Coming to An Lam commune, Nam Sach district (Hai Duong) will bring everyone the feeling of a peaceful, vibrant countryside.
An Lam is one of two communes (along with Nam Tan commune) of Nam Sach district that has reached the model new rural area. The commune has a natural area of over 616 hectares, including 6 villages, 2,455 households and over 8,200 people. From National Highway 37 entering the commune, the impression on everyone is the different landscape with light, green, clean and beautiful.
The main road of the commune is 4 lanes wide, paved straight. On both sides of the road are camphor trees that give off a fragrant scent when the wind blows. The high-rise houses on both sides of the road add to the highlight of a rich and beautiful village, not unlike a neighborhood. Now, many people coming to An Lam are amazed by the public places that directly serve the lives of the people such as spacious and clean classrooms, medical stations, and cultural houses.
Each village road and alley in An Lam also brings surprises to visitors. The roads are clean, free of garbage, only scattered with fallen leaves that have not been cleared yet. All roads in the villages have been widened and solidified, with lighting systems. An Lam commune also has many beautiful flower roads meticulously cared for by members of the farmers' association, women's association, veterans, and the Youth Union.
The beautiful landscape and green, clean village roads are due to the determination of the Party Committee, government and people of An Lam commune to implement the resolution of the Standing Committee of Nam Sach District Party Committee on classifying, collecting and treating household waste at the source.
Nearly 2 years ago, An Lam commune started implementing the waste classification model at source. Up to now, the classification has become routine and there has been a big change in people's awareness. 100% of solid waste generated in the area is collected, transported and processed. The fields of bright red peonies are increasingly abundant thanks to the nutrients from compost piles from organic household waste used for fertilization. "Turning trash into flowers", An Lam people have joined with people of Nam Sach district to make the countryside clean, beautiful and civilized.
In today's modern society, An Lam people still maintain the old traditions to enrich their spiritual life and strengthen human relationships. The villages here still maintain the traditional custom of organizing folk games in early spring. Every 1st and 2nd day of Tet, the villages start organizing tug of war, blindfolded pot smashing, sack jumping... The prizes are not worth much, but the elderly and children all participate, laughing happily throughout the village yard.
Summer comes, every afternoon, the village cultural houses are bustling with children playing soccer, adults exercising. In the evening, An Lam is even more bustling and crowded with folk dance clubs and women's dance groups.
Life in An Lam is peaceful and quiet like that. For a long time, An Lam commune has not had any prolonged mass complaints, no citizens committing serious crimes or more, and no complicated spots or gathering places for crime, drugs, or social evils.
Talking about the journey of building a model new rural commune and making An Lam commune truly a livable place, Mr. Khuc Van Huong, Party Secretary and Chairman of An Lam Commune People's Committee affirmed: "The ultimate goal of every task is to improve people's lives. In which, the commune not only strives for economic and political goals but more importantly, cultural and spiritual life so that An Lam people are both well-off and happy".
Currently, the average income per capita of An Lam commune is over 70 million VND/year. The value of agricultural production is increasingly high, developing both cultivation and animal husbandry. In the commune, there are 12 enterprises and more than 43 individual establishments investing and developing the industrial and handicraft sectors effectively, contributing greatly to the local economic proportion. In recent years, due to the focus on investment in production development, people's income has been improved. The number of multidimensional poor households in the commune is only 0.61%.
An Lam commune has 3 schools that are all concerned about facilities, fully invested and upgraded the entire classroom system for 3 schools to meet national standards. An Lam Primary School and Secondary School are always in the top of the district in terms of education quality.
All 6 villages in An Lam have cultural houses and sports grounds. From the end of 2021 to now, the commune has invested 7.7 billion VND to build 3 cultural houses for Bach Da, An Luong and Hoang Duong villages. Sports grounds and auxiliary works worth billions of VND were also built thanks to socialized capital. Along with many other cultural institutions, the needs of people in An Lam for activities, meetings and political, cultural and sports events are well met. Commenting on the results achieved by An Lam commune, Vice Chairman of Nam Sach District People's Committee Vuong Xuan Thuy said: "An Lam is a typical model new rural commune of the district, where people's lives are comprehensively cared for, constantly improving both materially and spiritually. This is also the commune leading many tasks and movements in the whole Nam Sach district".
With the tireless efforts of the local Party Committee, government and people, An Lam is becoming a model new rural commune, peaceful and worth living.
Content:SNOW WIND
Photos, clips:THANH CHUNG, PHUNG BAN
Graphics:TUAN ANH