China News Service, Zhengzhou, August 15 (Reporter Liu Peng) 2020 is a year of resolute victory in poverty alleviation. The traffic war in Henan Province in the central province is coordinated to advance the "epidemic" and "poverty" wars, and the results of transportation poverty alleviation continue to be consolidated. On August 15th, the reporter learned from the Henan Provincial Department of Transportation that from January to July this year, Henan has rebuilt 6,051 kilometers of rural roads, implemented 4,522 kilometers of security projects, and renovated 17,000 linear meters of dangerous bridges in poor areas.
With roads, barren mountains become golden mountains
"Without roads, barren hills will always be barren hills!" Recently, Xing Yonghai, the mayor of Yuguan Town, Neixiang County, Nanyang, Henan Province, stood next to the 80,000-mu walnut industrial base and introduced to reporters that Yuguan Town is a shallow hilly area and is known as " In the past, there was no decent road, and nothing could be transported out. More than 100,000 acres of mountain land have been deserted.
It is reported that since the launch of the transportation poverty alleviation battle, Neixiang County has started with the improvement of industrial traffic conditions, combined with the advantages of characteristic agricultural planting, adapted measures to local conditions and rationally planned, standardized and refined roads in the walnut industrial zone of Yuguan Town, and laid high standards. The asphalt pavement has improved road shoulders, greening and security facilities, forming a more than 80-kilometer industrial road ring line centered on the Daijunling thin-shell walnut base and radiating 6 administrative villages around it, and runs through county road X042 and national road G312. A road network extending in all directions will be formed to ensure the smooth transportation of agricultural products such as walnut shells.
Photo by Li Qingya on the rural road in Neixiang County
"With roads, barren hills become golden mountains!" Recently, the reporter visited Neixiang County and learned that the walnut planting area in Yuguan Town has grown to more than 82,000 mu, making it the largest walnut base in Henan Province. Awarded "Hometown of Walnut in China" by the National Economic Forestry Society. The development of the industry has effectively promoted the development of poverty alleviation. The base radiates 12 villages in the surrounding area, transfers land to more than 8,600 households, and directly benefits more than 40,000 people.
Based on serving the county's industrial, agricultural and tourism development positioning, Neixiang County takes the construction of poverty alleviation roads, tourist roads, and industrial roads as the starting point, vigorously enhances the breadth and depth of the development of "rural road + industry", and actively explores rural roads and economy A new way to integrate social development. With the help of Baotianman to create a 5A-level scenic spot, it has built a 100-kilometer beautiful tourism corridor with "uninterrupted green lines and uninterrupted scenery"; with the help of Wuya Stone Village, Erlong Mountain, and Yunlu Mountain Scenic Spots, the development of supporting rural tourism roads Relying on the development of characteristic agriculture such as Israeli picking gardens, red eyebrow nectarines, Yanggou mandarin, etc., and actively building agricultural base roads... Neixiang rural roads have become the "source of the county's decisive victory in poverty alleviation and the rapid economic and social development of the county" Power" "New Engine".
6051 km transportation poverty alleviation takes the lead
The closer the rural road network construction is to farmers, the further away poverty is from farmers; the better the road network construction, the faster the pace of building a well-off society in an all-round way. It is understood that from January to July this year, the total investment in rural roads in poverty-stricken areas of Henan Province was 5.44 billion yuan, accounting for 62% of the 8.77 billion yuan investment in rural roads in the province; 6051 kilometers of newly rebuilt rural roads, accounting for 71.5% of the province; Implemented 4522 kilometers of security projects and renovated nearly 17,000 linear meters of dangerous bridges, accounting for 64.7% and 89% of the province's total. The accessibility of rural roads in poverty-stricken areas has been further improved, and the quality of services has been greatly improved.
Here, the Henan government attaches great importance to the construction of rural roads, including the rural road "100 counties connecting villages into the group project" as the key work of transportation poverty alleviation into the Provincial Party Committee No. 1 document and the people's livelihood facts of the provincial government, focusing on deployment and high-level promotion. From January to July this year, a total of 13,000 natural villages with hardened roads were added in the province, completing 88% of the annual target. It is expected to exceed the annual target task by the end of the year.
At the same time, the transportation system of the whole province regards the "Wancuntong Bus Quality Improvement Project" as an important starting point for consolidating the results of poverty alleviation and improving the quality of transportation services in rural areas. It has continuously strengthened the linkage between the province, city and county, and basically formed a "government Leading, departmental linkage, and enterprise participation" working mechanism.
Photo by Li Qingya on the rural road in Neixiang County
The road is open, the car arrives, the industry develops, and happy days are here. The concrete roads and asphalt roads strung together not only the villages and industrial bases, but also the people's yearning for a better life. The era of "grey on a sunny day and muddy feet on a rainy day" has become history and memory. The beautiful and livable rural scenery is like a moving landscape painting.
"Poverty alleviation has reached the last juncture, and what we are striving for is the strength of responsibility and the quality of style." Xu Qiang, deputy director of the Henan Provincial Department of Transportation, said that the Henan transportation system will take greater determination, stronger strength, and more practical measures. , Resolutely win the final battle of poverty alleviation in transportation, and set a good example for building a well-off society in all respects and writing a more brilliant chapter in the Central Plains in the new era. (Finish)