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Hai Ha: Accomplishing the goal of upgrading to a grade-IV urban center

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According to Decision No. 241 / QD-UBND dated February 24, 2021 of the Prime Minister ‘V / v approving the National Urban Classification Plan for the period 2021-2030’, the expanded Quang Ha town of Hai Ha district is oriented to be a grade IV city in the period of 2021-2025. Party committees, district authorities and people in the area are unanimously implementing solutions to achieve this goal.

Quang Ha town, Hai Ha district, increasingly spacious and modern.

Quang Ha town is the political, economic, cultural – social center of Hai Ha district, located on the traffic route connecting Ha Long with Mong Cai, which is identified as one of two “breakthrough points. breaking an important “socio-economic development” of Quang Ninh province with the orientation of becoming an economic, commercial, industrial, tourism, service and seaport center of the Northern midland and mountainous region, of the coastal economic belt in the Gulf of Tonkin and the focal point of the Vietnam-China economic corridor, playing a role in promoting the economy of the whole district.

More than 10 years ago, Quang Ha town was only a small scale with 5 streets, walking around for a dozen minutes, the end of the town. But so far, Quang Ha has completely changed with the formation of a series of urban areas and residential areas. Especially, in early 2020, Hai Ha will merge Quang Dien, Quang Trung, Phu Hai communes into the town with the total natural area of ​​the town after the merger is 26,02km2, with a population of 14,815 people. This meets the need for urban expansion in the district.

The urban traffic routes of Quang Ha town have been expanded.

Not up to this point, but over the years, the district has focused on investment and urban upgrading. Up to now, the urban infrastructure of Quang Ha town has basically been completed. Most of the townspeople have houses with an average floor area of ​​32.2m2 / person. The traffic roads are invested, widened, spacious, clean and beautiful. All main streets in urban areas of the district have lighting equipment at night. The town has a square, green park, theater, cultural house … to meet the needs of entertainment, culture, arts, sports and sports of the people. The investment in medical and educational establishments is spacious and modern. The entire town is covered with mobile communication.

The people of Quang Ha town clean and clean the river bank that runs through the town.

Quang Ha town’s environment is focused by the people. Hazardous wastes are collected and treated in accordance with regulations; 95% of solid waste, domestic waste in urban areas is collected and treated. The water supply and drainage system is also invested quite fully, currently nearly 90% of the population in the urban area of ​​the district is supplied with clean water for daily life. In particular, the people of the town are always actively cleaning and cleaning the environment of the neighborhood, river embankment … Volunteer groups also donate to renovate the landscape of the river embankment around the town, plant trees. green … create a clean, beautiful environment.

The members of the group “Ha Co old definition” donated money and labor to plant the giant pine tree, to clean and embellish the area of ​​the embankment of the Ha Coi River running through the town. Photo: Le Thanh (Old group of Ha Coi)

Although merging 3 communes into the town, but shifting the economic structure of the town quite quickly towards increasing the proportion of commerce, service, industry and construction; reduce the proportion of agriculture. The rate of non-agricultural workers in inner-city areas reaches 89.5%. This has contributed to increase the town’s budget revenue in 2020 to above VND 863 billion, while the town’s budget expenditure is at a lower level. That helps to balance the town’s budget revenues and expenditures quite well.

The quality of life of the townspeople has been improved; Average income in 2020 of Quang Ha town will reach 2,822 USD / person. The urban appearance in Quang Ha has undergone significant changes. Currently, the poverty rate of the expanded Quang Ha town is only 0.97%.

Compared with the standards of grade-IV urban centers, Quang Ha town basically meets all the necessary conditions. Currently, the district continues to invest in town infrastructure to be recognized as a Grade IV urban center in the shortest time; at the same time, reaching the criteria of grade-III urban infrastructure by 2025.