One of the forces that keeps peace in the villages in the border area is the green-ranked soldiers with strong guns, regardless of difficulties and dangers, fighting all kinds of criminals. Not only preserving border security, officers and soldiers of the Border Guard are also a bridge between the Party, State and ethnic minorities, helping ethnic minorities eradicate hunger and poverty, and effectively implement the national target program.
Accompanying the People
Along the road to Mac Neng hamlet, Khanh Xuan commune, Bao Lac district, are solar power poles that have just been neatly installed. Mac Neng is a Dao ethnic village with 100% poor households. The lives of people here are still very difficult, especially without electricity. Every day, when the sun goes down the mountain, the whole neighborhood is plunged into quiet darkness.
To help people light up the village and travel conveniently, officers and soldiers of Xuan Truong Border Guard Station coordinated with Khanh Xuan Commune Youth Union to organize the installation of 65 light poles using solar energy for lighting. Lights up the entire main road in the village.
Mr. Chao Sanh Phin, Head of Mac Neng Hamlet, Khanh Xuan Commune, said: Previously, there was no electricity, so when it was dark, the village roads and alleys were so dark that people could not see the road, so people had difficulty traveling and security was disorderly. complex self. With the Don and other units sponsoring solar lights, people in the neighborhood are very excited. "With light, security in the village will be better," said Mr. Chao Sanh Phin.
It is known that Xuan Truong Border Guard Station is assigned the task of managing and protecting more than 20km of border through the two communes of Xuan Truong and Khanh Xuan. The station's management area has 2 hamlets, including 37 hamlets close to the border with the four main ethnic groups Tay, Nung, Mong, and Dao living together. Due to the terrain features mainly rugged hills and mountains and harsh climate, the lives of ethnic people still face many difficulties and the rate of poor households is still high.
Lieutenant Colonel Ta Duy Ha, Political Commissar of Xuan Truong Border Guard Station, said: To maintain border security, the Station has proactively developed propaganda content that is consistent with mission requirements and the border and geographical situation. table; At the same time, it is associated with practical actions to improve efficiency. The station has implemented the program "Raising children to school", adopted by the Border Guard Station, "Lighting up the border area"...
Every year, to maintain territorial sovereignty and national border security, the Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command always directs units to comprehensively and synchronously deploy border guard measures in a flexible manner. Be creative and perform well the task of firmly protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security.
The entire border line has established and consolidated 155 self-management groups for borders and national border markers, 392 self-management groups for security and order, organized patrols and border protection 2.284 times with 24.134 participants. cleared and cleared over 477km of border patrol roads...
Talking to us, Lieutenant Colonel Be Hong Cuong, Deputy Head of Politics of the Border Guard of Cao Bang province, said: To maintain border security, the Provincial Border Guard Command has directed units to implement Measures that are close to the conditions of each unit and geographical characteristics in the border area. Closely combine border management and protection tasks with participation in building and consolidating political bases, socio-economic development, poverty reduction in border areas, strengthening national defense and security, and construction strong all-people border defense.
Join hands to help people eliminate poverty
Not only performing the task of managing and firmly protecting national sovereignty and border security, the Cao Bang Border Guard also helps people develop the economy and society, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty.
Determining that building and consolidating a strong "people's heart position" is an important task, Ly Van Border Gate Border Guard Station (Ha Lang district) directly implements and coordinates with all levels and sectors to build the canal. Inner-field ditches, and support people with funds to move buffalo and cow barns out from under the house floor. At the same time, mobilize businesses to support capital for repairs, plant varieties, livestock, and build new houses for poor households...
Visiting Ms. Nong Thi Nhien's family, Ban Thang village, Minh Long commune, right when she was feeding the chickens. Pointing at a flock of chickens, large and small, with up to a few dozen chickens, Ms. Nhien excitedly said that this was the number of chickens she bought from a source of funding supported by the Ly Van Border Gate Border Guard of 10 million VND.
"In addition to financial support, the soldiers also regularly encourage their families to try to work productively to escape poverty," Ms. Nong Thi Nhien shared.
Lieutenant Colonel Duong Khanh Hoa, Deputy Political Commissar of Ly Van Border Gate Station, said: Starting from the perspective "If the people are prosperous, the movement of self-management of borders and milestones will deepen and develop steadily. The station has coordinated with all levels and branches to effectively deploy programs, movements, and models to help people in border areas. The station assigned party members to regularly stay in the area, promote propaganda, help people develop the economy, eliminate hunger and reduce poverty through specific actions.
With the motto "three cling, four together" (stick to the unit, stick to the area, stick to the people; eat together, live together, work together and speak the same language of the people), Cao Bang Border Guard has widely propagated laws, raise awareness, help ethnic minorities escape poverty, and join hands to preserve the border.
From 2019 until now, the border area of Cao Bang province has had thousands of poor people supported by the Border Guard, with a total cost of more than 40,5 billion VND. Border Guards have helped 1.026 poor households build and repair houses; supporting 336 tons of rice to relieve hunger for 22.732 people; Supported nearly 2 billion VND to help poor and near-poor households buy trees and breeds for economic development...
Many projects and programs have been implemented effectively by green-ranked soldiers such as: The program "Advancing children to school" supports 250 students; The program "Spring Border Warms Villagers' Hearts" gives gifts during the Lunar New Year every year worth about 3,2 billion VND. The program "Accompanying border women" supports seedlings, livestock, production capital and necessities worth about 1,5 billion VND...
According to Lieutenant Colonel Luong Tuan Long, Deputy Political Commissar of Cao Bang Provincial Border Guard Command, along with the task of managing and firmly protecting territorial sovereignty and national border security, the Provincial Border Guard has participated Plan to effectively implement economic development programs, models, and targets, help people eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, strengthen national unity, and contribute to protecting border security.
However, with the characteristics of Cao Bang being a mountainous province, divided terrain, a 333km long border, ethnic minorities account for 98,8%, life is still difficult, and the security and order situation in the border area is very difficult. Borders and ethnic minority areas have potentially complicated factors. To maintain security and order and not let people be enticed and provoked by bad guys, the functional forces of Cao Bang province have resolutely fought to repel illegal cult activities, joining hands to build the village. warm and full.
