Hanoi (VNA) – More than eight months after a serious incidentcausing public disorder in Dong Tam commune in Hanoi’s outskirt district of MyDuc, the situation in the commune has returned to normal and local residents arejoining in efforts to build new-style rural area, looking towards a brightfuture.

New-style rural area building casts newlook to Dong Tam

Developing new-style rural area has brought about a facelift to the commune,with paved roads running across villages and hamlets, and public works such asschools, medical facilities and markets upgraded, thus improving the localliving conditions and opening up more opportunities for economic development.

The improvement was the result of the communal People’s Committee’s timelydirection and enhanced management in all sectors.

In the coming time, the local authority will boosteconomic restructuring towards increasing share of industry-service in the economy,encourage the application of advanced technologies in farming, promotelarge-scale agricultural production, and enhance vocational training.

Due attention will be also paid to construction of public works, comprehensiveimplementation of social welfare policies, as well as stabilisation of socialorder in all circumstances.

According to Le Dinh Luong, secretary of the party cell andhead of Dong Tam commune’s Hoanh village, local people have been unanimous tobuild a better commune after public order was restored.

“We are working to complete all standards for a new-style rural area by the endof 2021. The focus will be on dividing farmland for four residential areas bythe end of this year. After that, investment will be made in power system,irrigation, and roads to fields.”

Nguyen Van Tinh, a resident in Hoanh village, said theincident in Dong Tam is a sad story. The wrongdoers had been convicted, andlocals’ lives had returned to normal, he said, adding that the most burningdesire for him and other locals is to build a better Dong Tam, turning it intoa new-style rural area. 

Nguyen Thi Xuan, also in Hoanh village, said as many locals lack access tosocial and legal knowledge, and live in difficult economic conditions, shehoped the Party, State and competent authorities will create favourableconditions for Dong Tam to build new style rural area, helping improve locallivelihood.

Promoting role of socio-politicalorganisations

One of the lessons drawn from the Dong Tam case is that more attention shouldbe paid to of Party and political system at grassroots level in rural areas.Besides, socio-political organisations have a very important role inpopularising legal knowledge.

Head of popularisation and education commission under My Duc district’s PartyCommittee Dang Van Canh believed that communication work plays a vital role in helpingofficials and locals have thorough understanding of the Party’s policies andState’s laws.

“The incident in Dong Tam commune demonstrated how important it is for leadersof Party committees and authorities to be deeply aware of the significance ofthe reception of citizens and settlement of citizens’ petition”, he stressed.

Meanwhile, Secretary of the communal Party committee Phan Van Su said the DongTam case is a hard learnt experience for officials, Party members and people inDong Tam commune. It is a must to build a strong political system and a contingentof officials having adequate capacity and responsibility.

“Concerted coordination among organisations in the political system, from Partycommittees, authorities, fatherland front to social organisations, and villagesis very important since it helps local officials understand people’s thought.Based on it, the right measures will be outlined to meet the people’sexpectation,” he said./.