Part 2: Thu Dau Mot City - urban-impressed constructions
Part 1: Tan Uyen Town - The attraction of investment resources
Implementing the breakthrough programs of the provincial Party Committee, Thu Dau Mot has issued many programs and plans in detail for each field to implement. Many of the key projects of the city have been implemented both transport connection and urban development, while also contributing to attracting investment and creating a motive force for economic development in Thu Dau Mot.

A corner of Thu Dau Mot urban area. Photo: Phuong Le
Development promoted
Upon implementing urban construction and development, in 2017, Thu Dau Mot City was recognized by Prime Minister as Grade I urban area and held a public ceremony. In addition, the city has been deploying many traffic projects connecting new urban with old and northwest wards. These projects, after being built and put into use, have both transport links and accentuated urban development, while contributing to attracting investment and creating a motive force for economic development including Ho Chi Minh City, especially in the area of Chanh My Ward, Tuong Binh Hiep, Tan An, Hiep An.
For example, the project to open new dyke road along Ba Co canal (according to the planning of zone N8) in Chanh My ward with the length of 1,100m, from Binh Duong avenue to Chanh My ecological urban area. This project will be the link between the middle of the village, via Binh Duong avenue, Chanh My ecological urban area. The city invested this road to connect traffic, attract investment in Chanh My, Tuong Binh Hiep. Besides it is the East-West main road in Tan An ward with the length of 2,780m, from Nguyen Chi Thanh street to dike road. This road project aims to create a motive force for developing Tan An area. Along with that, the road 6 to extend Phan Dang Luu and Phan Dang Luu (Hiep An Ward), the first section is 820m long from Binh Duong Boulevard to Phan Dang Luu Street; Section 2 is 1.375m long from Huynh Thi Hieu Street to D1 subdivision. Under the zoning planning, this road connects Hoa Phu new urban area with Tan An, Tuong Binh Hiep. Once completed, the project will create momentum for the development of Tan An, Tuong Binh Hiep wards. The project is divided into 2 phases of investment, phase 1 from 2017 to 2020; phase 2 after 2020. In addition, businesses are currently implementing projects on riverside tourism, urban projects, residential areas such as the project of Phat Dat urban area.
To develop social infrastructure, Thu Dau Mot city build 8 school buildings, 1 regional general clinic and 3 medical stations. The city also built the City Public Service Center; Completed upgrading, equipping and exceeding the government regulations on equipment for the one-stop shop of 14 wards. At present, in the city, many schools are invested with quality construction from socialized capital, such as Trung Viet - Primary School, Ngon Times Secondary School - Ngoc Nhi Secondary School and Nguyen Khuyen Secondary School. The city is also building a project to preserve and develop the traditional lacquer village of Tuong Binh Hiep.
Nguyen Loc Ha, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thap Dau Mot, said that in recent years, the tasks of building and developing urban areas under the programs of the provincial Party Committee has been actively implemented with work in the jurisdiction, especially in the work of urban renovation and embellishment, urban development. The city's achievements in building and developing urban areas have created the foundation for Thu Dau Mot City to strive to improve and improve the urban quality in all aspects. The city is now well-served by the administrative, service, trade, tourism and industry center of the province in the coming time, contributing to the province's common goal of improving living standards. material, spirit for the people, moving towards urban civilization, rich and beautiful.
Urban beautification focused
To focus on renovating and embellishing urban areas and carrying out the campaign to build a civilized urban lifestyle, Thu Dau Mot city has organized a campaign to "build a culture-civilized lifestyle" in the locality. City Hall period 2016-2020. In the year 2017, the city has implemented the campaign, initially achieved some important results, in which the city pay attention to the goal of building "ward 3 no": No ads - Classifieds unauthorized, no collection of spontaneous garbage, no beggar; "Neighborhood 3": Asphalt roads are asphalted, have public lighting and have public trash ... This way has created a high consensus of the people in the city to carry out the campaign.
TP.HCM has implemented the public land use plan of the city with an area of 49 hectares / 202 plots. Based on that, the city will build a green park, propose auction, socialize ...; To change the function, to build the flower gardens at the headquarters of the old Culture and Information Center, the headquarters of the formerly Phu Cuong Military Commune and the formerly Phu Cuong Ward People's Committee. The city is planning to build a 1/500 scale planning area at the intersection of Ngo Quyen - Cach Mang Thang Tam in the direction of building a park. The city has completed new planting, replacing trees on two embankments and 15 roads in the area; coordinate with the Corporation for Investment and Development of Industry - Becamex IDC Corporation to plant trees on Binh Duong Boulevard; Completing the construction of 30 parks and gardens at the public land, former headquarters after relocation, and continuing to carry out 35 projects this year.
As for the construction of alleys of concrete, hot asphalt and alleys with public lighting, Thu Dau Mot has mobilized people and businesses to build alleys in the spirit of " State and people work together. In 2017 and the first 5 months of 2018, the whole town has 196 concreted alleys, of which 40 routes will be socialized, 79% of which will be concretized. Together with that, mobilize the people to install public lighting system at alleys of 182 routes, raising the lighting rate of alleys up to now reaching 90%.
In addition, the work of restoring urban order - construction order, environmental sanitation and traffic safety was also implemented in a drastic and uniform manner. The initial results of this work have created good consensus and coordination of the people; Urban roads meet basic requirements, handed over by Ward People's Committee management.
Reported by Phuong Le – Translated by Vi Bao
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