Lesson 1: All beginnings are hard
Lesson 3: Creating momentum for innovation and development
Tien Giang is entering a new phase with many challenges and difficulties, but with joint efforts and unity, it will help the province continue to reap new successes.
NEW LOOK
Tien Giang is different now. The new look of Tien Giang is inspired by the tireless efforts of many generations; in which, the traffic infrastructure network is considered one of the important highlights, contributing to creating the new look of Tien Giang after 50 years of liberation and national reunification.
Because, if we look at history, after April 30, 1975, Tien Giang's transport infrastructure system still had many limitations. The urgent task of the transport sector at this time is to restore the entire transport system devastated by the war.
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| The development potential of the Eastern region is still very large. Photo: TRUNG HAU |
To implement this policy, provincial roads were urgently repaired, including: Road 20 (provincial road 869) from the old National Highway 4 at An Cu intersection (Cai Be district) to Hau My Bac B (Cai Be district) 18 km long, provincial road 29 (provincial road 868) from Ngu Hiep ferry (Cai Lay district) to Hai Hat bridge bordering Long An province, more than 28 km long, the most serious section along canal 12 was damaged by bombs in many places, Long Dinh road (provincial road 867) from the old National Highway 4 (Long Dinh commune, Chau Thanh district) to Bac Dong canal (Tan Phuoc district) bordering Long An province, 22 km long...
Not to mention, some large-scale projects were carried out manually, such as Nguyen Van Tiep road (provincial road 665) with a length of 45 km, mobilizing hundreds of thousands of workdays to build the roadbed in 100 days. According to statistics, from 1976 to 1980, the whole province had only 212 km of road and 56 bridges; of which, many provincial and district roads were newly built.
The province continues to focus on the policy of investing in transport infrastructure, many works and projects have been implemented, thereby contributing to changing the face of the countryside. Continuing to implement this policy, by the year 2000, the Transport sector of Tien Giang province had built 1,427 km, including 131 km of asphalt roads, 425 bridges; of which, there were 135 large-tonnage concrete bridges, with a total length of 2,000 m.
In addition, Tien Giang also focuses on building inter-commune roads and roads from residential areas to the commune administrative center, with the motto "The State and the people work together". Along with this trend, in recent years, Tien Giang continues to choose infrastructure investment, especially transport infrastructure as one of the breakthroughs.
Realizing this policy has helped Tien Giang have a completely new look, many important works and projects in the field of transportation have been fully invested, including key projects of intra-regional and inter-regional connectivity.
The policy of choosing investment in transport infrastructure as one of the breakthroughs continues to be continued. The Resolution of the 11th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020 - 2025 also identified "continuing to perfect the infrastructure system, focusing on developing synchronous and smooth transport and irrigation infrastructure between regions in the province and provinces in the Southern Key Economic Zone, the Mekong Delta; in which, prioritizing the construction and completion of the main roads in the North - South, East - West direction of the province, maximizing the efficiency of investment in coastal and Tien River transport works" is one of the three breakthroughs of the province.
The results of implementation so far show that the transport infrastructure system has been and is being closely coordinated by sectors and localities to deploy investment in the construction of key projects such as: Trung Luong - My Thuan Expressway, Cao Lanh - An Huu Expressway, My Thuan 2 Bridge, Rach Mieu 2 Bridge, upgrading and expanding Cho Gao Canal, National Highway 50, My Loi Bridge, Provincial Road 864 (road along Tien River) and developing the urban and rural traffic system to gradually contribute to the completion of the transport infrastructure system and the construction of new rural areas.
As a result, the growth rate of the transport sector has increased over the years. Specifically, the volume of freight transport increased by an average of 7.4% per year, the turnover of goods increased by an average of 5.9% per year, the volume of passenger transport increased by an average of 5.7% per year, the turnover of passengers increased by an average of 6.2% per year...
CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT
Exactly 50 years after the liberation of the South and the reunification of the country, Tien Giang has achieved many successes on many fronts from politics to economy, culture and society.
From the perspective of someone who has been attached to Tien Giang for nearly 50 years, Mr. Tran Do Liem, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rach Gam Cooperative, shared that in 1976, he came to Tien Giang with only a secondary school diploma but several years of training on the battlefield and with the desire to enrich his homeland.
50 years have passed, he himself feels successful; because for the same amount of time he participated in leading the cooperative, becoming a Labor Hero unit, the leading domestic transportation unit of Vietnam.
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| Transport infrastructure has become an important highlight of Tien Giang 50 years after the liberation of the South and national reunification. Photo: TRUNG HAU |
With what he and his family have achieved, he also feels the same about Tien Giang. Because after a long period of war, the country was still poor, the people's education was still low, but now Tien Giang in particular, the whole region in general has developed very strongly, urbanization is rapid, traffic infrastructure is synchronous, people's lives are much better, and people's education has also changed.
Not to mention, the economic scale and export of Tien Giang for many years have been among the top of the provinces and cities in the Mekong Delta.
“Even I myself could not imagine that my hometown Tien Giang would have such a development. I am very lucky to have been able to accompany the development of Tien Giang throughout its 50-year history. Surely Tien Giang will continue to develop,” said Mr. Tran Do Liem.
From the perspective of a businessman who has invested in production and business in Tien Giang for more than 20 years, Mr. Nguyen Van Dao, General Director of GODACO, said that Tien Giang has developed remarkably.
Because when first arriving in this land, My Tho Industrial Park only had a few investment enterprises, but now Tien Giang not only has My Tho Industrial Park but also Long Giang Industrial Park, Tan Huong... with many investment enterprises in production and business.
The appearance of Tien Giang has changed a lot, which also shows that businesses investing in Tien Giang have been successful. This also shows the solidarity, companionship, and sharing of the Tien Giang provincial authorities with the business community.
Besides, Tien Giang's transport infrastructure has improved a lot, especially the bridge and road system, which has facilitated the circulation of goods.
With this momentum, Tien Giang will certainly continue to develop in the coming years. “Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification, I think Tien Giang is one of the leading provinces in the Mekong Delta, achieving very good results,” Mr. Nguyen Van Dao emphasized.
Exactly 50 years have passed since the Liberation of the South and the Unification of the country. In that long history, Tien Giang has also strived to transform and rise up with the country.
The achievements that Tien Giang has achieved are difficult to weigh, measure, and count accurately. However, the changing socio-economic picture, the significant improvement in people's lives, and the focus on other areas such as education and health care have also demonstrated what Tien Giang has tried.
Along with the whole country, the next stage of Tien Giang is also smooth but also full of bumps. Because this is an important turning point for Tien Giang to continue to transform itself to become an industrial province, becoming a livable place as the important content mentioned in the Planning of Tien Giang province for the period 2021 - 2030, vision to 2050. Not to mention, in the next stage, implementing the policy of merging provinces, Tien Giang will still have more room for development.
MR. PHUONG
Source: https://baoapbac.vn/kinh-te/202504/chao-mung-ky-niem-50-nam-giai-phong-mien-nam-thong-nhat-dat-nuoc-30-4-1975-30-4-2025-bai-cuoi-buoc-tiep-chang-duong-moi-1040694/
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