Buddhists work hard at night patching roads

(Baonghean.vn) - After nights of enthusiastic work by young Buddhists, Nguyen Truong To Street in Vinh City, which was full of potholes and bumpy roads, has become smoother.

Nguyen Truong To Street, passing through Hung Dong Commune, has long been a “bypass” and is now severely damaged due to the frequent use of trucks and heavy vehicles. The road surface is peeling and uneven, with many potholes and water-filled potholes, causing difficulties for road users and posing a potential risk of traffic accidents.

With the simple wish of contributing to repairing the road to make it easier for people and vehicles to travel, the Buddhist youth of Phat Quang Nghe An decided to repair this section of road. After receiving the consent of the local government, the Buddhist youth mobilized forces and started to carry out the "road patching" work for many nights in November.

Many young Buddhists participate in road repair

Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhu Hoa, teacher at Lang Sen Primary School (Kim Lien, Nam Dan) - in charge of the Youth Group, said that the group had bought 2 trucks of crushed stone and 2.5 tons of stone powder to repair the road. Every night, the group mobilized about 50 young people, students, and teachers from the Phat Quang Nghe An Buddhist Youth Group to participate in the work.

The group was divided into several groups, each group responsible for repairing each assigned location. Working time was from 9:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., because this was when everyone had finished their daily studies and work, and when there were fewer vehicles and people on the road.

Young Buddhists become road workers.

Passersby and nearby residents were surprised to see young men working hard to repair the road at night. After understanding what had happened, many people went out to join the young men in the work.

With only rudimentary tools such as hoes, shovels, buckets, crowbars, after 3 nights of enthusiastic work, the young people have patched up each "pothole", each damaged and peeling spot on the approximately 4 km length of Nguyen Truong To Street. This meaningful work has been recognized by the local government and people. It is known that this is the second time that the Phat Quang Nghe An Buddhist Youth Group has participated in repairing the road in Vinh City.

Huy Thu