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Groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of "For Vietnamese Stature Foundation - No 3 Bridge"

29/06/2020

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On June 28, the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of "For Vietnamese Stature Foundation - No 3 Bridge" was held in Nam Duong village, Sinh Long commune, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province.

The bridge is located at the stream connecting to Nam Duong village, Sinh Long Ward. This is the living area of ​​95 households of Dao ethnic group, with more than 70% of them being poor and under living condition. Currently, people are taking advantage of the available rock at the stream to commute when the water is shallow. When it rains and floods, people cannot walk and children have to stay home.

The construction of the VSF Bridge will help people to travel safely, especially during flood season, as well as reduce traffic pressure and boost the local economy. The bridge also has a special meaning, marking the 5-year journey of connecting the community established by VSF. This is a gift from Ms. Thai Huong - Chairwoman of VSF’s Management Board on behalf of herself, on the occasion of VSF’s5th anniversary of establishment.

To carry out this significant project, VSF, in collaboration with Tien Phong Newspaper, Tuyen Quang Provincial Youth Union, District Commissioner, District People's Committee and Na Hang District Youth Union, also called for youth union members and local people to contribute labor, local materials and contractors to build the bridge.

Previously, VSF built the first bridge in Khuoi Luon village, Huu San ward, Bac Quang district, Ha Giang province in 2018 (in collaboration with Dan Tri Newspaper), and the second bridge in Thanh Loc hamlet, Trung Thanh ward, Co Do district, Can Tho city in 2019 (in collaboration with Hope Foundation).

Let's take a look at a few moments of the groundbreaking ceremony:

The groundbreaking ceremony on June 27 in Nam Duong village, Sinh Long commune, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province.
 
 
After observation, the bridge was decided to build at the location of a stream connecting to Nam Duong village, Sinh Long commune.
 
 
Mr. Trieu Van Vinh - Secretary of Sinh Long Commune, Na Hang, Tuyen Quang determined to call for young people's help to build bridges for the locality.
 
 
The bridge was built more than 100 meters above from the current commuting location. Steel girder structure, reinforced concrete deck, 13.2 m long, 3.6 m wide, lifespan of over 50 years.
 
 
"This bridge ensures that mid-range trucks can go back and forth, with its the market price is about 900 million VND dong. However with the contribution of all parties, the bridge will be constructed at a cost of less than 500 million VND dong" - said by Mr. Phuc Minh Khoi, director of Minh Khoi Company
 
 
Nguyen Huy Loc - Journalist, Member of the Editorial Board of Tien Phong Newspaper hope that the government, local youth union members and contractors will work together to implement the bridge to ensure progress, quality and aesthetics to have a meaningful and practical project
 
 
Mr. Sung Van Ky, Secretary, Chairman of the People's Committee of Sinh Long Commune
 
At the ground breaking ceremony, For Vietnamese Stature Foundation gave 10 gifts to local students