(HBO) - Setting foot in the primary forest in Nhuoi village, Da Phuc commune of Yen Thuy district, our tiredness seemed to fade away. Under the shadow of old-growth trees, the air was fresh and cool. It was just 2 o’clock in the afternoon, but Truong Duc Hoa, a forest ranger of Da Phuc reminded us to quickly do our reporting as dawn would fall quickly in the forest.
Forest management
force in Yen Thuy district has kept a close watch on local forests, while
coordinating with the local Party Committee and government to manage, protect
and develop the forests.
Entering the centre of the forest, we were overwhelmed by the
towering Cho Chi (Parashorea chinensis) trees which are hundreds of years old.
The diameter of the trees’ trunks was nearly 2m, while their foots were so big
that 7 - 8 people extending their arms could not circle around them. Indeed, 13
Parashorea chinensis trees in Da Phuc forest deserved the title of national
heritage trees. The primary forest in Nhuoi village covers more than 30
hectares, with its core area spanning nearly 10 hectares.
In order to protect and develop the forest in Nhuoi village
and the whole commune in general, over the year, the Party Committee and
government of the commune have joined hands with all sectors, mass organisations
and forest management force to promote communication work to enhance public
awareness about and sense of responsibility towards forest management and
protection.
Meanwhile, regulations and rules on coordination in forest
protection have been built, together with the signing of commitments with local
households. At the same time, forest protection teams have been set up
to perform regular patrol and inspect the forest, thus quickly detecting
violations to forest resources.
Irrigation works in the locality have been exploited
efficiently thanks to the strict protection of watershed forests and the
reduction of barren land due to forestry economic development movements.
The resources from the forest have helped Da Phuc form a
commercial goods production region. Currently, the commune has over 650
hectares of material sugar canes and nearly 200 hectares of solanum trilobatum.
Particularly, with the untouched and attractive natural
landscapes that are protected by locals, the primary forest is expected to help
Da Phuc develop ecotourism to attract domestic and foreign visitors, creating a
breakthrough in the economic structure transformation in the locality./.
On November the first, the Provincial People's Committee held a meeting for the reports on the progress of preparations to hold the Ceremony to receive the Certificate of the special national relic ranking for Trai Cave, the Stone Roof of Vanh village (Lac Son district) and the Opening Ceremony of the Culture - Tourism Week of Hoa Binh province in 2024. Mr. Nguyen Van Toan, the Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, the Head of the Organizing Committee of Culture - Tourism Week chaired the meeting.
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long on October 30 had a working session with the Party Committee of the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment on the sector's implementation of political tasks in the past 10 months, and key tasks for the last months of 2024 and in the coming time.
In recent years, the People's Committee of Lac Thuy district has directed units and mass organisations to promote the popularisation of the Party's policies and resolutions and the State's laws, as well as issued guiding documents on local religious affairs.
The Hoa Binh Steering Committee for the organisation of the fourth provincial congress of ethnic minority groups held a meeting on October 29 to discuss the progress of preparations for the congress. Dinh Cong Su, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee chaired the event. The congress is slated for November 14-15 at the provincial Cultural Palace, expecting 250 official delegates.
Despite a low starting point, the mountainous district of Mai Chau has effectively implemented the National Target Programme on New Rural Development, resulting in significant improvements in people’s life and rural look.
Over the past years, Hoa Binh has systematically implemented the one-stop-shop and interconnected one-stop-shop mechanisms in processing administrative procedures, contributing to improving the efficiency of the work while promoting online public services.