Dien Chau: Irrationality in market planning

(Baonghean) -Tan Minh market (Dien Phuc commune, Dien Chau district) was completed and put into use at the end of 2007. It was bustling and crowded for about 10 days, then gradually faded away and became deserted. In 2010, there was another investment and upgrade, but the market only opened for a week and then returned to its original state. Not far away, So market - the main market of Dien Chau district - had to be temporarily set up on a narrow, polluted campus... This unreasonable situation has existed in Dien Chau district for several years now.

Implementing the district's policy of expanding the town planning, each commune has a "toad" market to serve the people, Dien Phuc commune proceeded to select a location and land in Tan Minh hamlet to build the market. The district supported 30 million VND, 11 households contributed 3 million VND each, the rest came from the commune budget. The total settlement of the project was nearly 300 million VND. After completion at the end of 2007, however, the market only operated for about 10 days and then gradually thinned out. Some time later, the market opened for the second time but still had to close because there were no sellers or buyers...

Looking at the stalls in Tan Minh market, which were built neatly and left empty in the rain and sun, hundreds of traders doing business in So market 200 meters away, could not help but feel regretful. They used to be business households in Phu Dien market, then to serve the project of building Phu Dien commercial center and Muong Thanh hotel, the business households agreed to move to the temporary market which is now So market. According to the original plan, So market would only operate for 1 year and then be moved to the new market in the old planning in Phu Dien commercial center. However, more than three years have passed, the commercial center has been inaugurated and put into operation but the traders still have to do business in the old, dilapidated temporary market. Doing business here is not easy because the new market is far from the center and on the wrong side of the road, so the number of buyers and sellers has decreased significantly. Ms. Minh - a fishmonger, said: Coming here, our income has decreased by nearly a third, the business conditions are extremely poor, rain or shine, the market is always muddy and dirty.

The shabby scene at the temporary market - So market.



Green Market behind Phu Dien Commercial Center is vacant.

Not only the households doing business in the market have to suffer from pollution, but the families nearby are also upset because the waste and wastewater in the market flows directly into the households through the canal. Many petitions from the people have been sent to all levels and sectors, but the authorities are helpless because they cannot find an optimal, long-term solution for the "temporary market". The traders are also very worried because according to the original contract, So market only operated for 1 year, now the above period has been over 2 years and the district authorities have not yet come up with any alternative plan. When asked why they do not go to the Green Market built behind Phu Dien Trade Center to sell, Ms. Ngoc - a trader, pondered: We sell fish and shrimp that are so smelly, let's sit behind a big hotel and see how it goes. Moreover, this whole market, on a normal day, has to have 300 - 400 traders, if we go to a new market that is so narrow, we cannot accommodate all of them.

The current situation of "abundance in places and shortage in places" is a shortcoming in market planning and management in Dien Chau district. In addition, maintaining many small markets at the same time in a not-so-wide area like Dien Chau town can also be considered a fragmented investment, not suitable for a center that is on the way to modern construction. Faced with this reality, to keep up with the district's planning for a type 4 town in the future, Dien Chau district is implementing the construction of a central market in Dien Thanh commune, about 1 km from Phu Dien market towards the sea.

According to the plan, Dien Thanh market will be invested with a total capital of about 74 billion VND and after construction is completed, it will meet the trading needs of about 800 households. With the advantage of sea tourism, the district will also determine that in the future Dien Thanh market will be a shopping destination for seafood specialties for tourists. Up to this point, the site clearance work has been basically completed, the construction of infrastructure has also been completed. Dien Thanh commune - the project investor is implementing bidding procedures. The biggest difficulty now is capital, because currently, in addition to the province's 25% support, the remaining capital depends entirely on the commune's internal resources and fees collected from business households - Mr. Phan Nhat Thanh - Chairman of the Commune People's Committee said.

Although the planning is still in progress, drawing on experience from the implemented markets, Mr. Dau Ngoc Long - Deputy Head of the District's Industry and Trade Department commented: Building a large-scale central market is a very necessary thing for Dien Chau district at present and will solve all the existing deadlock problems. However, the construction process also needs to be considered because otherwise it will fall into the situation of the market being built too large.

Dam Phuong - My Ha