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| Many people from Luu Tan village participated in transporting construction materials for two bridges. The completed project meets the travel needs of more than 530 people. Photo: Lu Phu |
Luu Tan village has 90 Khmu households, more than 15 km from Bao Nam commune center, traffic conditions are very difficult and isolated. During the rainy season, the village is often isolated by flood water. Difficult traffic conditions are one of the reasons hindering the economic development of the people here.
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| A mother carrying her child transports stones to build a bridge. Photo: Lu Phu |
In order to facilitate the travel, trade and transportation of agricultural products of the Khmu people in Luu Tan village, on April 7, Truc Lam Pagoda of Yen Thanh district coordinated with the volunteer group Kho Thoc Nhan Dan and the Party Committee and government of Bao Nam commune (Ky Son) to start the construction of two bridges across Khe Thu with a total investment of over 1 billion VND. The two bridges are 18 and 36 m long, 2 m wide, with steel structure and concrete pillars.
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| The bridge structure is made of steel and concrete pillars, with a total investment of over 1 billion VND. Photo: Lu Phu |
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| Due to the difficult terrain, construction was very difficult, mostly requiring manual labor. Photo: Lu Phu |
Mr. Phan Van Manh - Chairman of Bao Nam Commune People's Committee said: The people of Luu Tan village in particular and Bao Nam highland commune in general see this as an extremely urgent task. The people have repeatedly requested the government to build a bridge, however, because the commune is poor, there is no funding for the construction. Now, with the support of philanthropists and charitable organizations to build 2 bridges for people, the people and the commune government are very happy.
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| Many villagers of Luu Tan village gathered stones, transported materials, and sped up the bridge construction progress. Photo: Lu Phu |
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