Nghe An: Highlights on February 19
(Baonghean.vn) - Nghe An launched "Tet tree planting festival to forever remember Uncle Ho" Spring Tan Suu 2021; Preparing for construction of the North-South expressway, section from Nghi Son - Dien Chau; Many areas in Nghe An stopped planting new Vinh oranges; A woman was fined for returning from the epidemic area of Hai Duong without making a medical declaration; A man suspected of jumping off a bridge to commit suicide... are the highlights of February 19.
*SOn the morning of February 19 (January 8, Tan Suu year), in Nam Dan district, Nghe An province, the launching ceremony of the "Forever grateful to Uncle Ho" tree planting festival was held in Tan Suu spring 2021. Provincial leaders and representatives of provincial and Nam Dan district departments, branches and organizations planted trees along the road to the Mausoleum of King Mai, Nam Dan town, Nam Dan district.
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Provincial leaders planted trees along the road to King Mai's Tomb, Nam Dan town. Photo: Thanh Duy |
*Nto best prepare for deploymentNorth-South Expressway construction, section from Nghi Son - Dien Chau, on the morning of February 19, at Hoang Mai Town, the working delegation of the Ministry of Transport worked with the People's Committee of Nghe An province and localities to review the site clearance work. At the working session, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat highly appreciated the drastic direction of the province, and at the same time said that, up to now, the policies and guidelines for implementing site clearance for the expressway project through Nghe An have basically been completed. The Ministry will soon approve the technical design of the Nghi Son - Dien Chau section, so localities should urgently review it to have a standard technical design document to submit to the Ministry of Transport for approval.
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Overview of the working session. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
*CThe Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection of Nghe An province recommends that in some localities in the province where soil is infected with Phytophthora fungus, people shouldstop planting new Vinh oranges, switch to growing some short-term crops to improve the soil.
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The Vinh orange area in Quy Hop has been shedding young oranges in large numbers for many years. Photo: Quang An |
*SAfter Tet, vegetables and fruits in the mountainous areas of Nghe Anprices fell across the board, especially tomatoes, causing people's income to decrease significantly.
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Tomato growers in the mountainous region of Nghe An are facing difficulties due to falling prices. Photo: Dinh Tuan |
*SOn February 19, Mr. Hoang Xuan Son - Head of Nghi Thach Commune Health Station (Nghi Loc District), said that the unit had just advised the People's Committee of the communeadministrative sanctionsOne case in the area returned from an epidemic area but did not make a medical declaration.
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Tourists make health declarations when entering Nghe An at the border gate. Illustration photo: Tien Hung |
*Ma suspicious manjump off a bridgeon Lam River. The incident happened on the evening of February 18, on Lam River through Con Cuong district.
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Authorities are actively using means to search for the body of the man who jumped off the bridge. Photo: CTV |