Strictly adhere to the red line to promote rural revitalization, and Pudong reserves 5% of the construction land quota for rural projects in Pudong New Area every year
Comprehensive land consolidation is an important measure to protect arable land and permanent basic farmland, improve the level of land conservation and intensive use, and strengthen ecological protection and restoration. In order to implement the requirements of the National Land Day of the Ministry of Natural Resources and showcase the progress and effectiveness of Shanghai's comprehensive land improvement work in recent years, during the 33rd National Land Day on June 25th, the Pudong New Area Planning and Resources Bureau focused on the theme of "saving and intensive land use, strictly adhering to the red line of farmland", showcasing a series of programs related to farmland protection to the public, conducting award-winning knowledge quizzes on farmland protection, and setting up several sub venues to carry out policy promotion activities.
The reporter learned that the overall planning of 12 towns and the planning of 12 suburban units in Pudong New Area have been approved and implemented, and the detailed planning of suburban areas has been fully covered, taking the lead in the city. In order to further reflect high-level planning and fully leverage the leading role of planning in rural development, in recent years, relevant towns and villages in Pudong have concentrated on improving suburban unit planning, promoting the optimization of planning schemes for rural talent apartments, Laogang Town, Hangtou Town, and other suburban units in Huandong Village, Zhangjiang Town. Focusing on urban and rural industrial development, infrastructure construction, basic public service facilities, and concentrated housing for farmers, the layout of production, living, and ecological spaces has been deepened.
Comprehensively promote pilot projects for comprehensive land consolidation across the entire region. Taking Zhoupu Town as an example, the land consolidation area carried out this year in Zhoupu Town includes four villages in the east, namely Jiebang Village, Qigan Village, Wanan Village, and Beizhuang Village, with a total area of 12.5 square kilometers. At the beginning of the year, Pudong New Area established a joint conference platform for comprehensive land consolidation, and the district and town jointly promoted the pilot work of Zhoupu Town's comprehensive land consolidation. With the platform of comprehensive land consolidation, various rural construction actions were gathered to promote the overall realization and precise implementation of planning intentions.
The four villages renovated this time will be led by "strengthening industries to showcase the new appearance of rural areas, shaping spatial genes, and inheriting culture to pass on the memory of Lixi", depicting the scene of "blooming flowers in Lixi and drinking wine in Silicon Valley", and creating a demonstration and leading highland for rural revitalization in Pudong. Through comprehensive land consolidation across the entire region, guide the concentration and connection of arable land resources, optimize the layout of arable land and permanent basic farmland; Promote the relative concentration of farmers in an orderly manner, and create a town that integrates high-quality public services, high standard facilities, and high-quality living environment; Introduce projects such as flower sea enhancement, rural silicon valley, forest vacation homestays, etc., to form a cluster of one village, one themed characteristic industrial projects; Build an ecological space with fully connected water systems and recreational forests, and improve the quality of regional rural ecological environment.
In addition, the Planning and Resources Bureau of Pudong New Area also guided the design of 5 batches and 16 demonstration villages for rural revitalization, represented by Haishen Village in Huinan Town. A dedicated person coordinated the city, district, town, and village to jointly promote village planning and design. The village design highlights regional and rural characteristics, decodes the village's characteristic industries, ecology, and cultural genes, carves the rural land with the spirit of craftsmanship, and depicts the construction of beautiful and livable villages.
The reporter learned that Pudong New Area currently reserves 5% of the newly added construction land quota for rural projects every year. For rural industrial projects, the quota should be fully guaranteed, starting from ecological construction such as afforestation and small and medium-sized river regulation in rural areas, as well as the construction needs of important agricultural product breeding and production, modern facility agriculture construction and other agricultural development projects, to achieve full area and all factor land use control.
In order to further achieve cross service and efficiently approve and support new industries, Pudong has developed the "Pudong New Area Rural Construction Project Planning and Approval Operation Manual" and "Pudong New Area Rural Construction Project Application Guidelines", and completed the approval work for the Huinan Town Qiaobei Future Commercial Service Project, Huinan Town Qiaobei Village Comprehensive Service Center Project, and Laogang Town White Pig Breeding Farm with "one book, one certificate". The guarantee of land use for rural revitalization has promoted the healthy and orderly development of rural agriculture in the new area, actively guaranteeing the functions of rural ecological conservation, leisure tourism, and cultural inheritance. Continuously accelerating the construction of the three circles of high-quality urban areas, modern towns, and beautiful countryside in Pudong New Area, and providing strong support for promoting comprehensive rural revitalization.