On December 29, 2023, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed and issued Decision No. 1737/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister approving the Planning of Quang Tri province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050.
A corner of Dong Ha City - Photo: HT
Accordingly, the planning scope is 4,701.23 km2 , including natural area on the mainland and Con Co island (10 districts, towns, cities) and the sea space determined according to relevant legal provisions.
The general goal of the planning until 2030 is that Quang Tri will reach a development level among the group of fairly good provinces in the country, with a basic economic structure of an industrial - service province; be one of the comprehensive economic centers of the North Central and Central coastal regions, a logistics and transit center of goods in Southeast Asia and traffic corridors in the ASEAN region, the Mekong sub-region (GMS).
By 2050, Quang Tri will become a province with a strong economy with the main structure being industry and services and will be one of the driving forces for regional development, with national defense and security guaranteed and people living a happy life.
The province will focus on breakthroughs such as increasing the mobilization and diversification of resources to implement key transport projects in the area, building synchronous transport infrastructure; strongly improving the investment and business environment, implementing digital transformation in all three pillars: digital government, digital economy, digital society; improving human resources and applying artificial intelligence platforms in all production and business activities.
The key tasks focus on developing key sectors and fields, including building Quang Tri into a clean energy center of the Central region, tourism as a spearhead economic sector; protecting the environment, restoring ecology and conserving biodiversity, combining the exploitation and promotion of specific ecological values; inclusive development, creating conditions for all classes of people to have the opportunity to participate and benefit from development achievements.
The provincial planning also clearly defines the plan for organizing socio-economic activities and the direction for developing sectors and fields. Of which, there are 4 important socio-economic groups including: industry - construction; services; tourism; agriculture, forestry, and fisheries. By 2030, the urban system will be developed when meeting the conditions and criteria according to regulations, including 18 urban areas and by 2050, there will be 19 urban areas.
Building a sustainable development model for rural areas on the basis of maintaining maximum stability of the existing residential system, developing expanded residential areas, meeting the internal development needs of rural residents. At the same time, resolutely and effectively deploy plans for technical infrastructure development; social infrastructure development; land allocation and zoning; inter-district and district construction planning; environmental protection, exploitation, use, protection of resources, biodiversity, natural disaster prevention and response to climate change.
In the development plan of 7 functional zones, the provincial planning determines to develop the Southeast Economic Zone into a comprehensive, multi-industry economic zone, becoming an important development pole of the Central region, an international trade center, an industrial center for processing agricultural, forestry, and aquatic products, producing construction materials, and producing electricity.
Build Lao Bao Special Economic-Trade Zone into a comprehensive trade, service and tourism center, aiming to form a common cross-border economic-trade zone of Lao Bao (Vietnam) - Densavan (Laos); invest and build essential technical infrastructure and synchronous service infrastructure at La Lay International Border Gate. Complete 9 industrial parks with a total area of about 2,500 hectares; develop Cua Viet - Cua Tung - Con Co island tourism area into a high-class island resort tourism center, cultural and historical area of the North Central region and an area with potential to develop into a national tourist area.
Complete the Quang Tri provincial sports complex in Dong Ha city or surrounding areas; build an international standard gymnasium at Quang Tri airport. Select key relics to propose for ranking as special national relics and world heritages to enhance the value and enrich the culture of Quang Tri. Build facilities, research stations, and high-tech agricultural experiments at Sa Mu pass, Huong Phung commune, Huong Hoa district; build a high-tech agricultural production area at Nga Nam concentrated area in Hai Hung commune, Hai Lang district. Focus on building defense works for local Party committees, authorities, and armed forces in preventing natural disasters, storms, floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, and ensuring national defense tasks when war breaks out.
To realize the viewpoints and goals of the provincial planning to 2030, with a vision to 2050, it is necessary to synchronously implement 7 groups of solutions, including: mobilizing investment capital; developing human resources; science and technology; mechanisms and policies; managing and controlling urban and rural development; linking development; organizing implementation and monitoring the implementation of the planning.
In particular, it is necessary to continue to promote administrative procedure reform, improve the investment and business environment, enhance provincial competitiveness; effectively use public investment capital, focus on investment, prioritize key projects, projects with regional linkages, and create development momentum. Improve the quality of state management and business management teams in the province. Organize public announcement of planning in various forms, creating high consensus and unanimity in implementation.
The Prime Minister's approval of the Provincial Planning is an important basis for Quang Tri to continue implementing development orientations and strategies in the coming time to realize the goal of making Quang Tri a province with a strong economy and increasingly improved people's lives.
Ha Trang
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