Mr. Ly Hoang Tien, Permanent Deputy Secretary of Ngoc Hien District Party Committee, shared: "In early 2022, Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue, Politburo member, Chairman of the National Assembly, had a business trip to Ca Mau province and returned home. visit Ca Mau Cape. At the meeting with the leaders of the province, the Chairman of the National Assembly directed to concentrate resources, build and develop Ngoc Hien district to soon meet the standards of rural areas. The authorities and people of Ngoc Hien district see this as an opportunity and also a driving force for the district to strive to fulfill the aspiration of NTM district, contributing to improving people's lives, creating a new face and new rhythm of life in the last land. heaven of the South of the Fatherland".
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The harder it is, the more determined
"Knowing that the road to building a district to meet rural standards is still difficult and challenging, but the more difficult it is, the more determined it is," said Mr. Ly Hoang Tien.
Ngoc Hien is a locality with a very low starting point, with weak socio-economic infrastructure. Most of the land in the district is forestry land, governed by regulations and policies on forest management, protection and development, so the implementation of the planning and investment attraction are still difficult. difficulties, especially large projects. On the other hand, building permanent houses on forest land is also a problem. The situation of free migrants to live scatteredly, especially in coastal areas, makes resettlement arrangements difficult; Many households live according to the custom of building houses along rivers and along the coast. Every year, they are affected by high tides and landslides, many households have to relocate. The topography of the district has weak soil, so the investment in socio-economic infrastructure requires a larger capital source than in other areas.
Fresh ecology at Ca Mau Cape National Tourist Area.
Every year, high tide rises, so the works are often flooded or water intrudes, leading to easy degradation and damage. The complicated and prolonged situation of climate change and natural disasters has profoundly affected people's lives, production, business, employment, income, and disrupted some activities in the process. NTM construction…
Mr. Nguyen Duy Thao, Branch Head of Farmers' Union in Con Mui Hamlet, Dat Mui Commune, shared: "With the custom of building houses along the riverside, the locality is facing difficulties in waste treatment and waste disposal. waste, one of the contents of environmental criteria assessment in the construction of new rural areas. Along with that is the influence of weather, climate change, the production of farmers face many difficulties. Stemming from this actual situation, the branch and local authorities are focusing on mobilizing and guiding people to classify waste, protect the environment, plant fences of trees; supporting the transfer of science and technology in production, animal husbandry, etc., so that the hamlet will soon meet the criteria of environment, income, and organization of production, and move to Dat Mui commune to meet the standards of rural areas, as a foundation to contribute to the same district. meet NTM standards in the near future”.
The low results achieved in the implementation of new rural construction in the area are also a big barrier and difficulty for Ngoc Hien district. Up to now, the district has only 1/6 communes meeting rural rural standards and the number of unsatisfied criteria of each commune is still very much, an average of 12/19 criteria/commune, of which the majority belong to coastal communes and safe communes. zone, 1 island commune (Tan An commune) and 1 commune with extremely difficult economic conditions (Dat Mui commune). There are no communes in the district meeting advanced rural development standards, and Rach Goc town has not yet reached a civilized urban area. The rate of multidimensional poor and near-poor households in the whole district is still high, with 11,92%; and 3.919 houses of households are poor, near-poor, and needy households that need support to repair, upgrade, and build new ones. The whole district still has 155 km of rural roads, 75 bridges, mainly the hamlet and inter-hamlet axis that need to be invested. The district has no industrial zones or clusters; many schools are degraded, material and cultural facilities are still lacking; The district's budget revenue is low…
To achieve the goal of NTM district, Ngoc Hien district needs huge investment resources, and needs the cooperation and support from many levels of ministries, central branches and localities.
Need help
The project to build Ngoc Hien district to meet the NTM standards by 2025 sets a specific roadmap: In 2023, Tam Giang Tay commune will strive to meet the standards; by 2024, strive to achieve Vien An Dong and Tan An commune standards and Tan An Tay commune to meet advanced rural development standards, Rach Goc town to meet civilized urban standards; by 2025, strive for Dat Mui and Vien An communes to meet the standards, and at the same time, to build the district to meet the standards of new rural areas, the satisfaction rate of people in the area for the results of the construction of new rural areas of 90% or more.
According to calculated data from the project, to be able to build Ngoc Hien district to meet NTM standards by 2025, the total required local capital is over 2 trillion VND. In which, it is expected that the capital that has been allocated by the central government, the province, the district and the commune according to the programs and projects is nearly 252 billion dong; contributed capital from people, businesses and credit capital of more than 984 billion dong; capital calling for investment is about 335 billion dong. Lack of capital, requesting support according to specific mechanisms is over 515 billion VND (provincial budget support 244 billion VND; requesting the National Assembly, ministries, central branches, enterprises to support with planned works. about 272 billion VND).
In order to facilitate the construction of new rural areas in the near future, Ngoc Hien district has proposed to the Government, the Prime Minister, ministries and central branches to consider having a specific mechanism to separate about 268. ha of 8 residential clusters and the administrative center of Dat Mui commune, bringing 159,7 ha of Mui Ca Mau tourist area out of the National Park area to help Dat Mui commune facilitate the construction of new rural areas, creating favorable conditions for the province. Ca Mau attracts investment, builds a national key tourist center of Mui Ca Mau, creating opportunities for the sacred site of the Fatherland to overcome difficulties and develop with the whole country. Soon to invest in Hon Khoai general seaport. Prioritize investment in upgrading and expanding National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road from Ca Mau City to Dat Mui commune as planned. Continue to invest in breakwaters along the East Coast in the section where frequent landslides cause loss of protective forest land...
The investment in upgrading and expanding National Highway 1 and Ho Chi Minh Road from Ca Mau City to Dat Mui commune will create favorable conditions to attract investment and tourists to visit and experience.
Mr. Ly Hoang Tien said: "Clearly identifying difficulties and obstacles, easy tasks are done first, difficult targets are to find support from all levels, gradually conquering the targets set out as planned. every year, is Ngoc Hien district's step in the road to conquering NTM district from here to 2025".
“Knowing that the journey to NTM district will be arduous and difficult, but sooner or later, the authorities and people of Ngoc Hien district are determined to proactively go one step ahead with a specific project and roadmap. for each step… Hopefully, with the support from the ministries, central branches and localities, Ngoc Hien district will soon reach the destination of NTM district, a sacred land, the face of Ca Mau province develops properly, leaving an impression. beautiful statue with tourists near and far", Mr. Tien shared.
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