Over the past time, along with fulfilling training and combat tasks, Cat Khanh Border Station has effectively implemented mass mobilization work, contributing to tightening the close ties between the military and civilians and promoting socio-economic development in the locality.
Encouraging people to ensure security in maritime border areas
Over the past time, Cat Khanh Border Station has coordinated with the local party committees and authorities to enhance information dissemination work to encourage local people to implement national target programs, engage in activities to promote socio-economic development and ensure defense-security in the locality.
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Troops of Cat Khanh Border Station presenting national flags to fishermen in the locality |
Thanks to the effective combination of dissemination activities and mass mobilization work, many movements and models have been launched and put into operation.
Particularly, Cat Khanh Border Station has coordinated with relevant forces to reinforce a wharf, set up 17 groups of fishing boats with 57 vehicles and 251 fishermen, and established eight self-management groups for security and order, among others.
Especially, during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unit made recommendations to the Phu Cat district People’s Committee to set up COVID-19 checkpoints at De Gi fishing port. The unit sent 11 troops to participate in eight COVID-19 checkpoints in coastal communes and townlets and collaborated with local authorities to carry out dissemination activities in 30 villages and quarters to encourage 3,250 households to join the movement to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic and fight against illegal entry and exit in maritime border areas.
Meanwhile, the unit distributed 2,500 leaflets; conducted dissemination activities via loudspeakers; called on individuals and collectives to donate VND 10 million for COVID-19 checkpoints and present three tons of vegetables and fruits, 200 boxes of instant noodles and other necessities to pandemic-hit people.
According to Mr. Nguyen Van Thong, Secretary of the Cat Khanh commune Party Committee, over the past years, Cat Khanh Border Station has worked with and supported the locality in socio-economic development, security and order maintenance, and environmental hygiene. Moreover, the unit has actively encouraged local people to strictly observe the State’s law and commit themselves to not violating foreign waters for illegal fishing.
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Troops of Cat Khanh Border Station building rural roads in Cat Khanh commune |
Participating in ensuring social security
Upholding the good virtues of “Uncle Ho’s soldiers,” Cat Khanh Border Station has collaborated with localities in maritime border areas to effectively implement social security and hunger eradication and poverty reduction. With the support from the State and benefactors, the unit has built 15 great-solidarity houses, repaired 150 degraded houses, and granted 1,450 gifts to needy people in maritime border areas of Phu Cat district.
Additionally, the unit has actively engaged in activities to prevent and control natural disasters and surmount their aftermaths. Since 2013, implementing the programs “Paving ways to school for children” and “Adopted children of border posts,” the station has sponsored nine disadvantaged children. The unit has also inquired after, guided them in their study, and presented bicycles, school bags, and school supplies, etc. to the nine children.
Since April 2022, under the “Help a poor household in maritime border area every week” movement, the unit has supported 155 households with difficult conditions, poor and near-poor families via various forms.
Lieutenant Colonel Giap Minh Nam, Political Commissar of Cat Khanh Border Station, shared that in the coming time, the unit will continue to innovate contents and methods to implement mass mobilization work in a more effective manner while boosting supporting activities for local people, especially needy families, to deepen military-civilian ties, contributing to firmly safeguarding national sovereignty and security in maritime border areas, and promoting local socio-economic development.
Source: Bienphong
Translated by Quynh Oanh