(HBO) – Phu Luong commune in Lac Son district covers a large area but has a small number of cemented roads, causing difficulties for the local economic growth.


Many inter-village roads and alleys in Phu Luong became slipper after rains. (photo taken at a road in Phan Chuong hamlet)

 To date, Phu Luong has met only eight out of 19 criteria for a new-style rural area, with the rural road criteria being a headache for residents in the 20-hamlet commune.

 Phu Luong has 10.8 km of rural roads, of which 4 km is yet to be cemented. Only 20 percent, or 14 km out of its 60.2-km system of inter-village roads and alleys have been covered with concrete. The locality annually receives investments from traffic infrastructure projects, but due to its large area and thus an extensive network of roads, the investments have yet to meet demand.

 In 2017, Phu Luong had two more kilometres of rural roads cemented. The construction costs were sourced from the funding for new-style rural building (400 million VND), Programme 135 (nearly 1 billion VND), and a programme on sustainable poverty alleviation (350 million VND).

 Sharing his opinion on the matter, Bui Van Mai, head of Yen Bay hamlet, said difficult transport has been hindering economic development and new-style rural building. After a recent merger, the hamlet became larger, significantly impacting the operation of the hamlet’s management board.

 "Our residents are always willing to donate land and labour for the building of rural roads. We hope for materials support from the Government to concrete our roads,” he asked.

 Bui Van Au, Vice Chairman of the Phu Luong People’ Committee, said apart from Phan Chuong and Yen Bay hamlets, many other villages in Phu Luong also face difficulties in transport. Some of them are yet to have any concrete road.

 According to Au, local residents mainly depend on agriculture, with incomes generated from rice and corn cultivation. As such, if it is raining badly, poor roads will make it hard for farmers to transport farm produce from fields to homes. The poor road conditions also prevent children from going to school. As a consequence, efforts for poverty eradication in the locality were severely hampered. At present, the household poverty rate in Phu Luong stands at 56 percent, while 27 percent of households are just above the poverty line./.

 

 

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