Thai Binh develops river ports, seaports, airports, and railways.

The People's Committee of Thai Binh province has just held a conference to announce the Decision on the Planning of Thai Binh province for the period 2021-2030, with a vision to 2050, approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 1735/QD-TTg dated December 29, 2023.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang presented the Provincial Planning Decision to the leaders of the Provincial Party Committee - People's Council - People's Committee of Thai Binh province. Photo: Nam Hong

According to the planning content, the goal by 2030, Thai Binh will become a locality in the fairly developed group, by 2050 it will be a developed province of the Red River Delta and one of the industrial development centers of the region, with a prosperous economy, progressive society and a guaranteed ecological environment.

To realize the above goal, agriculture is identified as an important pillar, contributing to ensuring national food security, while aiming to build Thai Binh into a leading agricultural production center of the Red River Delta.

In addition, build Thai Binh province into a modern industrial center, aiming to become the leading industrial and energy center in the Red River Delta, and at the same time be a transit area and distribution center of goods in the southern region of the Red River Delta and the North Central region.

Comprehensively develop Thai Binh Economic Zone into the nucleus, the focus and driving force of economic development of the province.

Synchronously build socio-economic infrastructure, especially transport infrastructure connecting within the province and with economic centers of the Northern Coastal region; promote the development of advanced science and technology applications, focusing on the application of biotechnology, post-harvest and processing technology to serve the development of agricultural production and people's lives.

According to Mr. Nguyen Khac Than - Chairman of Thai Binh Provincial People's Committee, the newly announced planning content will open a new development phase for Thai Binh province. Photo: Nam Hong

Thai Binh City is built and developed into a green, modern urban area with its own identity, a political, administrative, economic, cultural, service and commercial center; a landscape city on both sides of the Tra Ly River; expanding the city's development space in a multi-functional direction, including expanding to the Northeast to form a gateway urban area of the Thai Binh Economic Zone.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang shared 8 words with the Party Committee, government and people of Thai Binh province to successfully implement the provincial planning. They are: Compliance, flexibility, synchronization and understanding. Photo: Nam Hong

According to the planning approved by the Prime Minister, in Thai Binh, 3 expressways will be formed, including: Ninh Binh - Hai Phong Expressway (CT.08); Ring Road 5 - Hanoi (CT.39) and route CT.16 serving to connect Thai Binh Economic Zone - Tra Giang urban area (Thai Binh City) with Ring Road 5 - Hanoi and the southern economic zone of the capital.

National Highways 10, 37, 37B, 39 and 39B are implemented according to the Road Network Planning for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050.

The system of 5 important provincial roads, identified as the driving force for development, connects Thai Binh City with important gateways of the province including DT.467; DT.468; DT.454; DT.469; DT.464.

Proposing investment and construction of a number of important river ports on the Red River, Tra Ly River, Luoc River and Hoa River; supplementing the functions of existing specialized ports into general ports, gradually investing in the construction of Thai Binh Seaport; planning the Nam Dinh - Thai Binh - Hai Phong - Quang Ninh railway route.

Proposal to form a dual-use airport cluster serving tourism, search and rescue, and national defense and security in the coastal border area of Thai Binh province after 2030.

Thai Binh promotes the development of marine economy, creating breakthrough development in the fields of seaports, energy, entertainment services, resorts, and marine ecology.

At the same time, expanding the reclaimed sea space creates land funds to develop large-scale functional areas, forming a synchronous, modern industrial - urban - service - tourism space, an attractive ecological landscape, "zero carbon" coastal area.

Maintain the original state of the Tien Hai Nature Reserve area

According to Planning Decision No. 1735/QD-TTg approved by the Prime Minister on December 29, 2023, the area of Tien Hai Wetland Nature Reserve will remain the same instead of being reduced to 1,320 hectares as in Decision No. 731 issued by the People's Committee of Thai Binh province in April 2023.

The conservation area is about 12,500 hectares wide, located outside sea dykes No. 5 and No. 6 and in the mangrove forest, coastal alluvial land, and sea area of Tien Hai district, in the strictly protected zone, limiting emissions.

The Prime Minister requested strict control over the conversion of coastal mangrove forest land to other purposes, and the recovery of ineffective aquaculture areas to improve the land for reforestation in order to close the forest belt and stabilize the planned forest land area.

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