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Binh Phuoc builds houses for poor ethnic minority people

The southern province of Binh Phuoc plans to build some 700 households for local poor ethnic minority households in 2017, according to President of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Quang Toan.
Binh Phuoc builds houses for poor ethnic minority people ảnh 1Houses built for ethnic minority households in Hai Can, Phu Nghia, Bu Gia Map district (Source: VNA)

Binh Phuoc (VNA) – The southern province of Binh Phuoc plans to build some 700households for local poor ethnic minority households in 2017, according toPresident of the provincial Fatherland Front Committee Nguyen Quang Toan.

The programme isestimated to cost nearly 36 billion VND (1.59 million USD) which is mobilisedfrom different resources.

According to theprovincial Department of Construction, each house will range between 32-40square metres.

The housingprogramme is one of the province’s measures to encourage the poor overcomedifficulties and escape from poverty sustainably.

Currently, BinhPhuoc is home to nearly 14,000 poor households (according to multi-dimensionalcriteria) and over 5,800 near-poor households.

The poorhouseholds are mainly in districts where most of ethnic minority people areresiding, particularly Bu Gia Map district.

Among them,2,743 poor families have no house or living in dilapidated houses.-VNA
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