Tuyen Quang (VNA) – The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang strives to remove 6,000 makeshift and dilapidated houses in 2025, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Ha Thi Nga said at a launching ceremony for a programme in support of the housing efforts on January 16.
The official noted that in the 2021-2024 period, over 7,000 households in the province had received such assistance with total funding of more than 900 billion VND (35.44 million USD), used to build or repair their homes.
Responding to the emulation movement launched by the Prime Minister on eliminating substandard housing nationwide this year, Tuyen Quang is resolved to complete the work before September 2.
Nga called on agencies, units, organisations, businesses, and locals to play a role in implementing the programme.
At the ceremony, the provincial steering committee for eliminating substandard housing received a total donation of 25.5 billion VND from units, businesses, and individuals./.
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