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Many positive changes
Before 2014, on Ha Long Bay there were 7 fishing villages with more than 600 raft houses. Raft houses that raise seafood and conduct restaurant business lead to an increase in the number of vehicles entering and exiting, obstructing the flow of ships on the sea, polluting the water environment, putting pressure on heritage protection. Ha Long Bay. In particular, life at sea makes it difficult for children in fishing villages to access medical and educational services.
Faced with the above situation, in early 2014, City. Ha Long has implemented the project “Relocating raft houses on Ha Long Bay” using state budget. This project is expected to help fishermen in the fishing village have a sustainable, stable life and limit negative impacts on Ha Long Bay.
| Ha Phong fishing village resettlement area. (Photo by The Hoang) |
Accordingly, households in the above raft houses are allocated a resettlement plot of 80m² in area 8, Ha Phong ward, city. Ha Long. Besides, City People’s Committee. Ha Long also has a policy of building a port, creating jobs, supporting agricultural land, production, business, vocational training and creating jobs for resettled households on shore.
After many years of living in the Ha Phong Fishing Village resettlement area (area 8, Ha Phong ward, Ha Long city), people’s lives have had some positive changes. Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan (house number 21/A1, group 61, area 8, Ha Phong ward) said that her family has had a tradition of going to sea for many generations, and it was during her lifetime that she began to move ashore.
| When settling on the shore, Ms. Nguyen Thi Lan opened a pho restaurant and grocery store to make a living. (Photo by The Hoang) |
According to Ms. Lan, before settling on shore, her family still floated in the sea to make a living and used boats as their home. Thanks to the government’s attention, her family has a permanent home and does not have to live in fear during storms.
“When I used to go to the beach, every time I saw a storm, I panicked and sought shelter. Now we can move ashore so we can have a good night’s sleep.” Mrs. Lan said.
Like many other households, when she moved ashore, Ms. Lan also opened a shop to make a living. Currently, Ms. Lan opens a noodle shop to sell to local people. Although the number of customers is not very large, the revenue is enough for Lan to cover her living expenses.
According to resettlement area households, the most important thing when settling on shore is that their children and grandchildren can go to school. In addition, children also receive tuition exemption and lunch support.
Haven’t caught up with life on shore yet
Besides positive changes, the lives of many households in the fishing village resettlement area still face many difficulties that need to be resolved.
Due to the characteristics of fishing villagers fishing at sea, most of them are illiterate, so they encounter many difficulties in life. They are only suitable for low-income jobs such as street vendors, porters, transporters, motorbike taxi drivers… to cover their daily living expenses.
Talking to a reporter from the Industry and Trade Newspaper, Ms. Pham Thi Van (born 1948; house number 30/A3) said that for residents of the fishing village resettlement area, economic development on the shore is much more difficult than on the shore. seafood exploitation. Some people find jobs on shore but the income is not high so they return to seafaring.
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| Ms. Pham Thi Van said that many people live on the mainland but still cling to the sea to make a living. (Photo: The Hoang) |
“Even though they are settled on the mainland, the breadwinners of the family still have to rely on the sea to make a living. Only a few women, the elderly, and children work in jobs such as washing dishes, serving in restaurants… ”, Ms. Van shared.
According to the reporter’s research, some households want the government to soon hand over the red book of their resettlement area house so they can mortgage assets and borrow capital for economic development. Accordingly, they can purchase larger vehicles to go offshore fishing and exploit seasonal seafood to improve their economy.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Le Hong Hai, Secretary of Ha Phong ward, said that currently the Ha Phong resettlement area has 354 households living. People’s lives are more stable than before. To achieve the above results, the authorities of Quang Ninh province and City. Ha Long has paid great attention to fishing village households.
Even though there are houses on the shore, about 1/3 of households still go to the beach. Among them, the majority still practice seafood fishing. Every day, they earn several hundred thousand to take care of their family life. At night they return to their nest on the shore.
Local authorities have created conditions for people to easily access loans. Accordingly, eligible households will be given loans for economic development. In fact, there have been many cases of preferential loans but ineffective investments.
Secretary of Ha Phong ward said that according to the project, households will be issued red books in 2024. However, the worrying thing is that when they are granted red books, people may sell their land again. That is also something that local authorities are very concerned about.
Although there are still many concerns, the leaders of Ha Phong ward still believe that, in a few years, the lives of people in the resettlement area of Ha Phong fishing village will change more positively and will integrate with the lives of people above. edge.
