Thousands of My Duc households are "thirsty" for clean water.

As summer approaches, the need to speed up the completion of the clean water supply system here becomes more urgent.

Workers of Ha Nam Clean Water Joint Stock Company construct clean water transmission pipeline in Dai Hung commune (My Duc district).

With the attention of all levels and sectors of Hanoi city and My Duc district, An Phu ethnic mountainous commune has completed the new rural construction program with village roads, alleys, spacious cultural houses... However, talking with reporters of Hanoi Moi Newspaper, local people could not help but worry that the title "new rural area" does not really reflect the actual living conditions, especially the criteria of clean water for daily life.

“It’s easy to manage without rice, but without water for drinking and bathing, it’s difficult in every way…”, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa, a resident of Goc Bang village (An Phu commune) shared. Since October 2024, Ms. Hoa’s family has had to install a pump and pull nearly 300m of pipes to bring residual water from streams to store in tanks for bathing and washing. As for food and drink, although frugal, Ms. Hoa’s family (6 people) has to buy two trucks of clean water each month for 300,000 VND/truck, equivalent to 6m3 of water, but the quality is unknown.

Speaking to reporters, Head of Goc Bang Village Quach Cong Doan said that in the past, villagers used rainwater and drilled wells (a project funded by an international humanitarian organization). However, recently, the wells have collapsed and there has been little rain, so 187 households with nearly 1,000 people are seriously lacking clean water. Many households borrowed tens of millions of dong to drill wells to get water, but after drilling 70-80m deep, there was still no water, so they had to buy water from a villager for use.

Not only An Phu, the scarcity of domestic water also occurs in the communes of My Xuyen, Phuc Lam, Dong Tam, Thuong Lam, Tuy Lai... People have to spend money to drill wells, build filter tanks, buy water treatment machines. More worryingly, in the communes of An Tien, Le Thanh, Xuy Xa..., many households do not dare to drill wells because of fear of land subsidence.

In fact, these localities have experienced cases of well drilling leading to house collapses and cracked walls, causing people to worry. In such situations, people are forced to use water from wells or rainwater, even though they know it may be contaminated.

“We know that these water sources can be polluted, but we have no other choice and we don’t have money to buy water filters. Therefore, we were very happy when we heard that the city was interested in investing in a clean water supply system. But we have been waiting for a long time without seeing anything, we don’t know when people here will be able to use clean water from this project,” said a resident of An Tien commune.

Regarding the above content, Deputy Head of the Economic , Infrastructure and Urban Department of My Duc District, Le Nghiem Huan, said that the city has approved two enterprises to invest in the construction of a centralized clean water supply project in the district. Up to now, the two enterprises have completed the project and are installing water supply networks in the communes of Huong Son, Van Tin, Dai Hung, Hung Tien and Dai Nghia town. Investors are continuing to mobilize resources to construct the supply system for the remaining 15 communes.

Deputy Director of My Duc Hoang Ha Clean Water Company Limited informed that the company has invested in replacing all raw water treatment equipment at Dai Nghia Clean Water Plant with advanced technology from Germany and Japan. The new system helps ensure the quality of output water meets the standards of the Ministry of Health. Up to now, the company has provided clean water for daily life to 1,800 households in Dai Nghia town, with surplus capacity to supply about 1,000 households in need.

Meanwhile, Ha Nam Clean Water Joint Stock Company has mobilized forces and means to construct transmission and service pipelines, connecting water meters for people in the communes of Van Tin, Hung Tien, Dai Hung, and An Tien. The company strives to complete the project of building clean water supply works for the remaining communes of My Duc district in 2025, on schedule assigned by Hanoi city...

In reality, building a clean water supply system not only helps protect health and improve the quality of life, but is also a necessary condition to complete the new rural criteria in a substantial and sustainable way. When My Duc was recognized as meeting the standards of a new rural district, people expected that the progress of completing the centralized clean water supply project should be accelerated further...

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/hang-nghin-ho-dan-my-duc-khat-nuoc-sach-699378.html