(HBO) – The agricultural commune of Yen Mong is one of the nine communes and wards of Hoa Binh city that haven’t had waste incinerators. Waste, mostly household garbage and agricultural by-products, was dumped in landfills, leading to pollution in surrounding areas. Facing that fact, the commune has piloted a waste-to-fertiliser model at local households in recent years.
A tank for composting waste
to make fertilizer in Yen Hoa 1 hamlet of Yen Mong commune (Hoa Binh city).
Since 2015, the communal Farmers Association has
coordinated with local authorities, sectors and organisations to encourage
households to dig 532 pits for waste treatment, initially helping to reduce the
waste volume that garbage collectors had to deal with.
The agricultural cooperative of Yen Mong commune
is farming 5,000 square metres of cabbage, French bean, tomato and kohlrabi
this season. It is also managing two waste composting tanks in Yen Hoa hamlet.
Nguyen Van Vin, Chairman of the Yen Mong Farmers
Association, said the commune has been chosen to pilot the sorting of home
garbage and production of fertilizer from organic waste at households in five
hamlets. The work also aims to raise locals’ awareness of environmental
protection and equip them with relevant knowledge and skills.
With the State’s financial support of 100
million VND (over 4,300 USD) and local residents’ help with construction work,
10 waste composting tanks have been built, serving over 50 households in five
hamlets, namely Yen Hoa 1, Yen Hoa 2, Khang Dinh, Moi Mit and My.
Each tank is about 12 cubic metres in size and
located far away from water resources to ensure environmental hygiene.
One hundred members of the Farmers Association
have also been trained in waste collection, sorting and treatment at
households, and equipped with knowledge about environmental protection in rural
areas.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
