A project to develop a complex dedicated to the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Seawas launched on January 17 in Thanh Hai commune, Thanh Phu district,Ben Tre province.
Attending the launch ceremonywere former President Nguyen Minh Triet, former Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Vinh Trong and former Vice President Truong My Hoa.
The three-phase project will complete in 2030 at a cost of 1.5trillion VND. It will cover an area of 630 hectares in Thanh Hai andThanh Phong communes - home to 5,500 people.
The first phase of the project, with 82.2 billion VND from the State budget, will conclude in three years.
The highlight of the final complex will be a 13.6 metre monument to commemorate the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea.
During the war against the US, Thanh Hai commune, code name A 101Port, received weapons transported from the north. It was recognised asa national relic in 1995.
Since its establishmenton October 23, 1961, the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea has supported hundredsof ships carrying weapons, goods, medicine, cadres and soldiers, movingthem from the north to the frontline, and directly contributing to thedefeat of the US and liberation in the south, reunifying the country.-VNA
Attending the launch ceremonywere former President Nguyen Minh Triet, former Deputy Prime MinisterTruong Vinh Trong and former Vice President Truong My Hoa.
The three-phase project will complete in 2030 at a cost of 1.5trillion VND. It will cover an area of 630 hectares in Thanh Hai andThanh Phong communes - home to 5,500 people.
The first phase of the project, with 82.2 billion VND from the State budget, will conclude in three years.
The highlight of the final complex will be a 13.6 metre monument to commemorate the legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea.
During the war against the US, Thanh Hai commune, code name A 101Port, received weapons transported from the north. It was recognised asa national relic in 1995.
Since its establishmenton October 23, 1961, the Ho Chi Minh Trail at Sea has supported hundredsof ships carrying weapons, goods, medicine, cadres and soldiers, movingthem from the north to the frontline, and directly contributing to thedefeat of the US and liberation in the south, reunifying the country.-VNA
