(HBO) – Deputy Secretary of Hoa Binh province’s Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Quang, who is also head of the local traffic safety committee, on January 10 chaired a teleconference to review traffic safety work in 2018 and launch mission in 2019.
Photo: Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van
Quang speaks in conclusion of the conference.
Last
year, 102 traffic accidents injured 79 people and killed 79 others in Hoa Binh
province. The number of accidents and injured victims were the same as recorded
in 2017, but the fatalities increased by one.
Major causes for the cases were violations of traffic rules, driving in the
wrong lane, speeding, drunk driving, and not wearing helmet.
Men were responsible for 97.06 percent of the traffic accidents in the year.
People, aging 27-55, caused the highest number of the accidents, accounting for
62 percent of the total. Meanwhile, car accidents made up more than 58 percent
of the total accidents.
On the province’s roads, local authorities detected and gave punishment to
13,723 cases of traffic rule violation, with a total fine of more than 11.1
billion VND. They seized 2,782 vehicles that broke traffic rules, and some
1,079 drivers had their licenses withdrawn.
Regarding waterway traffic, 49 cases were punished with total administrative
fine of 355 million VND.
In the Traffic Safety Year 2019 themed "Traffic safety for passengers and motorcycle
riders”, the province targeted to reduce the numbers of traffic accidents,
injured victims and fatalities by at least 5 percent. It will focus on
communication work to popularise traffic safety regulations and top causes of
traffic accidents at schools, rural and remote areas. Inspections will be
enhanced to curb traffic safety violations./.
Over recent years, the Farmers' Union of Mai Chau district has implemented numerous specific programmes and activities to support its members in developing products under the One Commune One (OCOP) programme. These efforts have contributed to enhancing local agricultural branding, increasing goods value, and improving incomes and living standards for residents.
Since 2022, the Hoa Binh Department of Education and Training has provided advice for the provincial People's Committee to issue Plan No. 219/KH-UBND on November 17, 2022, which outlines the implementation of a project titled "Enhancing the application of Information Technology (IT) and Digital Transformation in Education and Training for the 2022–2025 period, with a vision to 2030.” As of now, the local education sector has made significant progress in IT adoption and digital transformation.
Hoa Binh allocated over 30 trillion VND (nearly 1.18 billion USD) to develop infrastructure systems in ethnic minority and mountainous areas during 2019 - 2024. Priority was given to transport and irrigation infrastructure; markets; schools; medical stations; communal houses; and power grid, telecommunication, radio, and television systems.
The Hoa Binh provincial organising committee for anniversary activities on December 17 held a ceremony to unveil a ceramic mural on the local military-civilian ties and release a book on the Party and political work of the provincial armed forces during 1947 – 2024, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.
In recent years, Hoa Binh has allocated significant resources to foster cooperative economy, helping ethnic minorities capitalise on their potential and advantages to escape poverty.
As a mountainous district still facing numerous challenges, Da Bac has made notable progress in advancing administrative reforms across various areas. The district has prioritised reorganising and streamlining its administrative apparatus, operating "one-stop-shop” units, and applying information technology (IT) in the handling of administrative procedures. Efforts have also been directed toward upgrading infrastructure and equipment to enhance service quality for residents and businesses.
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