Nghe An: Highlights on November 25

* At the regular meeting in November 2023, held on the afternoon of November 24th, the People's Committee of Nghe An province unanimously approved the socio -economic development plan for 2024.

In the socio-economic development plan for 2024, the Provincial People's Committee set out 28 key targets in the economic, social, and environmental fields and identified 12 main groups of tasks and solutions.

The Provincial People's Committee has determined that 2024 is the fourth year of implementing the 2021-2025 five-year socio-economic development plan. 2024 is also a pivotal year, of particular importance in successfully implementing the resolutions of the Party Congresses at all levels, including the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress.

bna_Trung bình có khoảng 50 60 chuyến bay cất hạ cánh tại sân bay Vinh trong dịp nghỉ lễ ảnh QA.jpg — The Vinh International Airport upgrade and expansion project is one of two strategic transportation infrastructure projects that will be implemented aggressively in 2024. (Photo: Archival image)

* Nghe An strives to disburse 95.11% of public investment capital in 2023. It is projected that by the end of 2023, the total public investment capital of Nghe An province will have disbursed approximately 95.11% of the plan, with concentrated public investment reaching an estimated 95.42%.

According to Pham Hong Quang, Director of the Department of Planning and Investment, as of November 20, 2023, the total public investment plan for 2023 in Nghe An province had disbursed 6,004.592 billion VND, reaching 66.47%. Of this, the disbursed capital for concentrated public investment was 3,160.078 billion VND, reaching 56.59%.

The National Target Program has disbursed 469.975 billion VND, reaching 39.8%. Of this, the National Target Program for New Rural Development has disbursed 292.781 billion VND, reaching 85.06%; the National Target Program for Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minority and Mountainous Areas has disbursed 171.985 billion VND, reaching 27.21%; and the National Target Program for Sustainable Poverty Reduction has disbursed 5.21 billion VND, reaching 2.55%.

As of November 20th, the coastal road project from Nghi Son ( Thanh Hoa ) to Cua Lo (Nghe An), specifically the section from Km7 to Km76, has disbursed 680.244 billion VND, reaching 81.96%. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Why is it necessary to forcibly reclaim land in Hung Nguyen town to hand it over to the VSIP project investor?

According to our findings, this project has a total planned area of 750 hectares, with land acquisition taking place in Hung Tay, Hung Dao communes, Hung Nguyen town in Hung Nguyen district, and Hung Chinh commune in Vinh city. To date, land clearance has been largely completed; however, some households have yet to receive compensation, affecting the overall progress of the project and creating a negative image that impacts investment attraction in the province.

BNA_máy.jpg — Machinery is assembled in the area in preparation for the enforcement action. Photo: Tien Dong

* While in rural districts, disposing of pigs infected with African swine fever is relatively easy due to available land, in Vinh City, disposing of diseased pigs in an environmentally sound manner and away from densely populated areas is not an easy task.

According to statistics from the Vinh City Agricultural Service Center, just two months after the first outbreak, by November 25th, eight localities in the city had reported African swine fever cases, mainly concentrated in suburban communes including Hung Chinh, Nghi An, Nghi Duc, Nghi Kim, Nghi Lien, Hung Hoa, Hung Loc, and Dong Vinh ward. A total of 322 pigs, weighing over 21 tons, had to be culled. Given the rapid spread of the disease, Vinh City has issued directives to wards, communes, livestock farmers, and businesses to tighten disease prevention and control measures.