Two villages in Con Cuong are recognized as meeting new rural standards.
(Baonghean.vn) - Chom Muong and Ke Sung villages are Thai ethnic communities in Mau Duc commune (Con Cuong). From poverty and backwardness, the people of these two villages have risen up to make many innovations. The people are progressive, united, and pioneers in local socio-economic movements. Recently, the two villages were recognized by the State as achieving the title of New Rural Area.
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| Ke Sung village, Mau Duc commune on the day it was recognized as a new rural area. Photo: Tuong Vi |
Chom Muong village has been recognized as a cultural village since 1999. The village has a traditional craft of making wine that is famous not only in Con Cuong district but also in Nghe An province. Currently, the people are making efforts to promote the traditional craft to be recognized as a craft village. Chom Muong has 197 households with 865 people, and their livelihood mainly depends on livestock production according to the combined agricultural and forestry model.
Implementing the National Target Program on new rural construction, in recent years, the people of Chom Muong village have unanimously overcome all difficulties to achieve 15/15 criteria of a new rural village. Currently, nearly 60% of the village's internal roads are concreted, the internal traffic, irrigation canal system meets the needs of irrigation and transportation of agricultural products. The rural electricity system is guaranteed, facilities, cultural and sports institutions meet the needs of the people, and the national cultural identity is preserved and promoted. In particular, 100% of people of working age have regular jobs, with 138/147 trained workers. The average income per capita of the village is over 36 million/person/year. The number of poor households is only 11.67%. Regarding education, the village has no dropouts, and the completion rate of cultural programs at all levels is satisfactory. The criteria for health, environment, political system, security and order, and village conventions all met the set targets.
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| Con Cuong district leaders presented flowers to congratulate Chom Muong village. Photo: Tuong Vi |
As for Ke Sung village, there are 190 households with 908 people, most of whom are Thai ethnic people. The village achieved the cultural title in 2014. The village has over 73% of the village roads concreted, 67% of irrigation canals meeting the irrigation needs of over 82% of the inner field area. The people have income mainly from growing raw acacia and raising livestock.
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| Women of Chom Muong village perform art performances on the day the village receives the title of new rural area. Photo: Tuong Vi |
Average income per capita is over 36 million VND/person/year. All criteria have been met and exceeded the plan. In particular, the environmental criteria have been well implemented by the people with the movement of each family having "3 cages and 3 pits" to ensure proper waste storage; people actively plant trees to create a landscape, village roads and alleys are increasingly clean and civilized.
Thanks to completing 15 criteria according to the standard, in 2020, Chom Muong and Ke Sung villages were recognized as meeting new rural standards. And this title was awarded on April 21./.
