New Dantri Bridge built in Yen Bai
Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper on Wednesday started construction of a new bridge for people in a remote village in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
In a letter sent to be read at the bridge’s groundbreaking ceremony, Nguyen Thi Hong Ha said that through Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper she knew about the need to have better bridges in some difficult localities in Yen Bai Province, and she decided to donate VND1 billion to help build the new Suoi Hoc Bridge.
Chairman of Yen Binh District People's Committee, Nguyen Xuan Truong, expressed his sincere thanks to Nguyen Thi Hong Ha and other kind donors for helping to build the new bridge for local people.
This is the 25th bridge project that Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has carried out so far.
Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper starts construction of a new bridge for people in a remote village in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai in June 1.
The new bridge to be built in Suoi Hoc Village, Yen Binh District will replace the current one which has seriously deteriorated. The project has an investment of VND 1.5 billion (USD 65,217) including VND 1 billion donated by the family of Nguyen Thi Hong Ha from Hanoi, VND140 million donated by readers of Dantri/Dtinews, with the remainder from the district budget.
The bridge will benefit 111 households with 456 people including over 200 children of the Tay ethnic group who use it every day to go to work or school.
In a letter sent to be read at the bridge’s groundbreaking ceremony, Nguyen Thi Hong Ha said that through Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper she knew about the need to have better bridges in some difficult localities in Yen Bai Province, and she decided to donate VND1 billion to help build the new Suoi Hoc Bridge.
"I hope that the project will help ensure safer travel for local people, especially children, as well as facilitate economic development in the area," she wrote.
Also at the event, the vice-chairman of the Vietnam Study Promotion Fund Management Board, Pham Huy Hoan presented 200 scholarships worth VND 500,000 each to local students.
Chairman of Yen Binh District People's Committee, Nguyen Xuan Truong, expressed his sincere thanks to Nguyen Thi Hong Ha and other kind donors for helping to build the new bridge for local people.
This is the 25th bridge project that Dantri/Dtinews Newspaper has carried out so far.
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