On the afternoon of January 3, the Mekong Delta Regional Council (MDRC) held its 5th conference chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Chairman of the Council.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long, Chairman of the Mekong Delta Regional Council
Reporting on the region's development situation, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said that the economic growth rate (GRDP) in 2024 of the Mekong Delta region will reach 7.31%, higher than the national average growth rate (about 7%), ranking 4th out of 6 economic regions.
Some localities have quite good growth rates, such as Kien Giang (7.5%), Long An (8.3%), Hau Giang (8.76%), typically Tra Vinh with a growth rate of 10.04%.
Many key projects and works in the region are being deployed and constructed, facilitating intra-regional and inter-regional connections. Key routes are being accelerated, such as the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway, the Can Tho - Ca Mau expressway, and the An Huu - Cao Lanh expressway.
However, the region's socio-economic situation still faces many difficulties and limitations. Although the region's economy has grown quite well, its economic scale is still small, accounting for only about 12% of the country's total; 12/13 localities in the region have not yet balanced their budget revenues and expenditures, and the growth model is not truly sustainable.
Meanwhile, climate change is deeply affecting agricultural production and people's lives: Subsidence, landslides, flooding, drought, saltwater intrusion and lack of domestic water are 6 "hot" issues in the Mekong Delta.
Concluding the conference, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long assessed that localities in the region have proactively implemented linkages and connections between provinces and cities in the region, such as signing the Agreement on socio-economic development cooperation between Ho Chi Minh City and provinces in the Mekong Delta region until 2025 in many fields.
Many key projects in the region are being actively implemented and urgently completed. “We strive to complete 600 km of expressway in the Mekong Delta by 2025,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.
Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long emphasized that in the context of the Mekong Delta region facing the phenomenon of climate change, which is deeply affecting the water security in the region. Therefore, the projects of the Regional Council that have not been completed must be implemented and accelerated. Difficulties and obstacles must be removed to promote the disbursement of public investment capital.
Along with that, synchronously and effectively deploy tasks and solutions in approved plans (National Master Plan, Mekong Delta Regional Plan, National Water Resources Plan, Disaster Prevention and Control and Irrigation Plan and Provincial Plan).
Source: https://nld.com.vn/vung-dong-bang-song-cuu-long-doi-mat-6-van-de-nong-196250103190217176.htm
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