New-style rural building programme gives facelift to Vinh Dong commune

10/3/2024 - 3:04:10 PM

The new-style rural building programme has cast a new look to Vinh Dong commune, Kim Boi district, with transport and irrigation systems, medical stations, and cultural institutions having been developed, tourism projects implemented, and local livelihoods improved.

Rural infrastructure and life in Vinh Dong commune, Kim Boi district, have been improved.

According to Chairman of the communal People’s Committee Bui Van Thang, the commune has obtained various standout achievements in building new-style rural areas thanks to its concerted efforts and support resources. The commune mobilised 8.1 billion VND (329,600 USD) in 2023 for the programme, and continues investment to carry out advanced new-style rural area standards.

The commune has helped local farmers shift their farming models by creating favourable conditions for them to access seedlings, breeding animals, capital, and farming techniques.

Thanks to the commune’s due attention to improving local cultural and social and environmental situations, trained workers now account for 74.28% of the labour force, health insurance now covers 91% of the population, while 70% of the local households have clean water tanks and hygienic bathrooms and toilet facilities.

To date, Vinh Dong commune has fulfilled 16 out of the 19 advanced new-style rural area standards, including planning, transport, irrigational system, electricity, schools, agricultural trading facility, culture, environment and food safety, political system, and defence and security. It is striving to realise the criteria on health care, poverty alleviation, and production model.

According to Chairman of the communal People’s Committee Bui Van Thang, the commune will pool resources to effectively build and manage a centralised water supply system, develop environmental production models, and improve local spiritual and material life.

Besides, it will develop rural infrastructure in a more modern and harmonious fashion, step up IT application, promote climate change response, and develop value chain for local products, among others, he added.

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