Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the working session. (Photo: VNA) Dong Thap (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhhas ordered the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap to become a pioneer in promotingthe development of modern rural areas, ecological agriculture, and civilisedfarmers.
Working with the provincial Party Committee’s Standing Boardon August 13, Chinh, who is also a Politburo member, highlighting Dong Thap’s favourable location and high potential,noting that it shares a long border line with Cambodia with twointernational border gates, and has a large area of alluvial soil thanks toTien and Hau Rivers.
Along with a favourable transport infrastructure system,Dong Thap is home to many famous landscapes and relic sites as well as adiverse ecosystem with a large area of special-use forests and wetlands, hesaid.
However, the Government leader pointed out that Dong Thaphas still faced many shortcomings, including a low level of investment mobilisation,slow economic recovery, erosion and canal pollution, and low urbanisationrate.
He asked the province to focus on developing high-techagriculture, speeding up digital transformation and green transition, whilepromoting circular and shared economy, especially in agriculture to reach thegoal of fast, comprehensive, inclusive and sustainable growth.
The leader also requested Dong Thap to create a breakthrough development inall pillars, taking agricultural economy as the driving force, and agriculturalproduct processing, green growth, digital transformation, innovation, constructionmaterials, renewable energy and supporting industry as spearhead sectors, whileconcentrating on developing high quality human resources, developing technicaland social infrastructure system and modern urban areas.
He stressed the need for the province to optimise its potential,especially in border trade, and cultural and historical tradition.
At the same time, Dong Thap should speed up the disbursementof public investment capital and capital for three national target programmes,while strengthening connectivity with other localities in the region,diversifying resources, improving the investment environment, and payinggreater attention to environmental protection and climate change response, the PM said.
He also reminded the province to focus on building the Partyand political system, ensuring security, defence, social order and safety, preventingcriminals, and strengthening external relations to maintain a borderline ofpeace, friendship and cooperation.
Last year, Dong Thap posted a GRDP growth of 8.62%, rankingfifth among the 13 Mekong Delta localities. The locality’s per capita GRDP is projected to reach 68.83 million VND (2,894 USD) in 2023.
It has the largest number of OCOP (One Commune-OneProduct) products among the localities nationwide with 357 products. Meanwhile,94.78% of total communes of Dong Thap have been recognised as new-style ruralareas.
In the first six months of 2023, GRDP of Dong Thap increased5.89%. In the period, its industrial production reached 35 trillion VND (1.47billion USD), while the agro-forestry-fisheries production reached 21.67trillion VND, up 13.14%. Dong Thap drew 2.5 million tourists, a rise of 8.99%year on year.
Dong Thap’s State budget collection hit 4.12 trillion VND, equivalentto 54.57% of the yearly estimate. In the first seven months of this year, theprovince completed 50.38% of its yearly plan for public investmentdisbursement.
At the working session, Dong Thap leaders gave a number ofproposals, including the establishment of a specialised economic zone and theupgrade of Thuong Phuoc International Border Gate./.
