The ground-breaking ceremony for the third bridge named after Dan Tri in the Mekong Delta region was held yesterday in Hau Giang Province.
Despite heavy rain hundreds of students and local people in Tan Phu Commune, Long My District gathered at the site from early morning to watch the long-awaited event.
The event saw the attendance of Dan Tri/DTiNews’ Editor-in-chief, Pham Huy Hoan, Head of Dan Tri/DTiNews’ office in the Mekong Delta Region, Phan Huy, former Deputy Secretary Hau Giang Province, Huynh Ngoc Lanh as well as many other local authorities and reporters.
Sharing his joy at the sight of the new bridge being built, one student said, “We’re all afraid to cross that make-shift bridge we have now, especially on rainy days. It’s great that we’ll have a better one, and I’d really like to thank the people who are building it.”.
A local mother also shared in the excitement, saying that she used to have to follow her 10-year old son to make sure he was safe as he crossed the old bridge. “The new construction will save me a lot of time,” she said.
The Editor-in-chief of Dan Tri and DTiNews, Pham Huy Hoan said at the opening ceremony said that it was largely made possible from the contributions of readers and organisations.
Editor-in-chief of Dan Tri and DTiNews, Pham Huy Hoan spoke at the event
“We hope that this new bridge will facilitate travel in the area and generally make peoples’ lives safer,” he said, adding that “We have plans for one more bridge in Quang Binh Province.”
In addition, Mr. Hoan also granted 20 scholarships to disadvantaged students in the commune to help them in their studies.
The old bridge is deteriorated and has posed dangers to those who used it for years.
Le Van Long, a local resident and a major contributor of labour in repairing the bridge said that people often lost their footing while crossing the bridge. Many people have fallen into the river. Even though the commune’s People’s Committee held meetings to build a concrete bridge, construction was not feasible due to the cost and bureaucratic red tape.
The old bridge is deteriorated and has posed dangers to those who used it for years.
Shinnyo-en Organisation, a Japanese organisation, donated over USD10,000 to the construction of this new bridge, which will be 20 metres long and 2.2 metres wide. The total cost has been estimated at over VND 280 million.
Đăng ký: VietNam News