(HBO) – The Hoa Binh provincial Department of Construction held a conference on August 15 to announce the local urban development scheme till 2025, with orientations to 2030
At a conference to announce the provincial administration’s decision approving the local urban development scheme till 2025, with orientations to 2030.
The scheme aims to concretise orientations to urban system development according to the provincial master plan and relevant sectoral ones that have been approved, in line with the national urban development programme. It involves gradually investing in building a comprehensive urban network across the province in phases, adhering to urban development criteria. It also includes creating plans and development paths for the local urban system until 2025, with a vision towards 2030; pooling resources to invest in building and developing the urban system throughout the province, improving the quality and architectural landscape of urban areas in a modern and sophisticated manner, while remaining culturally appropriate for each urban area.
This lays a foundation to set up projects and evaluate the upgrading of urban areas, as well as establish wards and towns in the future. The goal by 2025 is to have 13 urban areas in the entire province, consisting of 10 existing urban areas and three new ones, namly Luong Son district meeting the criteria for a Type IV urban area, and the communes of Phong Phu in Tan Lac district and Nhan Nghia in Lac Son district meeting the criteria for a Type V urban area. The urbanisation rate of the province is targeted at around 39% - 46.16%.
By 2030, the aim is to further increase the number of urban areas to 16. This includes developing two existing urban areas into Type IV ones, namely Chi Ne township in Lac Thuy district and Bo township in Kim Boi district. Additionally, three new urban areas will be developed, including Dung Phong commune in Cao Phong district, An Nghia commune in Lac Son district, and Van Mai commune in Mai Chau district, all meeting the criteria for a Type V urban area. This would raise the urbanisation rate of the province to about 43.19% - 50.57%.
A leader of the department also unveiled specific plans to upgrade the types of existing urban areas, the intended locations for new urban areas, urban development targets by 2025, and a priority investment list for developing the framework infrastructure and key connection points of the urban system across the province.
The estimated capital investment need for urban construction in the province until 2025, with orientations towards 2030, is projected to exceed 138 trillion VND. Of this, the capital for framework infrastructure and key technical infrastructure connecting the urban transportation system is approximately 83.8 billion VND, and that for developing existing urban areas and the expected locations for new urban areas around 54.2 billion VND.
Six solution groups related to capital sources, investment attraction, policies, climate-adaptive urban development, human resources, construction and planning were also outlined.
In recent years, Mai Ha commune in Mai Chau district has been making efforts to restructure its crops and livestock to improve production efficiency, enhance the quality of life, and increase income for local residents. Notably, the cultivation of watermelon in line with Vietnamese Goods Agricultural Practices (VietGAP) standards has helped local people escape poverty.
Hoa Binh province scored 43.5493 points in the 2023 Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI), ranking 20th out of the 63 provinces and cities nationwide, up 23 places compared to the 2022 list. The results show people's satisfaction with the effectiveness of implementing State policies and laws, local governance, and providing public services by authorities at all levels in the province.
With the motto of "polite, dedicated, professional, and lawful,” over the years, Phu Cuong commune in Tan Lac district has gradually improved the quality of processing administrative procedures, winning high satisfaction from local people and businesses.
Stretching over 300 meters, valued at hundreds of million dong and built to the new-style rural standards, a concrete road in De hamlet, Bac Phong commune, Cao Phong district, was completed by the end of 2023 thanks to the collective contributions of armed forces at provincial and district levels coupled with the active participation of military units stationed throughout the district.
Over the years, the People’s Committee of Lac Thuy district has issued many plans and programmes to speed up the administrative reform, aiming to better serve local people and businesses.
Kim Boi district is drafting 23 planning projects which are expected to help boost the local socio-economic development, attract investors, and mobilise resources for development, said Vice chairman of the district People’s Committee Tran Tuan Son.
They include the one on Bo urban area development until 2045, 20 zoning, and 12 on rural residential areas in communes.
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