Lai Chau proposes to the Prime Minister a series of solutions on traffic infrastructure

Attending the meeting were Vice President, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front - Nguyen Thi Thu Ha; Minister, Chairman of the Ethnic Committee - Hau A Lenh; Secretary of Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee - Giang Pao My and representatives of leaders of central ministries and branches.

According to Lai Chau province's report, in recent times, facing difficulties and challenges due to the general situation, the Party Committee, government and people of all ethnic groups in Lai Chau province have strived and achieved positive and quite comprehensive results in all fields.

In particular, the economy grew at a fairly good rate, with the average GRDP in the 2021 - 2023 period increasing by 3.91%/year. The average GRDP per capita in 2023 is estimated at 47.2 million VND, an increase of 3.4 million VND compared to 2020. The economic structure has shifted positively.

Attention has been paid to investment in socio-economic infrastructure. Currently, 99% of communes have roads that are easily accessible by motorbike or car; 99.7% of schools and 94.2% of health stations are solidly built.

In addition, administrative reform and improvement of the investment and business environment have been promoted. Culture, society, health care and education have made many advances, and people's lives have been improved. The poverty rate in the 2021-2023 period decreased by an average of 3.4% per year.

At the meeting, Lai Chau province proposed that the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries and central branches consider removing some difficulties and obstacles for socio-economic development activities in the province, such as: regulations on licensing mineral exploitation, aquaculture in reservoirs; some policies related to forest development...

In particular, Lai Chau province proposed to invest in the construction of a number of inter-regional transport connection projects such as: Bao Ha (Lao Cai) - Lai Chau expressway; the route connecting Lai Chau city with Noi Bai - Lao Cai expressway; investing in a road tunnel through Khau Co Pass; renovating and upgrading the route from Lai Chau city to Ma Lu Thang border gate; researching the construction of Lai Chau airport, etc.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh concluded the working session with the Standing Committee of Lai Chau Provincial Party Committee. Photo: Duong Giang/VNA

Concluding the working session, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh commended the efforts and achievements of the Party Committee, government, army and people of Lai Chau province, contributing to the overall achievements of the whole country.

Analyzing the potential and advantages of the province, the Prime Minister emphasized that Lai Chau is a province with an extremely important strategic position in terms of national defense, security and protection of national border sovereignty.

In addition, Lai Chau has many favorable conditions for developing border trade economy; has diverse mineral resources; abundant forest area and water resources; has diverse culture, majestic nature, rich tourism potential...

The Prime Minister said that with many distinct potentials, comparative advantages, outstanding opportunities and rich and diverse resources, Lai Chau province has all the unique conditions to develop rapidly, greenly and sustainably, becoming a fairly developed province with a strong border.

Regarding Lai Chau province's proposals and recommendations related to overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and ensuring security and national defense, the Prime Minister requested ministries and branches to immediately resolve them. Regarding proposals and recommendations related to developing connecting infrastructure and new growth drivers for the province, the Prime Minister basically agreed to consider and resolve them.

The Prime Minister assigned relevant ministries and branches to coordinate with Lai Chau province to research and develop specific projects, implement according to a roadmap, with focus and key points, suitable to the general situation and conditions; contents beyond the authority must be synthesized and submitted to competent authorities for consideration.

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