Tho Xuan District leads Thanh Hoa province in new rural development programs

(VOVworld) -Located 50km to the west of Thanh Hoa City, Tho Xuan District is well-known as one of district in the province which has developed its society and economy, and gained new achievements in its agricultural and rural economies. Even more notable, after the new rural development program started three years ago, people’s standards of living have improved while the local political conditions and social security have remained stable. The initial results are creating favorable conditions for Tho Xuan to fulfill its goals for new rural development. VOV’s Vinh Phong reports. The new rural development has been implemented in 37 communes in Tho Xuan District where key officials have been trained in parallel with an increase in communications. To date, all communes in the district have been assessed for completing local real situations and master-planning on new rural development. 30 communes in Tho Xuan have now completed up to 8 norms of 19 national new criteria. Despite initial difficulties such as slow economic re-structuring, people’s low income, and restricted investment resources from the state budget, the new rural development process still achieved positive results. For example, more than 600 houses have been upgraded and newly built; 6 kilometers of irrigation canals and 100 kilometers of communal and inter-field roads have been constructed. Dozens of communal cultural houses and sports centers and classrooms have also been completed, according to Le Huy Hoang, Deputy Chairman of Tho Xuan District. Hoang says ‘The implementation of new rural development in communes usually adheres to…