The People’s Committee of the northern mountainous province of Son Lasaid that during the first quarter of this year it completed 122projects serving resettlement communities.
Theprojects include roads, electricity, water and irrigation systems,public works, schools and production assistance, all of which areintended to boost socio-economic development in areas established toaccommodate people relocated to make way for the construction of the SonLa hydroelectric power plant.
Since 2003, theprovince has established 269 resettlement areas and completed 2,022related infrastructure projects, representing 93 percent of the projectsapproved by the Government.
The province currently has 178 projects underway.
The 2,400 MW Son La Hydropower Plant, the largest project inSoutheast Asia, is situated in It Ong Commune, Muong La District of SonLa province. Over 20,000 households in Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chauprovinces had to move to make way for the project.
The plant was officially put into operation on December 23, 2012,after seven years of construction, three years earlier than scheduled.It supplies on average 10.2 billion kWh each year to the national grid.-VNA
Theprojects include roads, electricity, water and irrigation systems,public works, schools and production assistance, all of which areintended to boost socio-economic development in areas established toaccommodate people relocated to make way for the construction of the SonLa hydroelectric power plant.
Since 2003, theprovince has established 269 resettlement areas and completed 2,022related infrastructure projects, representing 93 percent of the projectsapproved by the Government.
The province currently has 178 projects underway.
The 2,400 MW Son La Hydropower Plant, the largest project inSoutheast Asia, is situated in It Ong Commune, Muong La District of SonLa province. Over 20,000 households in Dien Bien, Son La and Lai Chauprovinces had to move to make way for the project.
The plant was officially put into operation on December 23, 2012,after seven years of construction, three years earlier than scheduled.It supplies on average 10.2 billion kWh each year to the national grid.-VNA
