(HBO) - In order to maintain a new-style rural district towards becoming an advanced new-style rural one, Luong Son district in Hoa Binh province considers improving the environmental criterion as one of the key criteria as this criterion reflects the quality of life and aims at building a clean, green, beautiful and waste-free environment.

Hoa Son commune (Luong Son) plants flowers along roads to create clean, green, beautiful landscape.

Over the past years, activities to protect the environment and build a green, clean and beautiful environment have helped reduce environmental pollution. The district supported communes which meet all new-style rural building criteria in building temporary landfills, spent 759.8 million VND from the budget buying 225 trash cans and 62 garbage trucks. Up to now, all communes have built waste collection models to protect the environment. In the district, nine communes have concentrated landfills with the total investment of 900 million VND. Communes have responded to the movement "Clean houses - beautiful gardens - fresh environment - civilized alleys” with 75 flower roads with a total length of more than 55 km and a total area of more than 25,000 sq.m. Following the national strategy on clean water supply and rural environmental sanitation, to date, 96.7 percent of local households have gained access to hygienic water, 70 percent have used clean water, and 76 percent have had hygienic toilets, bathrooms and water tanks. Through assessments, 100 percent of communes meet criterion No. 17 on environment.

The district basically meets the new-style rural district criteria related to the environment, including the solid waste collection and treatment system in the district meeting standards and 100 percent of production, processing and service establishments strictly following environmental protection regulations.

The localities have actively encouraged people to renovate ponds and gardens, embellish fences, clean alleys and plant trees in offices, units, businesses and public places. Local people are asked to build model gardens and model new-style rural residential areas, and ensure 100 percent of construction material producers invest in environment protection, such as a system to minimise dust caused by stone quarrying activities and biogas systems in farms.

In addition, the communes actively develop pilot models in the implementation of environmental landscape criteria. Up to now, Luong Son has nine model new-style residential areas and 28 model gardens.

With environmental protection efforts, the environment in Luong Son has improved significantly. The district has one waste treatment plant in the sub-zone 14 in Luong Son town, and communes have self-management waste collection and treatment teams and build temporary landfills to collect waste before transporting to the waste treatment plant. All production, processing and service establishments strictly comply with environmental protection regulations. Establishments causing environmental pollution are promptly handled.

Chairman of the Luong Son district People’s Committee Nguyen Van Danh said that the district continues intensifying environmental management and protection, using natural resources properly, well managing waste from industrial zones and clusters and factories, effectively monitoring environmental pollution at concentrated husbandry farms. It will maintain the good implementation of the movement "Clean houses - beautiful gardens - fresh environment - civilized alleys”, build flower roads, entertainment places and parks, while strengthening State governance over land and the environment and closely supervising environmental protection projects. Together with State budget, the district will mobilise resources from residents, businesses and projects to better implement environment-related criteria./.

 


Related Topics


Kim Boi women join improving spiritual life

The women's unions at all levels in Kim Boi district have been making significant contributions to the movement of building cultural life in the local community. The movement helps improve rural look and the spiritual and material lives of local residents.

Hoa Binh steps up food safety, market development for agro-forestry-fishery products

The Hoa Binh provincial People’s Committee has issued an action plan to ensure food safety, promote processing, and develop the market for agricultural, forestry, and fishery products in 2025.

Developing the Rural Handicrafts to Improve People’s Incomes

In recent years, the development of rural handicrafts has not only helped preserve and promote the traditional values but it has also created jobs and improved incomes for the local residents.

Traditional and modern medicine integrated

By harmoniously combining traditional medicine with modern medical practices, the Hoa Binh Traditional Medicine Hospital is strengthening its role in the province’s healthcare system.