Quynh Nghia: Success from mobilizing people's strength in building new rural areas

(Baonghean) - Quynh Nghia commune (Quynh Luu district) is now bustling like a cluster of communes in the coastal area. The bustling atmosphere of labor and production from mechanical workshops, shipbuilding, carpentry, to fishing... are all developing, especially when the commune was recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as a commune meeting new rural standards.

Once a poor commune, people lived mainly on fishing, agricultural production and salt making. In recent years, Quynh Nghia has developed many industries, quickly escaped poverty and become well-off. Although it is a rural area, each person does not have the concept of idle farming, always struggling to have year-round work, striving so that the average income per capita of the commune has reached nearly 30 million VND/year. From that potential, the construction of new rural areas in Quynh Nghia has been accelerated, reaching the new rural standards in 2014.

Construction completed for the market in Quynh Nghia (Quynh Luu).

Nghia Phu village is one of the leading villages in the commune's new rural movement; the village has 286 households with 1,100 people, people here work in many industries such as seafood exploitation, salt making, civil carpentry, with 6 large carpentry workshops, 4 shipbuilding workshops... Average income is 30 million VND/person/year, especially for seafarers and fishing boat builders, the average income is 60 million VND/person/year. Previously, the village road was only 1.8m wide, now implementing the national goal of new rural construction, people actively donate land to open roads, so that all alleys and roads meet standards, the smallest alley is over 2.5 meters wide. Many households donate land to open roads such as Mr. Ho Phuc's family, who is ready to donate 63m2 of residential land and support an additional 2 million VND for the village to build roads. Therefore, all roads in the village were widened by 4m and completely renewed, with a total length of 816m, and 1,100m of drainage ditches.

Mr. Truong Dac Ky - Head of Nghia Phu village shared: "The consensus and joint efforts of the villagers have contributed to speeding up the progress of building new rural areas in the locality. The people voluntarily contributed 200,000 VND/person, and also lent the village cash, working days and materials worth 1.5 billion VND to build schools and drainage ditches; up to now, the works have been put into use, and the means of transporting goods in and out are very convenient. It is known that Mr. Truong Dac Ky is also an exemplary village chief, active in mobilizing and he himself is also a pioneer in supporting the village to build traffic.

Nghia Bac village also quickly completed the targets of building a new rural area, with 210 households, 814 people, diversified production, salt making, carpentry, construction, services, seafood exploitation, deer and pig raising... The average income of workers in the village reached 24 million VND/person/year. Mr. Dang Danh Truyen - Head of Nghia Bac village excitedly said: "The biggest success of building a new rural area in our village is to widen all roads from 2m to 3.6 - 6m, now small trucks go straight to households to buy pigs, chickens, deer, household wooden furniture... the village is bustling, people's income is gradually raised, the face of the new rural area is increasingly improving comprehensively in all fields, everyone is excited".

From 2012 to 2014, the Management Board of New Rural Construction of Quynh Nghia commune organized a combination of programs and projects combining resources to mobilize people to concrete and asphalt nearly 14km of commune roads, more than 13km of village roads, and nearly 9km of village lanes. At the same time, combining land conversion, planning to upgrade the internal traffic system to ensure mechanization for production and convenient transportation; With a total investment of 56.2 billion VND. According to Mr. Ho Khac Huynh - Head of the Agriculture Board of Quynh Nghia commune: The reason why the construction of New Rural Areas in the locality has reached the finish line early is an important factor: the potential of the people, the consensus, and joint efforts to contribute human and material resources to complete the criteria with the local government. The government also creates favorable conditions for people to maximize economic efficiency for each industry. Up to now, Quynh Nghia has 120 fishing boats with a total capacity of over 63,000 CV. With the diligence, dynamism and resilience of fishermen, by the end of 2014 the total output reached 17,300 tons, worth nearly 187 billion VND, accounting for 57% of the total local income.

Along with that, the development of Phu Nghia carpentry village, 20 sawmills, 19 stone factories, 105 carpentry and welding establishments, has created more jobs and increased income for workers. Shipbuilding, electrical and mechanical repair, forestry and seafood processing establishments, and concentrated craft village areas have a value of nearly 116 billion VND/year...

With the diligence and creativity in production of Quynh Nghia people, the local economic development has been diversified, people's lives have been increasingly improved, the poverty rate is only 3.7%. Entering the new year 2015, with the appearance of a newly recognized new rural commune, the Party Committee and people of the commune are determined to continue promoting achievements in all fields to meet the expectations of all social classes.

Article and photos:Quynh Lan