Militia join hands to build new countryside in Nghe An border area

Love in Nam Giai

Returning to Nam Giai commune (Que Phong), we were really surprised by the changes in the border villages. Most of the main roads have been concreted, many spacious and solid houses have sprung up, adding to the changing and improving life of the Thai ethnic people in Nam Giai. This change has had a significant contribution from the armed forces in the area, including the militia and self-defense forces.

Pieng Lang village used to be the most difficult in the commune, but now life has really improved as the roads around the village have been concreted, and all households have clean and tidy houses and gardens. In particular, livestock barns have been moved out of the village, establishing livestock areas to preserve the landscape.

Mr. Le Van Son - Village ChiefPieng Langsaid: “In the past, people's lives were difficult, the village was still difficult and messy. In recent years, the village has received support from the militia to build roads, install lighting, disseminate farming techniques, establish livestock areas, and relocate barns. Thanks to that, people's lives have improved significantly, and the living environment is always clean.”

According to the Chairman of the People's Committee of Lo Minh Tuong Commune, every time they walk on the concrete roads in Puc, Pieng Lang, Pong and Mo villages, the local people always remember the efforts of the militia soldiers. Because in recent years, this force has helped the villages build rural roads with a total of more than 25 km of concrete roads within the village.

In addition, the militia also helped build the foundations of prefabricated houses supported by the Ministry of Public Security for 21 poor households in the area; helped 2 poor households build solid stilt houses supported by the Provincial Military Command; installed a total of more than 100 solar-powered lights and dredged more than 7 km of intra-field canals, creating favorable conditions for farmers to produce crops.

Mr. Lu Van Huong - Commander of the Military Command of Nam Giai Commune said: Along with promoting training and combat readiness to firmly protect territorial sovereignty and border security, the commune's armed forces have implemented the emulation movement "Armed forces join hands to build new countryside".

Over the past years, officers and soldiers of the commune's armed forces have voluntarily contributed over 2,300 working days, together with local people, to build new rural areas, gradually contributing to creating a new face in the border area.

Through the implementation process, many good models and practices have been replicated and spread in the community such as the model of moving barns out of the village, establishing livestock areas in Pieng Lang and Puc villages to ensure both economic development and environmental sanitation. Organizing the repair and upgrading of the broadcasting system at the village community cultural house so that the policies of the superiors reach the people as quickly as possible.

The model of consolidating, building and renovating cultural houses has been enthusiastically responded to by officers and soldiers of the militia and reserve forces. Currently, 5/5 cultural houses in villages and hamlets have been upgraded and renovated, creating conditions for people to participate in community activities, contributing to improving the spiritual life of the people.

Up to now, the whole commune has had about 80% of the total roads concreted, some roads in villages have electricity such as Pieng Lang, Pong village and Mo village. The canal system is regularly maintained and repaired, serving agricultural production, the environment has clearly changed.

Accompanying the village

To help people change their thinking in economic development, the Nam Giai Commune Military Command has propagated and mobilized the militia to boldly build economic models for people to learn and follow. Through this, a number of models have emerged with an income of 70 - 100 million VND/year.

Typical examples include the pig farming model of village team leader Luong Van Huy (Mo village); the model of planting acacia and digging fish ponds of soldier Quang Van Cuong (Cha Lau village); and the chicken farming model of soldier Ha Van Nhan (Pieng Lang village). Through their efforts in economic development, the commune militia has contributed to poverty reduction in the area.

In particular, in Nam Giai, concentrated specialized areas have been formed linked to value chain linkages, such as the concentrated livestock farming area in Pieng Lang, the acacia growing area in Pong village, and the cinnamon growing area in Puc village with a total area of ​​thousands of hectares.

These results have contributed to raising the average income in the commune to 17 million VND/person/year and reducing the multidimensional poverty rate to 49%. Up to now, Nam Giai has been recognized by the District People's Committee as having met 12/19 criteria for building anew rural areas.

“Determining that building new rural areas only has a starting point, not an ending point, the Military Command of Nam Giai commune continues to coordinate with the Fatherland Front Committee and socio-political organizations, armed forces units stationed in the area to effectively carry out the movement of joining hands to build new rural areas associated with the goal of sustainable poverty reduction, in accordance with the characteristics and tasks of the locality,” said Mr. Lu Van Huong.

"Help people have enough food and be self-sufficient in their villages"

Not only in Nam Giai, the movement "Armed forces join hands to build new rural areas" has had a profound influence in Que Phong district. The Military Commands of all communes have developed work plans with specific tasks. During the implementation process, the armed forces and militia always attach importance to mobilizing people to develop the economy, increase income to sustainably reduce poverty.

According to Mr. Luong Van Tuan - Commander of the Tri Le Commune Military Command, the commune's militia and self-defense force is always ready to fight, protect national sovereignty and security as well as help people in the villages overcome the consequences of natural disasters and floods.

Officers and soldiers also help poor households build house foundations; harvest rice and crops to help families with sick members; participate in building rural roads, dredging canals in the fields, helping people travel and produce conveniently. Thanks to the help of the forcemilitia, the face of the village has changed, life has improved significantly.

The District Military Command and units developed a plan for a field trip to do mass mobilization work with 1,000 working days, consolidating and repairing 12km of rural roads and clearing, clearing, and dredging 15km of intra-field canals; renovating 01 volleyball court in Muong Hin village, Tien Phong commune; supporting 01 set of decorations, tables and chairs for the Community Cultural House of Thanh Phong 2 village, Muong Noc commune...

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The district has directed the District Military Command to coordinate with the armed forces units stationed in the area to review, identify and register to implement the model of "Helping people to have enough food and self-reliance in the village" with specific and practical actions. The armed forces of the communes have propagated to the people to have the awareness to rise up, eliminate backward customs and practices in labor and production, and transform the structure of crops and livestock according to the model of family farms and ranches, suitable to the conditions and circumstances of each locality.

Mr. Bui Van Hien - Vice Chairman of Que Phong District People's Committee