Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu visited, wished a happy new year, and attended the program "Border guards warm the hearts of the villagers" in Tuong Duong district.

The delegation included: Colonel Le Nhu Cuong - Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard; Nguyen Van Hai - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Tuong Duong District Party Committee, and representatives of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee; Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs; Ethnic Minorities Committee; Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Committee.

The delegation visited new rural construction projects in Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai commune (Tuong Duong). Photo: Thanh Cuong

Nhon Mai is a border commune in a remote area of ​​Tuong Duong district, with a 17.874 km long border and 5 border markers. This is the residence of 3 ethnic groups living together: Thai, Mong, Kho Mu with a total population of 849 households/3,974 people. The people have a revolutionary tradition, actively carry out socio-economic, defense and security tasks, participate in management, firmly protect the territorial sovereignty and border security of the Fatherland.

In 2022, the Party Committee, government and ethnic people of Nhon Mai commune, together with the armed forces, united, overcame difficulties and achieved quite comprehensive results. Attention was paid to hunger eradication, poverty reduction and social security; people's material and spiritual life made much progress. Party building and political system building. National defense and security were ensured. However, the terrain here is rugged and complicated, the climate is harsh, the poverty rate is high, accounting for nearly 66%.

People of Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai commune with the joy of "Border Spring, warms the hearts of the villagers". Photo: Thanh Cuong

To successfully complete the task, the cadres and people of Nhon Mai commune promote their spirit, responsibility, will and determination; effectively implement the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's laws and policies, consolidate and build the all-people national defense, associated with the people's security posture and the solid all-people border defense posture.

Representing the provincial working delegation, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu presented support for building gratitude houses to disadvantaged households in Nhon Mai commune. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Colonel Le Nhu Cuong - Political Commissar of the Provincial Border Guard and representative of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee presented gifts to village elders and prestigious people. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The working group gave gifts to "adopted border guards' children". Photo: Thanh Cuong

Enjoying the atmosphere of welcoming the new year 2023, preparing to welcome the traditional Tet Quy Mao, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee wished the cadres and soldiers of the units, along with the families and people of all ethnic groups in Nhon Mai commune good health, happiness, peace, prosperity, and a new year of new victories.

In order to promote the achieved results, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested the cadres, soldiers, government and people of Nhon Mai commune to continue to pay attention, uphold the revolutionary spirit, grasp the situation; strengthen border patrols to promptly prevent and handle activities violating the border, territory and national sovereignty. The forces should strengthen coordination to promptly combat and eradicate all types of crimes in the border area...

People of Nhon Mai village, Nhon Mai commune participate in the fun activities "Spring on the border warms the hearts of the villagers". Photo: Thanh Cuong

With the support and attention of the province, the district and commune continue to pay attention to implementing ethnic policies well; building new rural areas. Ethnic people continue to unite to build cultural life in residential areas, eliminate backward customs, preserve the unique features of ethnic culture, and work with functional forces to preserve the border land, striving to build a better life...

On this occasion, comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu and the delegation also visited and wished a happy new year to the officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Post. This unit manages and protects 28,111km of national border, with 08 border markers (from marker 381 to marker 388), the area includes 02 communes of Nhon Mai and Mai Son communes of Tuong Dung district, with 21 villages; population of 1,344 households/6,447 people, mainly Thai, Mong and Kho Mu people.

The delegation led by Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee Hoang Nghia Hieu visited and wished a Happy New Year to officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to the report of Lieutenant Colonel Phan Thanh Hong - Chief of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station, in 2022, the peripheral situation is basically stable, border security sovereignty, border lines, and border markers are maintained; political security, social order and safety in the area are basically stable, people are assured to do business and production, well comply with the policies of the Party and State, and local regulations; firmly manage and protect national border security sovereignty.

Border Guard officers and soldiers coordinated with local Party committees, authorities, Forest Rangers and the Tuong Duong District Forest Protection Management Board to patrol the border, border markers and inspect and protect the forest. Through inspection, the border and national border markers were stable, no criminal activities of encroachment or violations of border regulations were detected; the forest was not exploited or destroyed.

Border guards examine and give medicine to local people. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The unit has presided over and coordinated the arrest of 06 cases/09 subjects, seized evidence - 12,016 synthetic drug pills, 0.5 kg of opium, 2.55 grams of heroin.

In addition, social security work is also of interest. The unit has mobilized sister units, organizations, and philanthropists to organize the programs "Warm Border Tet", "Warm Border Spring for the People". In 2022, the unit coordinated and presented gifts and money to poor and near-poor households, policy families, village elders, prestigious people, and students in the area with a total value of more than 550 million VND.

The unit strictly implements the contents of Border Guard foreign affairs, coordinates with the localities of the two border communes of Nhon Mai and Mai Son to effectively implement the program of village-to-village friendship on both sides of the border with Laos, and effectively conducts relations and information exchange with border guards and authorities of border villages of the neighboring country...

Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee delivered a New Year's greeting to officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station.

Visiting and wishing a Happy New Year to Nhon Mai Border Guard Station, the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee acknowledged and warmly commended the results and achievements that the officers and soldiers of the Border Guard have achieved in the past year.

"Comrades have promoted their spirit, responsibility, will and intelligence to the highest extent; effectively implemented the Party's guidelines and State laws and policies, consolidated and built the all-people national defense, associated with the people's security posture and the solid all-people border defense posture; clearly demonstrated the qualities of "Uncle Ho's soldiers", worthy of the trust and love of the Party, State and people" - the Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee emphasized...

The delegation presented gifts to officers and soldiers of Nhon Mai Border Guard Station. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee requested the unit to advise local Party committees, authorities, and functional forces to maintain security and order in the area before, during, and after Tet; ensuring that local people can celebrate Tet happily, safely, healthily, and economically;...