Cua Lo is civilized, clean and beautiful.

(Baonghean)- Compared to many other coastal cities such as Vung Tau, Nha Trang, Da Nang… Cua Lo is not really modern and professional, but it attracts tourists because it has clean beaches, friendly people, open space, fresh environment, enough conditions to become an attractive resort.

A green - clean - beautiful street in Cua Lo. Photo: Xuan Nhuong

Environmental sanitation work in Cua Lo Town is getting better and better thanks to the positive change in people's awareness. Coming to Cua Lo at this time, although it is the tourist season, the number of visitors has increased many times, the amount of garbage is 2-3 times more than usual, but it is rare to see garbage on the streets. Even in restaurants, the situation of littering no longer exists because the restaurants have signed a commitment to ensure environmental sanitation and ensure food safety conditions. Before the tourist season, environmental sanitation work was launched by the town with the participation of all employees of departments, branches, people of all blocks and the participation of a large number of students and youth union members. In unexpected situations such as the occasion of April 30 this year, the amount of garbage on the beach increased dramatically because of the rain from upstream. In order to not leave a bad impression on tourists, the town authorities have called on all staff at restaurants and hotels to coordinate with environmental sanitation workers to collect and process the waste. The town has also deployed mini decorated trash bins along Binh Minh Street and the beach park area, making it convenient for tourists to throw away their trash. At the same time, it is required that each business kiosk must also be equipped with a trash bin for tourists to throw their trash in, avoiding littering.

In residential areas, each hamlet has its own garbage collection point and someone in charge of collecting and cleaning the residential area every week. The biggest difficulty in many wards of Cua Lo in the past was mobilizing people to build hygienic toilets. However, thanks to the town's loan, up to now, over 80% of families have standard toilets. In the central area of ​​the town, although public toilets were built a few years ago, they did not operate effectively due to lack of management. In 2014, all the degraded public toilets were renovated. At the same time, the town has built 4 more toilets in Nghi Huong ward and Cua Hoi area. These toilets will have people in charge and regularly monitor them, ensuring they are always clean, dry, and avoid the messy use as before.

Comparing Cua Lo of five or ten years ago and Cua Lo of today, Mr. Phan Cong Doi, Head of the Urban Management Department, was very pleased because Cua Lo has become more beautiful, cleaner and greener. However, he also admitted that the efforts of the town government are only a small part, more important is the awareness of the people. And the greatest success of Cua Lo in recent years is the step-by-step propaganda, step-by-step mobilization so that every citizen is aware that they are residents of a coastal city and that every action of theirs, every lack of awareness of theirs in preserving urban civilization will leave a bad image for tourists coming to Cua Lo. The people agree with the town's policy, because everyone realizes that before every decision, every policy, the town always puts the interests of the people first.

For example, in urban beautification work, in handling street vending, selling goods on corridors and sidewalks. This is a type of business that has existed for many years in the coastal town and partly meets the shopping needs of tourists when they come to relax here. However, in the past, due to lack of management, souvenir stalls and street vending were organized quite messy, mostly set up temporarily on both sides of the road, affecting visibility as well as ensuring traffic safety and security and order of the town. Determining and eliminating the form of street vending is impossible, the town coordinates with wards and communes to plan street vending points. On that basis, divide the plots specifically and consider allocating stalls to suit each item. The town also has a policy of not arranging stalls along Binh Minh Street but focusing mainly on cross-streets so as not to affect people's travel. Thanks to this scientific but also very "reasonable" way of doing things, businesses in the area can do business with peace of mind. Mr. Nguyen Van Cong, Block 2, Nghi Thuy Ward, who runs a swimsuit stall on the crossroad No. 6, said: "With a stable location, we have the conditions to carefully cover our stalls and are no longer afraid of rain and wind. Customers can freely choose, and it is easy to move from one stall to another because they are located in the same area." Mr. Le Van Binh, Head of the Urban Rules Team, said: Since the planning of the stalls was built, the work of the brothers has become much easier, the number of encroachment violations has decreased significantly. For some violations, the inspection force initially only reminded them, then asked them to sign a commitment. If they re-offend, they will be handled based on the contents of the signed commitment.

It can be said that the way Cua Lo has done, the way the people have accepted it and the positive feedback from domestic and foreign tourists has shown that Cua Lo is on the right track. And that is also the most sustainable direction, helping Cua Lo become more and more beautiful, more civilized, more modern in the hearts of tourists.

Ha Dan