How does the city build new rural areas?

(Baonghean) -During a working trip to Nghe An, on February 20, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue awarded a certificate of recognition for completing the task of building new rural areas to Vinh city.

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Nghe An Newspaper reporter interviewed comrade Nguyen Hoai An - Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee about the next tasks of the locality after the above event.

Comrade Nguyen Hoai An - Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee

PV:Could you tell us how Vinh city has made efforts to direct and implement the construction of new rural areas in 9 communes in the area recently?

Comrade Nguyen Hoai An:The fact that Vinh city has just been awarded a Certificate of Recognition for completing the task of building new rural areas is an event marking the development of the suburban communes of Vinh city.

Implementing the National Target Program on New Rural Construction in Nghe An province for the period 2010 - 2020, the entire political system and people of Vinh city have focused on mobilizing all resources to participate, respond, allocate investment resources, assign teams to closely direct and inspect the work from easy to difficult.

The city has strongly launched the movement "Vinh City joins hands to build new rural areas", calling on businesses, units, organizations... to actively support. At the same time, it organized for leaders of 9 communes to study experiences in building new rural areas in 4 southern provinces. In addition, the communes of Hung Dong, Hung Hoa, Nghi Lien, Nghi An, Nghi Duc, Hung Loc, Hung Chinh, Nghi Kim organized tours to learn experiences in some communes inside and outside the province.

Growing flowers brings high income in Nghi Lien commune (Vinh city). Photo: Chau Lan

The city has also issued mechanisms to support separate funding sources for the program in a timely and effective manner, creating motivation for people in communes to actively contribute more resources and manpower to build rural infrastructure works such as:

In 2015, the city supported 3 communes striving to reach the new rural destination (Nghi Phu, Hung Hoa, Hung Chinh) with 5 billion VND/commune to build new cultural houses in hamlets; in 2016, the city supported 15 billion VND for 2 communes Nghi An and Nghi Duc to invest in building cultural houses in communes, hamlets, and commune health stations.

The city also issued a policy to leave the land use fee that must be paid to the city (40%) for communes for land exploitation areas of less than 1,000 m2 to create more resources for communes to invest in construction of works serving the new rural construction program.

At the commune level, the Party Committees of 9 communes have developed a specialized Resolution on new rural construction, the People's Committees of the communes have developed a New Rural Project for the period 2010 - 2020, a Project on developing agricultural commodity production to increase people's income...

Through efforts, up to now, 9/9 communes have completed 19/19 criteria for new rural construction and have been recognized by the Provincial People's Committee as meeting the standards. Notably, the city has no outstanding debts for basic construction.

Renovating shrimp ponds in Hung Hoa, Vinh city. Photo: Vo Huyen

PV:How is the implementation of new rural construction for Vinh type 1 urban area different from the implementation of new rural construction in districts and towns in the province, sir?

Comrade Nguyen Hoai An:The new rural areas of Vinh city have now met the criteria at a higher level; specifically in terms of infrastructure systems such as electricity, roads, schools, etc. The environmental landscape also requires higher quality, especially the waste treatment of the communes.

The city collects garbage from each and every household. The wastewater system is being connected more and more completely. On the other hand, agriculture in the districts is produced on the fields, on a large area and is the main occupation, while in the city, agriculture can be done in the garden, in the fields but it must be clean agriculture, agriculture that creates high-value products and is associated with eco-tourism.

To do ecological agriculture, we must accumulate land and attract investment. Communes must lease land from people to businesses; and businesses must produce with large investments, and people must participate.

The city will have an investment mechanism for businesses using 2 hectares of land or more for clean agricultural production. The city's products are clean flowers and vegetables, which need to be invested effectively and have a large output market built.

PV:What solutions will the city have to improve the criteria and increase income for people, sir?

Comrade Nguyen Hoai An:The city's viewpoint is that no matter how it develops in the future, the agricultural area will still exist with the direction of agricultural development using high technology, clean agriculture, and eco-tourism; ensuring the supply of goods for the inner city and being a destination for tourist groups.

Based on the adjusted planning, the city will invest in infrastructure including roads, schools, markets, irrigation canals, and solid waste treatment in the area. Although the agricultural proportion of the 9 new rural communes is not large, the landscape of the village must be maintained, and trees and flowers must be invested in... For example, the city is currently investing in drainage canals and a flower market for Nghi An commune...

The city has issued mechanisms and policies for economic development to increase income for people in communes such as Decision No. 05/2012 on promulgating regulations on a number of mechanisms and policies to support agricultural and fishery production; Decision No. 14/2014 on promulgating mechanisms and policies to support investment in basic construction and agricultural and fishery production from the local budget, in which the most prominent are support mechanisms for the development of safe vegetable growing areas for sustainable development, linking production with product consumption: supporting costs for terrain survey, construction of vegetable infrastructure, training, seminars, building and developing brands to help connect people and businesses.

Commercial quail eggs in Hung Hoa commune (Vinh city). Photo: Thanh Tam

In the industrial sector, the city has planned and implemented investment steps to build infrastructure for an industrial park in Hung Dong commune with a total area of ​​39.51 hectares, which has attracted 7 registered investment enterprises; planned industrial clusters in Nghi An commune with 15 hectares, Nghi Lien commune with 20 hectares, Nghi Kim commune with 24 hectares; in addition, in the area of ​​9 communes, there are currently 414 small and medium enterprises, 23,243 production and business households, creating jobs for thousands of workers.

In the field of trade and services, 9 communes have 9 markets, 15 agricultural service cooperatives; 6 non-agricultural cooperatives, 6 cooperative groups have created jobs for thousands of workers. The average income of people in the communes in 2014 reached 27.67 million VND/person, more than double compared to 2010 at 12.61 million VND/person, in 2015 it reached 31.47 million VND/person; in 2016 it reached 33.86 million VND/person.

Currently, the City People's Committee is implementing zoning plans, detailed plans, and urban designs in accordance with the project to adjust the general planning of Vinh City to 2030, with a vision to 2050 according to Decision No. 52/QD-TTg dated January 14, 2015 of the Prime Minister. The zoning plans of communes, once implemented, will be the basis for communes to invest in economic development, attract investment, and apply science and technology to improve people's lives.

PV:Thank you very much, comrade!

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