Proposal to build more than 100 playgrounds for children in disadvantaged areas in Nghe An

On the afternoon of April 16, under the chairmanship of comrade Le Hong Vinh - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee - Permanent Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Provincial People's Committee met to listen to and give opinions on the draft Project "Supporting the construction and upgrading of playgrounds for children and teenagers in special villages and hamlets in Nghe An province for the period 2021 - 2023".

Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Hong Vinh chaired and spoke at the meeting. Photo: MH

Project "Support for construction and upgrading of entertainment venues forteenagersin special villages and hamlets in Nghe An province in the period of 2021 - 2023" was implemented based on the actual situation when many villages and hamlets, especially those inspecial areas, villages and hamlets have weak political systems and lack playgrounds for children, which are almost non-existent, lacking or not guaranteed. That leads to children finding unsafe, unhealthy, even dangerous games that affect their lives.

Previously, since 2017, due to the urgency of building theplaygroundIn disadvantaged areas, special areas, and ethnic minority areas, the local authorities and people have built many volleyball courts, soccer fields, and playgrounds for children in special blocks and hamlets. Thanks to that, as of April 2021, the whole province has built 91 playgrounds (including 73 volleyball courts, 14 soccer fields, and 4 covered playgrounds).

Comrade Le Van Luong - Secretary of the Provincial Youth Union spoke at the meeting. Photo: MH

However, according to the initial survey, the whole province still has 109 unimplemented playgrounds (including support for purchasing equipment, upgrading and renovating 18 soccer fields, 79 concrete volleyball courts, 12 covered playgrounds for children). The total estimated cost of implementing the project is about 5.45 billion VND. The implementation period in 2021 is 20 soccer fields and playgrounds, in 2022 is 50 soccer fields and playgrounds and in 2023 is 39 remaining soccer fields and playgrounds.

With the practical significance of the project, at the consultation session, the majority of opinions agreed with the implementation of the project. In addition, many opinions were also contributed to supplement the layout of the project to ensure clarity.

In addition, delegates also said that during the implementation process, it is necessary to consider the overall situation, so that it is suitable with the reality of localities and projects under other projects, especially after merging villages and hamlets.

Commenting on this project, Mr. Le Hong Vinh, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, requested the Provincial Youth Union, the host unit, to review each point for investment and construction, avoid overlap and waste, and use it effectively. In particular, the objectives of each project must be clearly defined. The project also needs to be rewritten in terms of structure, paying more attention to the villages and hamlets after the merger.

Children's playground implemented by the Provincial Youth Union of Agencies in Nghi Tien commune, Nghi Loc. Photo: document

Comrade Le Hong Vinh also requested other departments and sectors such as the culture, ethnic, natural resources and environment sectors and localities to review other projects to avoid overlap and have similar investments. In addition, it is necessary to carefully check the origin of the land, the sample design for each project must be consistent with local traditions.

During the implementation process, it is necessary to do a good job of propaganda and mobilization to receive the consensus of the people and local authorities.