On December 25, information from the People's Committee of My Ly commune (Nghe An) said that the commune had just coordinated with My Ly Border Guard Station to organize a launching ceremony to deploy the "Border Bamboo Rattan" model in the area, aiming to strengthen a sustainable border associated with socio-economic development.
At the program, border guards, soldiers and local people planted bamboo along key areas, creating green landscapes, contributing to environmental protection, preventing landslides and strengthening the people's border defense posture.
Also on this occasion, My Ly Border Guard Station presented loudspeakers, convenient boilers and some equipment for learning and living to schools and disadvantaged households, accompanying the locality to improve the quality of life in the border area.
According to the leader of My Ly commune, the model not only has defensive value but also creates more livelihoods for people: "Border bamboo is both a natural shield to protect the border and opens up a direction for green economic development from bamboo. When bamboo trees grow, people can exploit them as raw materials for production, contributing to increasing income and improving their lives".
My Ly commune has an area of about 27,000 hectares, located in the high mountains of the West of Nghe An province with strongly cut terrain. The whole commune has 12 villages with 1,247 households, 5,861 people; of which 97.85% are ethnic minorities, mainly Thai ethnic people. In addition, the commune has 3 Mong villages (Nhot Loi, Pha Chieng, Pieng Vai) and 1 Kho Mu village, Huoi Pon; the administrative center is Xieng Tam. My Ly has a 43.5km border with Laos - the locality with the longest border with Laos, holding an important strategic position in terms of national defense and security in the border area.
