Military Region 9 transports clean water from Can Tho to Ca Mau for people

In order to help people in Ca Mau province affected by drought and saltwater intrusion, the Military Region 9 Command directed the 659th Transport Brigade to organize a ceremony to transport clean water to provide free of charge.

Specifically, 3 transport ships of Transport Brigade 659, Military Region 9 equipped with pumps and water tanks moved from Can Tho City to provide clean water for free to people in Khanh Binh Dong Commune, Tran Van Thoi District; Bien Bach Commune, Thoi Binh District and Khanh Thuan Commune, Minh District.

Military Region 9 brings more than 1,600 cubic meters of water to provide free of charge to people lacking clean water in Ca Mau.

This is an activity to help people in the Mekong Delta region who lack clean water due to drought and saltwater intrusion.

According to plan, on the morning of April 8, vehicles will be present at the locations, and soldiers will provide clean water to the people.

The transportation of clean water to provide free of charge to people in drought and salinity areas will be carried out by Military Region 9 from now until the end of the dry season, depending on the actual situation.

Currently, in the whole province of Ca Mau, there are more than 2,600 households lacking and not being able to proactively access domestic water sources due to drought. Of these, more than 1,700 households have especially difficult access to water sources due to the inability to exploit groundwater, dry canals, subsidence of roads, and traffic disruption...

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