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Two Hanoi districts recognised as new-style rural areas

Hanoi’s Dan Phuong and Dong Anh districts have been recognised as new-style rural areas, the municipal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development reported on August 8.
Two Hanoi districts recognised as new-style rural areas ảnh 1Truong Sa street in Dong Anh district (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s Dan Phuong and Dong Anh districts havebeen recognised as new-style rural areas, the municipal Department of Agricultureand Rural Development reported on August 8.

Tranh Tri and Hoai Duc districts have also submitted dossiers for therecognition of new-style rural area title, according to the department.

As of July 2017, Hanoi has 255 out of 386 communes fulfilling all 19 criteriaof the new-style rural building programme. Among the remaining 131 communes, 93have completed 15-18 criteria and 38 others have achieved 10-14 criteria. Fiftytwo communes plan to complete the programme in 2017.

Chu Phu My, Director of the department said that the biggest difficultyin implementing the programme is criteria for infrastructure and schools,especially in remote areas such as Phu Xuyen, My Duc and Ung Hoa districts. Cleanwater standards are another challenge for the city as only 39 percent of localsin Hanoi have access to clean water.

At the same time, the national criteria for new-style rural areas in2016-2020 are higher than old ones, making it difficult for the city in areasof uneven development.

In the rest of the year, the city will continue with communicationcampaigns to raise public awareness of the significance of building new-stylerural areas, said My.

The city will also try to attract more social investment to agricultureand rural development, while increasing the use of science and technology inagriculture.-VNA
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