People of Kho Vang village: "Counting the days to return to their new home"

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Looking at his new house, almost completed and solid on the hillside, Mr. Chang A Thai was moved: "So I have a new house, my wife and children will live in peace, no longer in fear... I don't know what else to say other than thank the Party, the State and the Oil and Gas Group for creating conditions for my family and many families to have a new place to settle down."

Mr. Do Chi Thanh, Deputy General Director of Petrovietnam and Mr. Nguyen Manh Kha, Permanent Vice President of Vietnam Oil and Gas Trade Union, on behalf of the Group's leaders and Oil and Gas workers, expressed their gratitude to the local authorities, the Management Board, and contractors for their efforts to ensure the project could be completed on schedule.

1. The third time returning to Kho Vang village (Coc Lau commune, Bac Ha district, Lao Cai province), we could feel the obvious changes in the new resettlement area, as well as in the awareness, thoughts, feelings... of the people here.

If more than two months ago (September 21), the place where we stood was just a hill that was quickly leveled to serve the groundbreaking ceremony - today, a whole gentle hillside with 35 spacious, sturdy houses has sprung up.

Looking down from above, the house is quite beautiful and poetic - perhaps it can become a future tourist destination of Bac Ha district.

Panorama of the resettlement area.

Mr. Nguyen Quoc Nghi, Secretary of the Party Committee of Coc Lau Commune, said that the selection of a new resettlement site for 35 households in Kho Vang village had been carefully studied by the functional agencies and departments of the province, district and commune. Initially, there were 3-4 options proposed, but only one option remained, which was to build houses in a "stepped" style on the hillsides. This is a fairly stable location, with no "bare hills" around that are at risk of cracking or collapsing. Besides, according to the customs of the Mong and Dao ethnic groups, they want to live high up, not low down.

“For thousands of years, the Mong people have chosen precarious places near the mountain tops to settle, so the selection of a new resettlement area for them must also ensure this factor. In addition, the provincial authorities have also consulted many scientists, geologists... about the above choice. All of them believe that it is only necessary to have a solution such as making stone walls "covering" the hillside, the foot of each house also needs to be poured with concrete or reinforced with stone cages. The drainage ditches are also treated so that water can drain quickly... With such an approach, people can feel secure in settling down" - Mr. Nghi said.

Reinforce the foot of the hill with gabions.

Because the construction was on a rather high area, the staff and workers of the Management Board and the Contractor had to make great efforts and determination to "overcome the sun and rain" to reach the finish line on schedule.

At the construction site today, contractors have mobilized hundreds of workers and many machines and equipment divided into many teams to simultaneously construct many items.

The workers rushed to complete the house.

All 35 houses have been roofed and paved, construction units are continuing to paint walls and complete auxiliary items.

Regarding infrastructure, the roadbed of two roads leading to the reconstruction area has been completed and drainage and embankment construction is underway, while concrete is being poured on the road leading from the school; contractors have gathered materials ready to construct internal roads; electricity and water systems to each house are also being urgently constructed.

2. Before going to the construction site, we took the time to visit the households currently staying in temporary camps next to the Commune People's Committee. Here, we could feel their joy as they prepared to move to their new homes.

Sung Thi Say and her husband felt very excited as the family prepared to move into their new home.

Coc Lau Commune People's Committee organized a conference to draw lots to choose new housing for 35 households.

Mr. Ma Seo Thai shared that a few days ago he was able to participate in the apartment selection lottery. “Just thinking about moving into a new house soon makes my wife and I very happy, no matter which position we get” – Mr. Thai expressed.

Mr. Ma Seo Thai is very excited because he is about to move to his new home.

According to Mr. Thai, the couple has planned to buy seedlings and seeds to plant immediately when they move into their new home. “My husband and I never thought that we would have a new house, so we need to grow vegetables to eat, and also grow flowers to make it beautiful,” said Mr. Thai.

Sung Thi Say and her husband also felt very excited when their family was about to move to their new home. “My husband and I have four children, it is hot and there are many mosquitoes down here, the children get sick easily. I am counting down the days to move to the new place. My husband and I really appreciate the help of the authorities and businesses at all levels that have given us a more stable new home.”

Mr. Chang A Thai is very excited to be moving to his new home.

Looking at his new house, almost completed and solid on the hillside, Mr. Chang A Thai was moved to tears: "So I have a new house, my wife and children will live in peace, no longer in fear... I don't know what else to say other than thank the Party, the State and the Oil and Gas Group for creating conditions for my family and many families to have a new place to settle down."

Present in the inspection team of the construction progress of the reconstruction area, Mr. Nguyen Trong Hai, Vice Chairman of Lao Cai Provincial People's Committee, acknowledged the efforts of the Management Board, contractors and workers. He also requested all parties to be more urgent and determined, "working during the day is not enough, take advantage of working at night" with the goal of households moving into new homes before December 20, 2024.

Mr. Nguyen Trong Hai requested Bac Ha district to direct construction units to closely follow the schedule, speed up the implementation of traffic projects, then urgently clear the soil, rocks, and materials to plant trees to create a landscape. Before December 20, bring people to the reconstruction area so that they can arrange their houses, plant flowers, and make vegetable gardens to create an exciting atmosphere before the house handover day; along with ensuring the construction progress, it is necessary to pay attention to the quality and aesthetics of each project.

Petrovietnam representative, Mr. Do Chi Thanh, Deputy General Director of the Group expressed his sincere thanks to the local authorities, the Management Board, and the contractors for their efforts so that the project could be completed on schedule, before December 31, 2024. "The sooner people can return to their new homes, the better" - Petrovietnam Deputy General Director emphasized.

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