Presenting gifts to people in Duc Trach commune, Bo Trach district

According to the report of Duc Trach commune's leaders, more than two thirds of the population in Duc Trach commune are of working age, mostly earning a living in the fishery and seafood processing industries.

The commune is one of the leading localities in terms of receiving compensation for the marine incident caused by Taiwan’s Hưng Nghiệp Formosa steel plant.

In the first half of this year, the commune contributed nearly VND4.7 billion to the local budget, or nearly 73% of the yearly estimate. It has only 42 poor households, accounting for 2.26% of the total, and 453 fishing vessels with a total capacity of 155,300 CV, including 229 of more than 90 CV.

It also pushed forward new rural construction at a total cost of over VND34 billion, of which over VND19 billion was sourced from the local budget, making up 59%. Though recognised as a new-style rural area last year, it is working to continue meeting criteria on cultural and school infrastructure, among others.

The commune has so far spent more than VND171 billion on compensation for victims of the incident. As many as 182 fishing households are expected to receive nearly VND21 billion in aid.

Speaking at the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the coastal commune for its achievements in new rural development and recovery from the marine pollution incident last year.

Prime Minister asked local authorities to improve living conditions for locals. He called on the communal people and political system to continue their tradition of unity and democracy and upgrade infrastructure through socialization.

He also suggested the commune consider switching to other trade sectors, especially tourism and fishery logistics and asked the provincial Party Committee, People’s Committee and political system to continue upgrading infrastructure and fully tapping fishery processing.

According to the Prime Minister, the government is interested in building a coastal road in the locality and connecting coastal localities to facilitate socio-economic development and ensure national defence-security. 
After the working session, Prime Minister Phuc visited and presented gifts to several households in the commune.

Earlier the same day, Prime Minister Phuc attended a ceremony to open Nhat Le 2 Bridge to traffic.

By Nhu Y
(Source: Quang Binh Portal)