Yen Thanh determined to build an advanced new rural district

Van Truong• July 1, 2021 07:20

(Baonghean.vn) - After completing the construction of new rural areas (NTM), the Party Committee and the government of Yen Thanh district are continuing to strive to build advanced, exemplary NTM. Nghe An Newspaper reporter interviewed comrade Nguyen Quy Linh - Standing Deputy Secretary of Yen Thanh District Party Committee on this issue.

PV:Yen Thanh is striving to build a district that meets advanced new rural standards. Can you tell us about the locality's proposed roadmap?
Comrade Nguyen Quy Linh:After more than 10 years of implementation, the new rural construction program of the districtYen Thanhhas made an important contribution to changing the face of rural areas. To increasingly improve the quality of life for the people, Yen Thanh district continues to build a district that meets the advanced new rural standards with the common goal of: Continuing to improve the quality of criteria of communes and districts that have met the new rural standards in order to constantly improve the quality of people's material and spiritual life. Ensuring sustainable growth and development of rural areas, modern socio-economic infrastructure, suitable for the ecological environment, cultural identity is preserved and promoted, political security is ensured, the political system is strong. Further promoting the role of the people as the subject in building advanced new rural areas.

Lãnh đạo tỉnh và huyện Yên Thành thăm mô hình trồng cam. Ảnh: P.V

Provincial and district leaders of Yen Thanh visited the orange growing model in March 2021. Photo: PV

According to the roadmap, Yen Thanh district strives to have 23-27/38 communes meeting the standards by 2025.advanced new rural areas(accounting for 60%). By 2028, the district will achieve advanced new rural standards. In particular, by the end of 2021, it is expected that 6 communes will achieve advanced new rural standards, including Son Thanh, Tan Thanh, Long Thanh, Tang Thanh, Hoa Thanh and Vinh Thanh.

PV:Could you please tell us about the direction of economic development and improving people's material and spiritual life in the current process of building advanced new rural areas?
Comrade Nguyen Quy Linh:In order to build a district that meets advanced new rural standards, Yen Thanh district continues to effectively implement a number of programs and projects such as the Project on restructuring the agricultural sector towards linking value chains to increase added value and sustainable development; Planning "Agricultural development in Yen Thanh district associated with the National Target Program on building new rural areas and restructuring the agricultural sector towards sustainability by 2035, with a vision to 2050"; Project "Developing high-tech agriculture in Yen Thanh district, associated with processing and consumption"...
Accordingly, Yen Thanh builds a concentrated commodity production area, implements production linkages according to commodity value chains for key products associated with the orientation of local service and tourism development. Develops high-tech production models, applies mechanization in production stages associated with food safety production. Solves employment for rural workers in the district through models of economic restructuring in rural areas. Pays attention to training human resources for agricultural, industrial and service development.

Thu hoạch lúa vụ xuân ở huyện Yên Thành. Ảnh: V.T

Harvesting spring rice in Yen Thanh district. Photo: VT

Continue to focus on attracting investment, promoting industrial development, small-scale industry and rural occupations, creating jobs and increasing income for people; speed up the implementation of 2 projects: Eco-tourism project combined with planting fruit trees and timber trees at Ve Vung Lake (Livestock Breeding Development Company Limited under TH Group is the investor); and the An Hung Garment Factory investment project in Cong Thanh commune with a scale of 6,000 - 8,000 workers has come into operation.

At the same time, continue to take care of cultural - social, educational - medical conditions, ensure national defense - security in the area. Synchronously implement poverty reduction policies, social security and the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction, strive to reduce poverty each year.multidimensional poverty ratefrom 1-1.3%. Strive to increase agricultural labor productivity by 1.5 times by 2025 and average income per capita to reach 75-80 million VND/year. Build a bright, green, clean, beautiful rural landscape and space and preserve the good cultural identity of the locality...

Thu hoạch cam ở xã Đồng Thành, Yên Thành. Ảnh lư tiệu Hồ Các

Harvesting oranges in Dong Thanh commune, Yen Thanh. Photo by Lu Tieu Ho Cac

PV:Can you tell us specifically about the solutions that the locality is implementing?

Comrade Nguyen Quy Linh:As mentioned, in order to effectively build a district that meets advanced new rural standards, Yen Thanh district has synchronously implemented the following solutions: For 6 communes including Son Thanh, Tan Thanh, Long Thanh, Tang Thanh, Hoa Thanh and Vinh Thanh, which are scheduled to meet advanced new rural standards in 2021, the Standing Committee of the District Party Committee has directed, together with the Yen Thanh New Rural Steering Committee, to determine the content and roadmap for the above communes to implement to ensure progress towards the advanced new rural finish line; remove obstacles, as well as propose specific solutions, encourage the spirit of the Party Committee, commune authorities and people.

Thanks to that, the movement to build advanced new rural areas has been strongly promoted. Localities have mobilized maximum resources to build infrastructure, develop household economy, and improve people's lives. Up to now, basically, the 3 communes of Son Thanh, Tan Thanh, Long Thanh have completed the documents to submit to the relevant departments for appraisal on advanced new rural areas.

Công nhân làm việc tại Nhà máy may ở huyện Yên Thành. Ảnh: T.H

Workers at a garment factory in Yen Thanh district. Photo: VT

The locality also strengthens the inspection and supervision of Party committees, Party organizations, cadres and Party members in the construction of new rural areas. Continue to promote extensive propaganda among cadres, Party members and people to raise awareness of the goals, meanings and solutions for implementing new rural areas in the coming period; promote the role of the people as the main subject. Focus on thoroughly grasping the documents of the Central and the province on building advanced and exemplary new rural areas, building exemplary new rural residential areas, and the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program. Focus on the comprehensive leadership and direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels for the program, more clearly defining this as a regular, long-term task with no end point; The content of building advanced and exemplary new rural areas must become a political task of the locality.

Một trong những điểm nhấn trong quá trình xây dựng nông thôn mới ở Yên Thành là gắn với phát triển nông nghiệp sinh thái đi đôi với phát triển du lịch sinh thái, tâm linh với những đặc trưng, lợi thế ở địa phương. Trong ảnh: Đập Vệ Vừng là hồ đập lớn nhất huyện lúa Yên Thành, với diện tích mặt nước 720 ha, trữ lượng 18 triệu m3 nước. Đây là niềm tự hào của quê lúa Yên Thành, là điểm đến của nhiều du khách. Ảnh: Sách Nguyễn

One of the highlights in the process of building new rural areas in Yen Thanh is to combine the development of ecological agriculture with the development of ecological and spiritual tourism with local characteristics and advantages. In the photo: Ve Vung Dam is the largest dam in Yen Thanh rice district, with a water surface area of 720 hectares and a reserve of 18 million cubic meters of water. This is the pride of Yen Thanh rice land and a destination for many tourists. Photo: Sach Nguyen

Regarding policy mechanisms, Yen Thanh takes advantage of support sources from the Central Government, provincial budget sources, and integrates project programs to support communes in building advanced new rural areas. Such as continuing to implement the mechanism of supporting cement for communes registering to meet advanced and model new rural standards. Supporting the construction of model new rural residential areas, building new rural standard gardens, greenhouses, production development models, intensive farming, and high-tech applications. Supporting the construction and implementation of the One Commune One Product (OCOP) program...

Yen Thanh Environmental Services Joint Stock Company collects rural waste in the district. Photo: Van Truong

With great determination and efforts, the Party Committee and people of Yen Thanh will strive to soon complete the goal of an advanced new rural district according to the set schedule.

PV:Thank you, comrade!