Celebrating a warm Tet in new homes

BHG - In the early days of the new spring, joy is being multiplied as nearly a hundred households in Quan Ba District which were affected by natural disasters can now celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year within their new, sturdy, and clean homes. This joy is the result of the care and support from the Party, the State, socio-political organisations, and the efforts of each family.

According to district statistics, five communes and nearly one hundred households are located in areas that are at risk of landslides. Identifying disaster response as an important and urgent task, the district’s authorities mobilised the joint effort and consensus of the entire political system. The district’s authorities have directed the urgent relocation of 64 households from communes in landslide-prone areas to safe locations and initiated the construction of new houses. The new houses welcome the people affected by floods to celebrate Tet with their relatives.

Representatives of the local authorities visit and share the joy with the households in Ta Van Village, Ta Van Commune, Quan Ba District, who have new homes for Tet after relocating from areas at risk of landslides.

We arrived in Ta Van Commune, where from afar, we could see the beautiful, spacious houses with tiled roofs. A number of households in the villages of Hoa Si Pan, Ta Van, Ma Ngan San, Pao Ma Phin, and Chung Trai, located in areas at risk of landslides, have been moved to safe new homes.

Now, in the warm atmosphere of Spring, people were busy preparing offerings for the traditional housewarming ceremony, preparing traditional dresses, firewood, and food, welcoming the Lunar New Year with great joy.

Hang Duong Thanh, Chairman of the Quan Ba District People’s Committee, said: “We have been decisive in mobilising people in areas at risk of landslides to move to safe new homes.” The funding for all subjects (except for households under social assistance) is 60 million VND/household for new construction and 30 million VND/household for repairs.

As Tet and new spring arrive, every household in the gateway district of the Dong Van Karst Plateau is celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year in a peaceful and safe manner with food trays filled with pork, chicken, cakes, and fruits. Everyone is excited; the elderly and children are dressed in their new traditional costumes, welcoming the New Year. A new life is beginning; a new vitality is returning to this high mountainous region.