Donating solar power system to the '4 no' checkpoint of My Ly Border Guard Station

At the ceremony, representatives of the Vietnam Veterans Newspaper presented a solar power system worth 102 million VND to the My Ly Border Post. It is known that the construction unit will install and put the solar power system into use before the Lunar New Year 2020.

The meaningful gift will help the officers and soldiers of the unit overcome some of the difficulties in their daily lives, feel secure in their work, and successfully complete the task of firmly protecting the sovereignty and security of the Fatherland's borders.

Vietnam Veterans Newspaper presents solar power system to Nghe An Provincial Border Guard Command. Photo: Hung Phong

My Ly Border Guard Station is responsible for managing and protecting a 48.468 km long border section including 9 landmarks (from 389 to 397). The management area includes 25 villages in 2 communes of My Ly and Bac Ly. Since 2016, with the consent of competent authorities, the unit has established a Nhọt Lột checkpoint team in the area of ​​landmark 390 to regularly manage and protect the border and local security and order. This is an area with complex and rugged terrain, more than 30 km from the unit, including 8 km of forest roads that require marching on foot, steep mountain slopes. Transporting food, provisions and equipment is extremely difficult. The unit's officers and soldiers take turns going to the checkpoint every 10-15 days.

All work and activities are carried out under the "4 no" conditions: "No electricity, no phone signal, lack of clean water, no roads"; Harsh weather and climate, fog, cold almost all year round, especially during the cold season when the temperature at the checkpoint is often below 0.^oC, significantly affects the health of officers and soldiers./.