Abandoned water project

(Baonghean.vn) From the capital of the National Target Program for Clean Water and Rural Environmental Sanitation, in 2007, Giai Xuan commune, Tan Ky district invested in building 19 self-flowing domestic water tanks with a total cost of over 2.5 billion VND. According to the design, the project has 8km of pipelines supplying domestic water to about 1,800 households in Long Tho, Ke Mui villages, schools, clinics, and the commune People's Committee. In 2009, the project was put into use with the joy and expectation of local people. However, after only a few months of use, the project has stopped operating since then.

The water tank is damaged.

According to our research, the cause of this situation is that during the construction process, the design and installation of the works were not suitable, leading to water not being able to reach the households, while the water pipes were clogged and damaged due to poor quality. Ke Mui hamlet chief - Nguyen Van Nhan said: "When the project was put into operation, our people were very happy and excited, because from now on, we no longer had to go to the stream to get buckets of water or invest in building a pipeline to bring water directly from the stream. However, not long after, the project was damaged, and our people could not use it. So, during the past time, 5/11 hamlets under the commune's Program 135 with over 8,000 people and agencies did not have water for daily use from the project. Since then, the water tanks have been exposed to dew and sun. Many households have had to use natural spring water without a filtration system".

Mr. Nguyen Huu Trien - Vice Chairman of Giai Xuan Commune People's Committee, said: "All of these self-flowing domestic water tanks were built by Tan Ky District People's Committee as the investor. The works were damaged shortly after being put into use, we reported to the superiors but they were not repaired. Our commune is a poor commune, over 70% of households are ethnic minorities, self-repair is impossible because it requires a large amount of money".

The project is at risk of being abandoned, causing a waste of billions of the State’s money, while people still do not have clean water to use every day. When will this project be operational again so that people can have clean water to use? This question will be forwarded to the responsible units of Tan Ky district for consideration and resolution.

Xuan Thong