Dien Hanh (Dien Chau): Investing 336.9 billion VND to build New Rural Areas

(Baonghean) - In 2012, starting to build a new rural area, Dien Hanh commune (Dien Chau) only achieved 12/19 criteria... From the assessment of difficulties and advantages, the Party Committee of the commune focused on building resolutions that were close to the practical situation, making plans, methods, and appropriate steps; creating unity and high consensus among the people, up to now Dien Hanh has reached the NTM finish line.

Besides agricultural production, Dien Hanh focuses on promoting the development of service industries, business, labor export...; income from this sector in 2015 reached 154,622 billion VND, accounting for 67% of the total income of the commune. The average economic growth rate of the commune in the past 5 years reached 13%/year; average income per capita in 2015 reached 32 million VND; poor households decreased to 3.7%.

Mr. Tang Van Dam's farm is in hamlet 3, Dien Hanh commune.

Over the past 5 years, with the support of the State and the contribution of the people, Dien Hanh's infrastructure has developed rapidly: 98% of the roads from the commune axis to the alleys have been hardened; 100% of the hamlets have cultural houses, and in some hamlets, people are donating land to build and expand sports and entertainment areas; residential houses have been basically solidified, with 30% of high-rise buildings; the irrigation system has basically met the needs of production and people's lives, the main canals have been basically solidified (10.8 km); the quality of education at all levels is ranked among the top in the district (there are 2 junior high schools and primary schools that meet national standards). The medical station also meets national standards for health; the commune headquarters and community activity center are spaciously built.

During the 4 years of building the new rural area, the commune has invested 336 billion 934 million VND to build infrastructure; of which the superior budget supported 39 billion 994 million VND, the people contributed 286 billion 425 million VND, and enterprises contributed 9 billion 850 million VND. Dien Hanh has actively sought the support and assistance of many enterprises and individuals in building the new rural area; such as the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, the Northern Construction Corporation supported nearly 10 billion VND to build 8 kindergarten classrooms, the commune health station and is continuing to support 2 hamlets to rebuild the cultural house.

Planting trees at Dien Hanh commune stadium

The commune attaches importance to the role of the people in building new rural areas. Hamlet 5 is one of the Catholic hamlets of Dien Hanh commune. During the process of building new rural areas, each household in Hamlet 5 contributed millions of dong to complete the transportation system. In particular, priest Nguyen Van Chinh and the parish committee here enthusiastically participated in calling on parishioners to actively build new rural areas, donating nearly 200 square meters of land in the parish grounds to expand Road 205, the main road of the commune. In addition, priest Nguyen Van Chinh always cares about taking care of and educating the younger generation, eliminating social evils in the Catholic area.... Hamlet 7 is a hamlet with a not-so-prominent economy, but the awareness and responsibility for building the homeland, village love, neighborliness, and community spirit of the people are very high; actively donating land, supporting money to build sports areas, build roads and bring electricity to the cemetery. In addition, in the charity and humanitarian campaigns launched by the Front, Hamlet 7 always exceeds the target. As a result, in addition to people's awareness, the role of mass organizations in the hamlet is very responsible...

The Party Inspection Committee of Dien Hanh Commune (Dien Chau) deployed inspection and supervision work.

Dien Hanh's cultural and social activities have also developed quite well, with the participation and response of the people in art and sports movements. The cultural identity, village sentiment, neighborhood sentiment, and community spirit in Dien Hanh have always been preserved and actively promoted, with people of all religions and non-religious groups united, in harmony, and attached to each other. The political security situation and social order and safety are very stable, and for two consecutive years the commune has been awarded a Certificate of Merit by the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee for its achievements in security work. The commune's Party Committee has been recognized as a exemplary clean and strong one...

By 2015, Dien Hanh commune was recognized by the district and province as having achieved 19 new rural standards, and in the early spring of Binh Than 2016, it received the Certificate of recognition for meeting new rural standards. This is a great joy, an important reward that creates momentum, encourages and motivates the cadres, party members and people of the commune to continue to move forward firmly on the next journey.

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