Nam Giang commune (Nam Dan district) receives the Certificate of achieving New Rural Area standards.

(Baonghean.vn)On the morning of December 13th, the Party Committee and People's Committee of Nam Giang commune (Nam Dan district) held a ceremony to receive the Certificate recognizing the commune as having achieved the new rural standard. Attending the ceremony were: Mr. Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, leaders of Nam Dan district, representatives from several provincial departments and agencies...

Delegates attending the ceremony

Representatives of people's organizations in Nam Giang commune on the occasion of the festival.

Welcome performance program

The ceremony was held solemnly, beginning with a self-composed cultural program by the commune and the district's cultural center, featuring many unique and meaningful performances praising the homeland and the commune's new rural development program.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, presented the certificate of achieving New Rural Area standards to Nam Giang commune.

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Giang commune, Mr. Tran Huu Van, reported on the results of the new rural development program: Based on the planning, the commune focused on directing the completion of land consolidation and exchange, creating favorable conditions for the rational restructuring of crop patterns. People have applied many production methods that bring high economic efficiency in various fields such as: a 120-hectare aquaculture model; a 47-hectare garden-based economic development model, mainly focusing on fruit trees such as lychee, mango, sapodilla, longan, apple, and jackfruit…

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Giang commune reported on the results of building new rural areas.

The total value of production in the service and trade sector has increased significantly annually, reaching 15.9 billion VND in 2014 alone, a 69.7% increase compared to 2010, with an average GDP growth rate of 17.4% per year. The commune has 302 trading households, 8 construction enterprises, 42 transport vehicles, and one agricultural service cooperative operating effectively in three areas: irrigation, seeds, and fertilizers. Particularly after land consolidation and reallocation, people have boldly introduced mechanization into agricultural production. Currently, the commune has 26 tillage machines, 640 hand-held harvesters, 26 rice threshing machines, and 5 combine harvesters.

The movement for national unity in building a cultured way of life has been actively embraced by the people; all village roads have street lighting, and all 12 hamlets have spacious cultural centers. Significant results have been achieved in poverty reduction and job creation. In over three years of implementing the national target program for building new rural areas, the commune has leveraged support resources to build and renovate six houses for poor households, reducing the poverty rate from 13.8% in 2011 to only 2.8% today; the percentage of well-off and wealthy households has increased significantly. Environmental sanitation has been carried out quite well; the commune has established a centralized waste collection team; and 98% of households have access to clean and hygienic water.

Regarding infrastructure development, the project included the construction of a two-story primary school with 10 classrooms; the paving of 6 km of commune roads and 6.5 km of village roads; the upgrading of 13.5 km of rural roads; the construction of 2.5 km of canals; and the upgrading of the commune cultural center, the cultural centers of 12 villages, playgrounds, and sports fields to serve the people and contribute to the local economy, with a total mobilized capital of 104 billion VND. During the construction process, 750 households donated 140,400 m2 of garden and rice field land, valued at 4.4 billion VND, and contributed tens of thousands of man-days of labor.

Comrade Dinh Viet Hong presented certificates of commendation from the Provincial People's Committee to outstanding collectives and individuals.

On behalf of the provincial leadership, Comrade Dinh Viet Hong presented the certificate recognizing the commune as having achieved the new rural standard and donated a welfare project worth 500 million VND to the commune; the Vice Chairman also highly appreciated the results that Nam Giang has achieved in the National Program for building new rural areas, reaching the finish line ahead of schedule...

The Chairman of the People's Committee of Nam Dan District presented certificates of commendation to outstanding collectives and individuals.

On this occasion, the Provincial People's Committee awarded certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals, and the District People's Committee also awarded certificates of merit to 4 collectives and 4 individuals for their outstanding achievements in implementing the new rural development program.

Sy Minh