Belgian ambassador arrived in Bi
Belgian ambassador arrived in
Binh Thuan for inaugurating Luy riverbank anti-erosion embankment work
BTO – An embankment in prevention of
Luy riverbank erosion has been inauguarted on Thursday afternoon in Bac Binh
district (Binh Thuan province) under the witness of Mr. Paul Jansen - Belgian
Ambassador to Vietnam and Mr. Le Tuan Phong - Vice Chairman of the Provincial
People's Committee.
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At the event |
The construction of anti-erosion
embankment of Luy riverbank was kicked off in November 2017 at Canh Dien hamlet,
Phan Thanh commune and Cho Lau townlet (Bac Binh district). It covers a length
of 580 meters with a total investment of VND 15 billion, funded by the Belgian
Kingdom.
The
project targets at preventing riverbank erosion, protecting residents’ houses,
infrastructure and production land along the Luy river. In addition, rural road
was also constructed along the embankment to facilitate the locals for
traveling.
The construction shall bring many
benefits to about 1,000 direct locals, improving the production life of more
than 2,000 indirect people in the two localities of Phan Thanh and Cho Lau, said
Mr. Paul Jansen - Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam.
Translated by My Thien (Source: Binh Thuan Online)