Quan Bau: Rapid and strong development of urban infrastructure

(Baonghean) - Quan Bau is considered a young ward of Vinh City with 10 years of establishment. From its role and location as the gateway to the city center, Quan Bau is actively exploiting its "open potential", aiming to rapidly and strongly develop the appearance and life of a type 1 urban area in the area.

Quan Bau used to be famous for its ponds, lakes, low-lying terrain, people mainly engaged in agriculture; there were many collective housing areas in the area, the socio-economic situation still had many difficulties. Entering the implementation of the Resolution of the Ward Party Committee for the 2010-2015 term (2nd time), the ward encountered many difficulties and confusion in direction and management; many investment projects in the area were behind schedule; along with a number of other subjective difficulties...

Quan Bau Ward is strongly developing in trade and services.

Quickly overcoming shortcomings and limitations, the cadres, party members and people of Quan Bau ward have united, reached consensus, joined hands to contribute, built trust among the people, competed to complete the local political tasks, and achieved many comprehensive results in implementing the Resolution of the 2nd Ward Party Congress.

Secretary of the Quan Bau Ward Party Committee, Comrade Vo Khac Hung shared: “The Ward Party Committee has reviewed the limitations, thereby taking care of and improving the Party building work; leading and directing political tasks more closely and specifically; attaching importance to inspection and supervision work, setting goals for each year and gradually completing them. Thanks to that, in the past term, the ward's economy has developed, with an average annual economic growth rate of 9.6%; per capita income at the end of the term increased from 27.2 million VND in 2010 to 55.1 million VND in 2014, estimated to reach 63.2 million VND by 2015 (target 61 - 62 million VND). The economic structure has shifted rapidly, the proportion of services - trade increased from 63.2% to 71.5%. The total production value increased from 420.2 billion VND to 712.5 billion VND. Party Committee for many years immediately achieved the title of "clean and strong". Total budget revenue is estimated at 58.7 billion/target of 47.5 billion, reaching 123.6% (exceeding the target).

Promoting the advantages and potentials of the locality, the ward has helped 2,305 households, individuals and enterprises borrow capital from banks and credit funds to invest and expand production, business and services, with a total loan capital of 84.8 billion VND. Investment attraction in the ward has achieved good results; 2 more commercial centers, 3 car and motorbike showrooms, 3 large hotels and restaurants, many motels, offices, production and repair workshops... have been put into effective operation; many companies and enterprises continue to grow revenue, attract more workers, and create jobs such as: Mai Ninh Private Enterprise, Loc Lan Private Enterprise, Minh Hong Company, Hung Phat Company, Ha Vinh Company, Hong Minh Company, An Truong Nguyen Company... The number of production and business households increased from 570 to 620 households, many households have risen to become rich legitimately. The rate of well-off and rich households reached 61%. Budget collection work is always focused on and directed, every year achieving and exceeding the assigned plan.

Urban, land and basic construction investment management have been rectified, limitations have been overcome, planning and planning management have been better, land use plans have been seriously implemented; regular inspections and timely handling of planning violations have been carried out. The ward has focused on leading and directing the management of urban order, traffic safety and environmental sanitation, especially since Directive No. 05/CT/Th.U dated August 25, 2011 of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee on strengthening the leadership of Party committees at all levels in the management of urban order and environmental sanitation; the ward has had open sidewalks, wide roads and convenient planning. The ward has also resolutely resolved issues related to 8 collective housing areas in the project of the Provincial People's Committee, of which 5 areas have been completed and land has been allocated to 103 households in the collective housing areas: Nghe An Pharmaceutical Company; Nghe An Construction Materials and Installation Branch; Mountainous Investment and Development Company and Ha Tinh Pharmaceutical Equipment Collective Area.

Class time at Quan Bau Kindergarten (Vinh City). Photo: Dinh Nguyet

With the motto of proactive capital sources, no public debt, focusing on building key projects, implementing thrift well, strengthening construction quality supervision, up to now, the ward has invested in and completed 20 construction items invested by the ward, including many important projects with a total investment of 33.57 billion VND, reaching 108%. Mobilizing resources from the people to build technical infrastructure for over 110 construction items of concrete roads, internal drainage ditches, sidewalks, lighting, tap water installation, dredging canals, cultural house facilities; school and classroom facilities... with a total mobilization of 12 billion/plan of 8 billion VND, reaching 150%. Cultural and social fields have many changes; from 2010 to now, the ward has always maintained national standards on health; invested facilities ensure good medical examination and treatment; Organize well the expanded vaccination campaigns, give Vitamin A to children under 5 years old.

Implementing well the propaganda work of disease prevention and food safety and environmental sanitation inspection. The average annual rate of cultural families is 90.9%, building 25 civilized alleys. To improve the effectiveness of the political system, the Party Committee focuses on directing the Fatherland Front and the ward's mass organizations to hold congresses to consolidate the Executive Committee and innovate the Party's leadership methods. Every quarter, the Party Committee maintains a working regime with the Fatherland Front and mass organizations. Over the past many years, the Fatherland Front and most of the ward's mass organizations have been ranked excellent by the city. The great joy is that, from a ward with "problems" in personnel work, direction and operation at the beginning of the term... to this point, Quan Bau ward is an excellent provincial-level unit awarded the Emulation Flag and Certificate of Merit by the Provincial People's Committee.

In the 2015 - 2020 term, Quan Bau ward sets the general goal: Continue to improve the leadership capacity and fighting strength of the Party Committee; strengthen solidarity and unity; build Quan Bau ward to be politically stable, ensure social order and safety, develop rapidly and sustainably and become one of the typical wards of Vinh City; and to achieve targets worthy of a central urban area, including very high and determined targets such as: Waste collection rate: 100%; rate of households using tap water: 100%; asphalt and concrete roads: 98%; rate of granting land use right certificates: 100%; resolving old collective housing areas: 100%. Chairman of the ward People's Committee, comrade Ho Sy Dung said: Quan Bau continues to promote the advantages of trade and services, increasing the proportion of services - trade to 74.05%, increasing the State budget revenue.

The Party Committee and the People's Committee have created favorable conditions for the investment environment, ensuring security and order for businesses and households to develop the economy and create jobs. The economic foundation is a condition for urban targets to be quickly achieved. The ward has coordinated with the city to focus on implementing projects to build Le Ninh Street, Ngo Gia Tu Street connecting Ho Ba Kien Street with 72m and 18m planned roads, expanding the potential and advantages of business and services, attracting investment in building commercial centers on the roads, converting Quan Bau market into a commercial center. Urban management, land, and basic construction investment are orderly and effective...

Commenting on Quan Bau ward, comrade Vo Viet Thanh, member of the Provincial Party Committee, Secretary of Vinh City Party Committee said: After the organization was stabilized, the staff of Quan Bau ward has created solidarity and consensus among the people, demonstrated enthusiasm and high responsibility, and brought the ward's socio-economic development to many clear results.

Chau Lan