Striving to ensure that by the end of 2025, 100% of poor households in Son Duong will have access to clean water that meets hygiene standards. The district's Ethnic Affairs Department is making efforts to implement this quickly and effectively, helping people to have a warm and happy Lunar New Year.
Project 1 of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 Period on Addressing the Shortage of Residential Land, Housing, Production Land, and Domestic Water aims to contribute to 100% of poor ethnic minority households; poor Kinh households living in extremely disadvantaged communes and extremely disadvantaged villages to use hygienic domestic water according to state-issued standards.
Under the project, people in ethnic minority and mountainous areas will be supported with decentralized domestic water (priority will be given to purchasing, distributing supplies or investing in the construction of centralized clean water works, decentralized clean water according to projects approved by competent authorities). Especially for people in areas that often experience drought, extremely difficult areas, and highland areas without water sources or lacking hygienic domestic water.
Son Duong District (Tuyen Quang) is home to 19 ethnic minorities. Over the past years, thanks to the synchronous, flexible and effective implementation of the National Target Programs for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas (the District Ethnic Minorities Office is the direct implementing agency), the component projects of the Program are gradually making an important contribution to improving the material and spiritual life of the ethnic minorities in the district.
Previously, many households (especially ethnic minority households), due to economic difficulties, many poor and near-poor households in Son Duong district did not have the conditions to use water sources that meet hygienic standards for daily activities. Therefore, many diseases related to digestion, respiratory system, skin rashes, etc. frequently occurred, affecting people's lives and activities.
Over the past few years, the Department of Ethnic Minorities of Son Duong district has always closely followed the locality of each commune, flexibly and promptly applied the component projects of the National Target Programs (NTPs) to help ethnic minorities benefit from policies in the most timely and practical way. Notably, the support for dispersed domestic water of Project 1, under the NTP for Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas. Up to now, nearly 2,500 Son Ha brand stainless steel water tanks have been provided to disadvantaged households in 29 communes of Son Duong district. The NTP with its practical significance has contributed to thousands of poor households using clean water, ensuring social security, and making their lives more prosperous and happy.
On December 25, the Ethnic Affairs Department of Son Duong district coordinated with the People's Committees of 12 communes in the district to continue distributing a total of 312 stainless steel water tanks to ethnic minority people in difficult circumstances. For the people, this is an extremely meaningful gift, helping their families' lives become more convenient and safer; further strengthening their firm belief in the Party and the government; creating motivation for the poor to strive to rise up.
Ms. Hoang Thi Tong, Chi Thiet village (Chi Thiet commune, Son Duong) emotionally said: “My family is a poor household, the government supported a clean water tank so that the whole family can use clean water for daily use, we are very happy. Thanks to the attention of the Party and the government, every house in the commune has electricity, the roads are better than before, convenient for traveling, many households have escaped poverty”.
Receiving a clean water tank from the National Target Program this time, Mr. Ly Van Ngoc, Cao Lan ethnic group, Cau Da village (Chi Thiet commune, Son Duong), shared: “We are very grateful to the Party and the government for caring for poor households, providing water tanks so that poor people can use clean water. From now on, the whole family will no longer have to use sanitary water stored in unsanitary containers.”
With the attention and close direction of the District Party Committee and the People's Committee of Son Duong District, over the years, the Ethnic Affairs Department of Son Duong District has always closely followed the contents of the National Target Program, closely followed the locality of each village and commune to effectively implement all projects and sub-projects as required by the Program. The effectiveness of the Program has contributed greatly to nearly 20 communes reaching the new rural finish line, thousands of households benefiting from the policy have escaped poverty and are gradually stabilizing their lives. The National Target Program has brought new vitality to the people, creating absolute trust and gratitude for the policies of the Party, State and Government. Ready to unite and join hands to build the homeland more and more prosperous and strong.
Sharing with the reporter of Dai Doan Ket Newspaper, Ms. Nguyen Thi Tuyen - Head of the Ethnic Affairs Department of Son Duong district said: "The Department is assigned to implement the National Target Programs, we are very happy to see poor people feel grateful and excited when enjoying many benefits from the National Target Program such as: building electricity, roads, schools, stations, cultural houses; support to eliminate temporary houses, dilapidated houses, build new solid and spacious houses; support to improve physical fitness for students; vocational training, job support; develop production according to the chain; ..., the National Target Program is very meaningful and practical, if the projects are not implemented promptly and effectively, many poor households will certainly still have many difficulties".
Head of Cau Da village, Chi Thiet commune, Mr. Hoang Van Hung enthusiastically confided: “The villagers are very happy, right on Christmas, they continue to receive assistance from the State. People's awareness has now been raised a lot, many people have made efforts to work in production, go to work at enterprises; livestock and crop farming also bring higher productivity; economic life is gradually improving; 100% of the villagers do not have hungry households”.
Although there are still many difficulties, the appearance of the communes, especially the communes with a large number of ethnic minorities living today, is positively changing in all aspects. People have a deep understanding of their way of thinking and doing; they have firmly believed in the Party and the government. Although the support policies of the state that are being implemented are not many, they have been and are creating a strong, positive motivation for people to arouse their aspirations to rise up, develop their own economy, gradually reduce support, and escape poverty. We are determined to join hands to build Son Duong to be more and more prosperous and fresh.
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