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Hau Giang’s rural areas get facelift

Over 12.2 trillion VND (581 million USD) was spent on building new rural areas in 54 communes across the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang from 2010 to 2012, giving them a facelift and advancing locals’ material and spiritual lives.
Over 12.2 trillion VND (581 million USD) was spent on building newrural areas in 54 communes across the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giangfrom 2010 to 2012, giving them a facelift and advancing locals’material and spiritual lives.

According to theSteering Committee of the National Target Programme on Building NewRural Areas of the province, the money was sourced from the Statebudget, bank credits and businesses, among others.

Priorities were given to such fields as transport, irrigation works,cultural facilities, medical stations, housing, water for householdconsumption, production assistance, science-technology transfer, andvocational training.

In 2012, the province’seconomic growth stood at 14.13 percent while the total value of theagro-forestry-fisheries production reached 4.8 trillion VND (228.7million USD).

Up to 1,853km of asphalt and concreteroads and 1,530 bridges with a total length of 30.8km were also builtfrom 2009 to 2013.-VNA
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