Nghi Loc - Potential and development opportunities

As the gateway district of Vinh City, the center of the Southeast Economic Zone, Nghi Loc is a place where all the factors of "heavenly time, favorable location, and harmony of people" converge. In the photo: View of Cam Bridge (Nghi Loc). Photo: Nguyen Thanh Hai

At the seminar "Orientation for Nghi Loc development to 2025, up to 2030" as part of a series of activities celebrating the 550th anniversary of the district's founding, once again, the Standing Committee of Nghi Loc District Party Committee affirmed its high determination in the orientation of economic, social, defense and security development.

In particular, the district focuses on industry - construction for rapid growth, with many new products and services; developing agriculture in a concentrated direction, producing clean agricultural products and high economic value; currently, the whole district has 14/29 communes reaching the new rural finish line, in 2019, striving for 9 more communes and in 2020, striving for the remaining 6 communes to reach the new rural finish line. At the same time, Nghi Lam and Nghi Xuan are built into 2 model new rural communes.

In the development roadmap, Nghi Loc district determined to have a strong breakthrough, taking advantage of all opportunities and resources to achieve the goals; striving to build Quan Hanh urban area into a satellite urban area, the northern growth pole of Vinh city. Carrying out the construction of Cho Thuong town into a Class V urban area, a commercial, cultural and economic center of the western region of the district. Developing market towns in Nghi Van, Nghi Phuong and Nghi Van communes to create momentum for the development of trade and services in the district.

Many livestock models in Nghi Loc bring high income. Photo: Thu Huong

In addition, promote the advantages of natural conditions and other resources of sub-regions to promote growth and economic restructuring. In particular, focus on agricultural production in the direction of specialization; clean agricultural production according to standards; link production with consumption and processing of agricultural products to create high economic value chains. For sub-regions with land advantages for developing industrial parks, marine and coastal tourism, the district will focus on developing clean vegetables; coastal tourism and aquaculture; expanding industrial parks; attracting investment in developing deep-water seaport clusters, high-end coastal tourism areas (FLC has surveyed 460 hectares in Nghi Tien).

In the development of transport infrastructure, in the coming time, the district will have more North-South expressways and coastal national highways, so it is necessary to focus resources on upgrading existing routes, especially National Highway 48E, the route connecting Vinh - Nam Cam Industrial Park - Bai Lu (Duc Thiet), the expressway's feeder roads, connecting route N5 with the western communes of the district. Synchronously develop other essential infrastructures such as: electricity, water supply and drainage, post, telecommunications... other cultural and social infrastructure: to meet the socio-economic development and State management requirements in all fields... It is expected that by the end of the 2015 - 2020 term, Nghi Loc will have 26/30 targets achieved and exceeded the Resolution of the 28th Congress.

A corner of Quan Hanh town (Nghi Loc) today. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Nghi Loc aims to achieve an average economic growth rate of 12.5 - 13.5% per year in the 2020 - 2025 period by 2025; Economic structure: Agriculture - forestry - fishery 9.65%, Industry - construction 63.63%; Trade - services 26.72%; Average added value per capita reaches 70 - 80 million VND/person/year.

Recently, Nghi Loc district successfully organized the ceremony to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the district's founding and the 125th anniversary of Nghi Loc's name with the participation of Party and State leaders, provincial leaders, generals and a large number of cadres and people.

At the ceremony, the district's cadres and people reviewed the tradition, historical, cultural, revolutionary values, development achievements, and at the same time expressed their high determination in the cause of economic and social construction and development, towards 2025. The Standing Committee of the District Party Committee organized and launched special emulation movements to celebrate this event; encouraged the whole district to compete to achieve many achievements in implementing the State's legal targets, socio-economic targets, and well implement activities to ensure social security and gratitude; Encourage cadres, party members and people to actively compete in studying, working, and completing assigned tasks well.
With the sense of responsibility and high determination of the entire political system, the series of commemorative activities were carried out as planned. The whole district has deployed and accelerated the progress of 9 cultural and welfare projects, 18 houses of gratitude with a total cost of more than 443,394 billion VND, of which the socialized budget is 26.5 billion VND. 30 communes and towns deployed and basically completed 58 projects with a total cost of nearly 208 billion VND and at the same time put up signs of the projects to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the district's founding.

Art program to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the district's founding and receive the Second Class Labor Medal. Photo: Thanh Cuong

A series of events associated with the occasion such as cultural and artistic programs, performances of 9 new songs to celebrate the 550th anniversary of the district's establishment and awarding of "Nghi Loc 550 years of formation and development"; exhibition "Nghi Loc land and people"; organizing a discussion "Orientation for Nghi Loc development to 2025, up to 2030" especially the 550th anniversary of the district's establishment (1469-2019) and 125 years of the name Nghi Loc (1894-2019) took place on the evening of April 27 successfully, leaving a good impression on the majority of people.

In the coming time, the District People's Committee hopes to continue receiving the attention of ministries, departments and central branches; leaders of the Provincial People's Committee and provincial departments, departments and branches so that Nghi Loc can soon complete the set socio-economic development goals.