Join hands to extend the 'lifespan' of new rural roads

(Baonghean.vn) - Implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction, Thanh Chuong district has built many new standard roads. Notably, localities have had specific and practical ways of managing, protecting and maintaining.

The people of Hamlet 8, Thanh Luong Commune are very excited because the previously muddy road of the hamlet has been rebuilt, spacious, clean and beautiful. This result is thanks to the drastic and enthusiastic direction in the propaganda and mobilization work of the Party Committee, the government and especially the contribution of effort and money of the people in the movement to build new rural areas. Typically, Mr. Bui Van Nga's household voluntarily invested 35 million VND and mobilized other households to contribute 8 million VND each to build the road through the hamlet's residential area.

People in hamlet 8, Thanh Luong commune are building a road.

Being a large area with a large population, complex terrain, and uneven population distribution, it has encountered many difficulties in traffic construction. However, thanks to the investment of the State and the work of mobilizing the masses, in recent years the traffic network has been expanded and ensured quality. Currently, the whole district has 643 km of standard roads, of which 166 km are newly built roads from provincial cement sources, with people contributing 533.32 billion VND, accounting for 46.57% of the total investment for road construction and other public welfare works serving the target program of building new rural areas.

People of Tan Ha village, Vo Liet commune upgrade the road to new rural standards.

After building standard rural roads, many localities have had specific and practical ways to manage, protect and maintain new rural roads. Specifically, local Party committees and authorities have called for the participation of the people, assigned specific tasks to mass organizations to closely monitor and urge implementation, thanks to which new rural roads in Thanh Chuong have been well managed, protected and regularly maintained and repaired.

Mr. Phan Ba ​​Ngoc - Chairman of Thanh Lien Commune People's Committee said: "The whole commune has 42 km of concrete road, of which 26 km meet the standards. After the road was put into use, organizations took charge of management through the program: "Road section managed by the Farmers' Association"; Youth Union with the program "Lighting up the Countryside"; Women's Association with "Road section managed by environmental self-management groups".

The Women's Union of Lien Chau hamlet, Thanh Lien commune organizes a general cleaning of village roads on the 5th and 20th of every month.

Thanks to that, all people have become aware of protecting the road with specific actions such as: not allowing overloaded vehicles to enter residential roads; promptly repairing damaged roads; cleaning and clearing sewers twice a month on the 5th and 20th. From protecting the road together, people have built garbage treatment pits at home and carried out many other welfare projects, linking the implementation of criteria for building a cultural life with traffic and environmental work.

Over 70% of households in Thanh Chuong have garbage treatment pits at home.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hien Luong - Vice President of Thanh Chuong District Women's Union said: In the process of leading and directing the implementation of the policy of women participating in building new rural areas, the union has established self-management groups on the environment. Up to now, all communes have implemented with over 5,500 groups, mobilizing tens of thousands of members to participate, this activity is contributing to protecting rural traffic routes and protecting the environment of villages.

The management, protection, maintenance and repair of new rural roads in Thanh Chuong have been carried out in practical and effective ways. We believe that with this awareness and these ways, the people of Thanh Chuong district will better implement all criteria, contributing to the successful construction and promotion of the effectiveness of the National Target Program on New Rural Construction.

Tran Dinh Ha

(Thanh Chuong Radio)