Beautiful new rural area in Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh)

Son Thanh is one of two communes of Yen Thanh district participating in the contest of beautiful new rural communes of Nghe An province in 2018. After achieving the standard of a new rural commune in 2013, in the top group of the whole province, the commune immediately started to continue upgrading the criteria, building a model new rural commune, a beautiful new rural commune.

Up to now, 100% of the roads in the area have been asphalted and concreted; the internal irrigation system has been basically solidified; the average income per capita has reached over 52 million VND/person/year; the poverty rate is only 2.13%; 18/19 hamlets have achieved the title of cultural village.

The judges of the new rural commune contest came to Son Thanh commune (Yen Thanh) to check a garment factory in the area. Photo: Anh Tuan

The highlight of the beautiful new rural area contest of Son Thanh is that the commune has organized production effectively, improving the material and spiritual life of the people. Mushroom products produced by Son Thanh people meet VietGAP standards, with an output of nearly 100 tons of mushrooms of all kinds, with a revenue of nearly 2 billion VND/year.

In addition, in the area there are more than 50 economic models of landscape gardens combined with economic gardens; nearly 10km of model flower roads in hamlets; 1 model flower road planted by the commune with a length of 1,400m including flower beds and 112 tamarind trees...

After inspecting and marking the 13 criteria of a beautiful new-style rural commune in Son Thanh, the provincial jury highly appreciated the results and efforts of the locality, especially the outstanding criteria in Son Thanh. At the same time, they pointed out the shortcomings and limitations so that the commune could continue to consolidate, upgrade and build, worthy of being a beautiful new-style rural commune, becoming a livable countryside./.