Nghe An launches the "Planting Trees in Gratitude to Uncle Ho" campaign for the Year of the Rat.
(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of January 30th, the 6th day of the Lunar New Year, the "Forever Grateful to Uncle Ho" Tree Planting Festival was launched in Cua Lo town, Nghe An province, for the Spring of the Year of the Rat 2020.
Attending the launching ceremony were: Comrade Thai Thanh Quy - Alternate Member of the Central Committee of the Party, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Nguyen Xuan Son - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council; Nguyen Van Thong - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee. Also present were members of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of the Provincial People's Committee, representatives of provincial departments and agencies, and people from all walks of life in Cua Lo town.
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| Delegates and people from all walks of life participate in the flag-raising ceremony at the launching of the Spring Tree Planting Festival 2020. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
This Lunar New Year of the Rat 2020, the tree planting ceremony was held in Cua Lo town. The trees were planted on the sidewalk at the intersection of Binh Minh Street and Vinh - Cua Lo Street in Nghi Huong ward, Cua Lo town.
As part of the launching ceremony, 60 new trees were planted, belonging to three species: Sandalwood, Yellow Jasmine, and Spondias mombin.
Speaking at the launching ceremony, Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee - on behalf of the provincial leadership, reread President Ho Chi Minh's call for tree planting during Tet 60 years ago, in the Spring of Canh Ty 1960; emphasizing the significance of tree planting for environmental protection, disaster prevention and control, as well as economic development.
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| Comrade Hoang Nghia Hieu - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, launches the Tree Planting Festival of Spring 2020 (Year of the Rat). Photo: Nguyen Hai |
In Nghe An, remembering President Ho Chi Minh's call, the province annually launches tree-planting campaigns, planting hundreds of thousands of new trees each year. Densely populated areas and urban centers are gradually developing green spaces, raising the forest cover rate to 58%; forestry has become a key economic sector of the province.
In practical terms, following President Ho Chi Minh's call for tree planting during Tet, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee suggested that in the coming time, local Party committees and authorities should widely publicize the significance of Tet tree planting and forest protection among all segments of the population; organize tree planting in a cost-effective and efficient manner, suitable to local conditions, ensuring that every tree planted survives; strengthen the application of science, technology, and engineering in tree planting and reforestation; disseminate the Forestry Law among all segments of the population, linking reforestation with forest protection and fire prevention; and deepen and sustain the movement of "every household plants trees, every person plants trees"...
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| Members of the Standing Committee and the Executive Committee of the Provincial Party Committee participated in tree planting in Cua Lo town. Photo: Nguyen Hai. |
At the ceremony, Comrade Vo Thi Minh Sinh - Chairwoman of the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee - also delivered a speech emphasizing the significance of the "Forever Grateful to Uncle Ho" Tree Planting Festival, stating that the entire population and armed forces need to make the tree planting movement more practical, effective, and of higher quality.
Representatives of the Cua Lo Town People's Committee also read a pledge to effectively and seriously implement the Tree Planting Festival in accordance with President Ho Chi Minh's call; at the same time, they directed all 7 wards and communes to simultaneously launch campaigns, striving to plant over 3,000 new trees each year on the streets, gradually forming a green and civilized urban area...
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| Provincial leaders, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and leaders of Cua Lo town participated in planting trees at the beginning of spring. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
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| Representatives from various segments of the town's population participated in planting trees on the sidewalk of Binh Minh Street, Cua Lo Town. Photo: Nguyen Hai |
Immediately after the launching ceremony, provincial leaders and people of Cua Lo town enthusiastically participated in planting trees.