Nghi Thu Ward (Cua Lo) received the Second Class Labor Medal

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 18, Nghi Thu ward (Cua Lo town) held the opening ceremony of the 6th Sports Festival and received the Second Class Labor Medal.

Attending the ceremony were representatives of several departments, branches, leaders of Cua Lo town and a large number of heroic Nghi Thu people.

Units participating in the parade. Photo: Xuan Nhuong.

Nghi Thu is the central ward of Cua Lo coastal tourism urban area, with 600 meters of coastline, natural area of ​​371 hectares, with 1180 households, 4280 people, 10 block units. In the area, there are 62 agencies, hotels, motels, 84 student accommodation facilities, more than 100 service kiosks of all kinds, Cua Lo II High School, Nghe An College of Tourism and Commerce, Vinamilk milk factory, Trang An confectionery factory.

In 1954, Nghi Thu was established on the basis of Thu Lung Village, separated from Hop Chau Commune - Nghi Loc District. As a locality with a very early revolutionary movement, the Thu Lung Village Party cell was established along with the birth of Nghi Loc District Party Committee in 1930. As soon as it was established, the entire Party, the entire army, and the entire people of Nghi Thu focused on the task of healing the wounds of war, serving the cause of national construction, fighting for national unification, making many great contributions in terms of human resources and resources to the frontline and building a strong rear.

During the period 1955 - 1956, the locality proactively promoted agricultural development, creating momentum for new development steps in rural areas and creating important favorable conditions for the successful construction of agricultural cooperatives...

During the period 1965 - 1975, Nghi Thu Party Committee and Government led the people to implement the Party's guidelines, build and protect the socialist North, support the revolution in the South, and unify the country with the determination: All for the frontline, all to defeat the American invaders.

With the slogan "Not a single pound of rice is missing, not a single soldier is missing", Nghi Thu has provided 963 people to join the army, 76 people to join the youth volunteer force, 523 people to join the frontline laborers, without a single case of desertion. Contributed 1,200 tons of rice, 404 tons of meat of all kinds, 384 tons of sea fish. During the great resistance wars of the nation, 103 Nghi Thu children heroically sacrificed their lives on the battlefields and while performing their duties in the locality...

View of Nghi Thu ward (Cua Lo town) Photo: Sy Minh.

Up to now, the average economic growth rate has reached 14.6% (of which: agriculture increased by 10.3%, industry - construction increased by 17%, trade - services increased by 11.5%). The economic structure has shifted in the right direction, from an economy mainly based on agricultural production; up to now, the proportion of the agricultural economy is only 7%, trade services and construction industry account for 93%. Average income per capita reached 38.5 million VND; total budget revenue in the area in 2016 reached over 7.8 billion VND.

Lighting the traditional torch to open the 6th Vietnam Sports Congress. Photo: Xuan Nhuong.

Authorized by the President, Comrade Doan Tien Dung - Deputy Secretary of the Town Party Committee - Chairman of the People's Committee of Cua Lo Town awarded the Second Class Labor Medal to Nghi Thu Ward. Photo: Thu Huong.

Culture and society have many strong changes. Cultural, information and sports activities are constantly developing, the rate of cultural families reaches 95%, 10/10 hamlets, 3/3 schools are recognized as cultural units, of which 3 blocks are recognized as provincial units. Nghi Thu Ward is the first locality of Cua Lo Town to be granted a certificate of recognition by the Provincial People's Committee as a cultural standard commune in 2004.

On this occasion, Nghi Thu ward officially opened the 6th Sports Festival in 2017./.

Thu Huong