(HBO) - The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued Decision No.2813/QD-UBND on approving an urban development plan for Mai Chau township of Mai Chau district, to 2030.
Chieng Chau commune is set
Chieng Chau commune is set to be expanded to
meet criteria of Type IV urban area.
The programme sets a
target to have Mai Chau township and the two neighbouring communes of Chieng
Chau and Tong Dau meeting criteria of Type IV urban area by 2025. With a vision
to 2030, it aims to improve fulfilled targets of Type IV and allocate fund to
build urban infrastructure.
The plan to build more
urban areas is to be adjusted in tandem with criteria on the population size.
Realised targets will have been further bolstered after 2030, striving to
upgrade Mai Chau into a town.
In terms of the roadmap
for investment, the province will focus on building Mai Chau in keeping with
criteria for Type IV urban area. Establishments for education, health care,
culture, commerce and services, and sports activities will be built, as well as
growing trees, prioritising educational facilities.
The district’s culture
house will be upgraded while a public administrative centre and urban
development zones are due to be completed.
The technical infrastructure
network comprising of transportation, electricity, water and solid waste
treatment will be built, upgraded and expanded.
The repair of National
Road 15 crossing through Mai Chau township will be prioritised, and so will the
transport system.
The province plans to
build a new water supply and treatment system, residential areas serving site
clearance, and public spaces, while public works will be improved.
In the 2026-30 period,
expanded urban areas are projected to be further developed to the north, south
and southwest. New residential areas linking with existing and functional ones
will be improved, and urban infrastructure completed.
The current Mai Chau
township, which is also the core of the urban area, spans 1,129 ha. The
forecast dilated area in the south is now the 1,129-ha Chieng Chau commune
while in the north, the Tong Dau commune covers 2.031 ha./.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Hoa Binh province continues to implement the expanded tourism development cooperation program plan of 8 Northwest provinces with Ho Chi Minh City; deploying digital transformation content in tourism and developing a smart tourism province. Hoa Binh province received about 3.6 million views, an increase of 7.9% over the same period. In which, international visitors are about 380 visitors, domestic visitors are estimated at 3 million 220 visitors.
Spanning thousands of hectares and winding gracefully along mountain slopes, hillsides, and riverbanks, the terraced rice fields of Lac Son District present a stunning and captivating beauty. This region, renowned for its remarkable terraced landscapes, is also the centre of Hoa Binh Culture known for numerous archaeological sites.
The life of Mong people in Hang Kia and Pa Co communes of Mai Chau district has improved much thanks to tourism development.
The man-made Hoa Binh Lake, with a water surface area of approximately 9,000 hectares and a capacity of 9.45 billion cubic meters, stretches over 200 kilometers from Hoa Binh to Son La provinces. With the goal of developing into a national tourism area, the Hoa Binh Lake tourism area is expected to not only become the largest tourism centre in the province but also one of the 12 key tourist destinations in the northern midland and mountainous region of Vietnam.
Da Bia hamlet, now Duc Phong, in Tien Phong commune, Da Bac district, was once almost isolated from the outside as the only way to the hamlet was to get a boat ride across the Hoa Binh reservoir. However, as its tourism potential has been unleashed, the hamlet has established itself as one of the most attractive destinations on the tourism map. It has even received the ASEAN Community-Based Tourism Awards in 2019.
In the first 9 months of 2024, Mai Chau district, Hoa Binh province welcomed over 684 thousand visitors to visit and relax. In which, over 516 thousand domestic visitors and more than 168 thousand international visitors. Total revenue from tourism is estimated at over 821 billion VND.