Developing Do Luong urban area into a traffic connection point between the East, West, South and North of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Do Luong urban area is a traffic connection point of East, West, South, North, linking the western districts with Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Southeast Economic Zone and coastal districts of Nghe An province.
This is one of the contents of the Project to recognize Do Luong urban area, Do Luong district, Nghe An province as meeting the criteria of a type IV urban area, which was just approved by the People's Council of Nghe An province at the 13th session held on the afternoon of May 5 in Vinh city.
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Panorama of the 13th Session of the 18th Nghe An Provincial People's Council, term 2021 - 2026. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Attending the meeting were comrades: Nguyen Van Thong - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; Nguyen Duc Trung - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Hoang Nghia Hieu - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee; comrades in the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee and delegates of the Provincial People's Council.
The area of Do Luong urban area is about 7,930 hectares; its boundary includes the entire area of the existing Do Luong town and the communes: Boi Son, Trang Son, Dang Son, Dong Son, Nam Son, Bac Son, Yen Son, Van Son, Da Son, Lac Son, Luu Son and part of the area of the communes: Thinh Son, Hoa Son.
The specific scope is determined: to the North it borders Hong Son and Giang Son Tay communes; to the South it borders Trung Son and Xuan Son communes; to the East it borders Bai Son and Tan Son communes and the remaining Hoa Son and Thinh Son communes; to the West it borders Lam Son and Ngoc Son communes and Anh Son district.
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Delegates voted on the Resolution to approve the Project proposing to recognize Do Luong urban area, Do Luong district, Nghe An province as meeting the criteria of a type IV urban area. Photo: Thanh Duy |
Do Luong urban area is identified as the political, administrative, economic, cultural - social, scientific - technical, service, tourism, and industrial center of the district and surrounding areas, playing a role in promoting the socio-economic development of Do Luong district, and is the core area when Do Luong district becomes a town.
This is also the traffic connection point of East, West, South, North, linking the western districts with Vinh city, Cua Lo town, Southeast Economic Zone and coastal districts of Nghe An province.
It is known that in the economic development strategy of Nghe An, Do Luong urban area is one of the important urban areas, with many favorable conditions for development.
According to the master plan for urban development of Nghe An province for the period 2006-2020 approved in Decision No. 4566/QD-UBND dated November 12, 2007, Do Luong town is identified as a type IV urban area.
In Decision No. 69/QD-UBND dated January 13, 2021 of the People's Committee of Nghe An province on the Plan to implement the Action Program to implement the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Executive Committee, it was determined to develop and implement the project to develop Do Luong district into a town in the direction of trade and services by 2025. Do Luong urban area, after being formed and developed, will become a growth pole, a new driving force in the development of the western sub-region of Nghe An.
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Administrative boundary diagram of Do Luong Urban Area. Photo by Thanh Duy |
In the Resolution approving the Project proposing to recognize Do Luong urban area, Do Luong district, Nghe An province as meeting the criteria of a type IV urban area, the Provincial People's Council assigned the Provincial People's Committee to complete the dossier and procedures to submit to competent authorities to recognize Do Luong urban area, Do Luong district, Nghe An province as meeting the criteria of a type IV urban area according to current regulations.
According to the provisions of Resolution 26/2022/UBTVQH15 of the National Assembly Standing Committee, after the People's Council of Nghe An province approves, Nghe An province will submit the dossier for appraisal of the urban classification project, including the submission of the Provincial People's Committee, the resolution of the Provincial People's Council, and the dossier of the urban classification project prepared according to regulations to the Ministry of Construction. The Minister of Construction will establish an interdisciplinary appraisal council; preside over and coordinate with relevant ministries, central agencies, and socio-professional organizations to organize surveys to serve the appraisal and organize the appraisal of the project; then issue a document recognizing the results of the review of criteria for classifying type IV urban areas for Do Luong urban area if the criteria are met.