Ninh Thuan (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked central Ninh Thuan province to develop wind power, industrial salt production, seaports and heavy industrial zones to increase its economic growth.
While working with local authorities on July 23 regarding the province’s socio-economic performance in the first half of the year and its tasks in the second half, the PM said the Government will create favourable conditions for Ninh Thuan province, where the number of poor households remain high, to make full use of its potentials.
Ninh Thuan province has good potential for developing seaports, steel and titanium projects, industrial salt production, wind and nuclear power, PM Dung said, adding that the matter is how to implement these projects efficiently.
He asked ministries and agencies to assist Ninh Thuan province in planning its coastal roads and seaports, with focus on environmental improvement and tourism.
He also assigned the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to conduct surveys on titanium reserve in the locality to work out an exploration and processing project to ensure a strict management of this kind of mineral resource.
According to a provincial report, Ninh Thuan chalked an 8.3 percent economic growth in the first six months of this year, with agriculture and aquatic products increasing by 5.2 percent, industry and construction by 9.9 percent and service by 10.9 percent.
Local officials said they will focus on curbing inflation, strengthening market management and cutting budget spending to achieve its target of 11-12 percent economic growth this year.-Enditem.
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