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Tra Vinh: Poor Khmer people get more access to clean water

The Mekong Delta province of Tra Vinh has allocated more than 13.7 billion VND (602,800 USD) to provide clean water for some 10,500 local households, mostly impoverished Khmer ethnic minority families.
Tra Vinh: Poor Khmer people get more access to clean water ảnh 1Tra Vinh provides clean water for poor Khmer families (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Tra Vinh (VNA) – The Mekong Deltaprovince of Tra Vinh has allocated more than 13.7 billion VND (602,800 USD) toprovide clean water for some 10,500 local households, mostly impoverished Khmerethnic minority families.

It is part of a project following the PrimeMinister’s Decision No. 755/QD-TTg, dated May 20, 2013, on supporting land,production land and water for ethnic minority households in poor communes andvillages.

Per the decision, poor households in ruralareas or from ethnic minority groups will be given access to clean water supplysystems. Those living far from residential areas and unable to obtain accesswill be provided with water tanks or aided in drilling wells.

Tra Vinh is home to approximately 328,000Khmer people, 31.5 percent of the province’s population.

Last year, the province spent more than 7billion VND (308,000 USD) from the State budget to supply clean water to nearly5,400 poor families in Tra Cu, Tieu Can and Cau Ke districts, including about3,800 Khmer households. As a result, 56 percent of the rural population in theprovince now has access to clean water.-VNA
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