(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee on August 25 held a meeting on the investment plan and commitment to allocate budget for the project of expanding Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road.
Nguyen Phi Long,
alternate member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary of the provincial
Party Committee, speaks at the meeting.
At the meeting, Bui Duc Hinh, Deputy Secretary of the provincial Party
Committee and chairman of the provincial People's Council, introduced a
proposal by the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on the
expansion of the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road project under a Public-Private
Partnership (PPP) contract.
The project has a total investment of nearly 9.4 trillion VND
(389 million USD) to build a 23.4-km road including a 6.37-km section in Hanoi
and a 16.67-km one in Hoa Binh province. The province has chosen to invest in the construction of a 6-lane expressway
with a design speed of 100km per hour.
Participants in the meeting agreed that the investment project
to build the Hoa Lac - Hoa Binh road is an important work that has great impact
on the socio-economic development of the locality and the northwestern region.
It will open up traffic and create a new economic corridor in the region. The provincial Party Committee agreed on the scale and contract
form of the project as well the funding plan for it.
Concluding the meeting, alternate member of the Central Committee of the Party
and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Nguyen Phi Long spoke highly of
the support and determination of the provincial Party Committee to implement
the project.
He agreed that the project has strategic significance in
connecting trade between the province and key economic regions and Hanoi,
contributing to attracting investment and promoting the socio-economic
development of the province and the region.
The provincial People's Committee, its departments, and relevant agencies were
asked to work with ministries and central agencies to ask competent agencies
for permission to implement the project according to regulations.
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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