The achievement was attributed tothe building of seven new large-scale water supply facilities and 14small-scale water supply works in the province’s four poor districts ofLak, Krong Bong, M’Drak, Buon Don and other far-flung and ethnicminority-inhabited areas in the year.
The new facilities, costingover 25.7 billion VND, increased the number of water supply works inthe locality’s rural areas to 252,672, including 97 large-scalefacilities.
Over the past years, Dak Lak has mobilised capitalfrom various resources for the building of water supply facilities.Since 2009, it has rallied more than 339.1 billion VND for theprogramme.
The use of clean water has helped ethnic minoritypeople inhabiting in rural areas reduce the risks of unhygienicwater-caused diseases.-VNA

Lao Cai strives to build, repair nearly 3,500 houses for the needy by May
In the 2024-2025 period, the province planned to replace 11,024 substandard houses. So far, it has built and repaired 7,531 houses.