Ban Ve Hydropower Company donated 300 million VND to support the repair of Chom Lom suspension bridge.

On April 25, Mr. Phung Van Sinh - Member of the Board of Members of Power Generation Corporation 1 and the Company's leaders and the Ban Ve Hydropower Trade Union presented financial support for the repair of Chom Lom suspension bridge, Con Cuong district.

Panorama of the ceremony to hand over funding to repair Chom Lom suspension bridge, Con Cuong district. Photo: Ba Hau

Here, the delegation presented 300 million VND to the People's Committee of Con Cuong district to repair Chom Lom suspension bridge, Lang Khe commune. The above amount was donated from the company's staff and workers.

Chom Lom suspension bridge was built and put into use in 2007, after the tragic boat sinking in the flood season of 2006 at Chom Lom wharf that took the lives of 19 students of Lang Khe Secondary School.

Presenting financial support for repairing Chom Lom suspension bridge, Con Cuong district. Photo: Ba Hau

This is a bridge of love with the joint contributions of people across the country. Chom Lom suspension bridge has helped more than 400 households with 2,500 people and nearly 200 students of Chom Lom, Dong Tien, Yen Hoa villages (Lang Khe commune, Con Cuong) to travel conveniently. Since the bridge was built across the river, river accidents in Lang Khe have ended, and the lives of people here have changed a lot.

However, after storm No. 4 in 2018, water from upstream poured down, forcing hydroelectric plants to simultaneously release floodwaters at a large volume. By the morning of September 1, 2018, the Chom Lom bridge abutment on the right bank, in the South, broke, with a 7m long crack, causing people's travel and circulation to be disrupted. Currently, while waiting for the bridge abutment to be repaired, the Chom Lom suspension bridge has been made a temporary bridge to serve people's travel.

While waiting for the bridge pier to be repaired, a temporary bridge has been built on the Chom Lom suspension bridge to facilitate people's travel. Photo: Ba Hau

With the spirit of responsibility for the community and to share the difficulties with the local government and people. Power Generation Corporation 1 and Ban Ve Hydropower Company have supported 300 million VND to contribute to the repair of Chom Lom bridge.

Since the historic flood in September 2018, with the spirit of mutual love and support, Power Generation Corporation 1 and Ban Ve Hydropower Company have supported people in areas affected by floods to overcome difficulties and stabilize their lives with an amount of nearly 5 billion VND.