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Clean water facilities presented to Central Highlands provinces

The Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12-15 handed over four clean water facilities to the border guard forces and residents in the border areas of the Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Nong and Dak Lak.
Clean water facilities presented to Central Highlands provinces ảnh 1Clean water is now brought to residents in Dak Milk district, Central Highlands Dak Nong province. (Photo: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard and the VietnamFatherland Front (VFF) chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on April 12-15 handed overfour clean water facilities to the border guard forces and residents in theborder areas of the Central Highlands provinces of Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Nongand Dak Lak.

The facilities, including water stations, water filter systems and pipelinesystems, had a total investment of more than 2 billion VND (86,200 USD), fundedby the VFF’s Ho Chi Minh City chapter.

Beneficiaries of the gifts are the Suoi Cat border guard station in Ia Dal, IaH’ Drai in Kon Tum province; the training battalion of Gia Lai province’sborder guard; Krong Na commune in Buon Don district, Dak Lak province; and ThuanAn commune in Dak Mil district, Dak Nong province.

According to Trieu Le Khanh, Vice President of the VFF’s Ho Chi Minh Citychapter, the facilities will help ensure sufficient clean water for localproduction and daily life during dry season.

Besides, they help promote solidarity and build strong border defence posturein the Central Highlands.-VNA
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