Mobilizing over 4,000 billion VND to build new rural infrastructure in Vinh city

A corner of Vinh city. Photo courtesy of Thanh Duy

On the morning of December 17, Vinh City People's Committee held a Conference to summarize 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction and the emulation movement "Vinh City joins hands to build new rural areas" in the period 2010 - 2020.

After 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Development (NTM), the appearance of rural communes in Vinh City has changed significantly. The economic, cultural, health, and educational sectors have developed comprehensively; national defense, security, and social order have been strengthened; the political system has been consolidated and improved; and material and spiritual life has been improved day by day. The total capital mobilized for investment in socio-economic infrastructure development is over 4,000 billion VND.

From 2011 to present, the whole city has built, upgraded and solidified 524.77 km of rural roads of all kinds, with a total cost of626,922 million VND.9/9 communes have built communal cultural houses, communal cultural, sports and learning centers, and standard communal stadiums and sports areas.

Currently, in the area of ​​9 communes, 25/28 schools at all levels meet national standards. The total investment cost for building, upgrading and repairing schools is 244,590 million VND. Regarding commercial infrastructure, the city has built and upgraded 6 rural markets with a total cost of 146,764 million VND. The poverty rate has decreased to 0.57%.

The city focuses on restructuring the agricultural sector with a focus on investing in developing key and locally advantageous crops and livestock, and increasing testing and application of scientific and technological achievements in production. To date, the city has identified a number of key products in communes to implement the OCOP Program.

Many models of growing flowers and ornamental plants bring high income in Nghi An commune, Vinh city. Photo: Quang An

In the coming time, the city will focus on implementing propaganda, mobilization, and extensive emulation movements on the Program for building advanced new rural areas and model new rural areas in 9 communes. Mobilizing all resources to invest in socio-economic infrastructure in the communes. Implementing the construction of standard garden models, for Nghi Lien, Nghi Kim, Nghi An, Nghi Duc communes, each commune has 40-50 standard gardens; Hung Hoa, Hung Loc, Nghi Phu, Hung Chinh, Hung Dong communes, each commune has 20-30 standard gardens...

Speaking at the ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Van Hang - Deputy Chief of the Provincial New Rural Office acknowledged the efforts of Vinh City in building new rural areas over the past 10 years, achieving many encouraging results. At the same time, communes that have met the new rural standards need to further improve the quality of criteria, especially the environment, security and order, production development planning, and increasing people's income...

Vinh City rewards collectives with outstanding achievements in 10 years of building new rural areas. Photo: Quang An

On this occasion, Vinh City People's Committee awarded 13 collectives and 12 individuals with outstanding achievements in 10 years of implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in the period 2010 - 2020; 9 collectives that won prizes in the "Beautiful New Rural Commune" contest in 2018 also received Certificates of Merit and welfare works.