in infrastructure investment in Western Nghe An. Photo: Duc Chuyen

Concluding the working session, the Provincial Party Secretary acknowledged the opinions of the delegates and requested that relevant departments and branches should have a plan to speed up the progress of land allocation to the people; attract investment from enterprises in mountainous areas; the process of infrastructure investment should pay attention to transportation, electricity, clean water... in addition to paying attention to policies on education, health, culture...