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People in Dak To Lung Commune in Kon Tum Province in the Central Highlands rebuild bridges after floods and storms washed away 11 structures. — VNS Photo Van Dat |
Instead, the people of Dak To Lung Commune quickly began the building work themselves.
They provided all the construction materials and labour that were needed while in other places even in Kon Ray District, where the commune is situated, residents waited for the government.
Though only four of the 11 destroyed bridges have been built so far, "they are of great help," A Dia, deputy head of the commune People's Committee, said.
Before the work began, local authorities held a meeting with residents. Virtually everyone expressed enthusiastic support for the project.
A Ngoa, head of Vi Vang Village, said when the village began building Kon Vi Vang cable bridge, many people insisted on donating land to widen roads, wood, and manpower without seeking anything in return.
After a storm blew away a bridge connecting Vi Vang with Provincial Road No. 677 over Dak Koi Spring, people in the village faced great difficulty in crossing the stream.
When authorities gave them cement, everyone in the village went to look for wood and rope.
Kon Ray District officials sent experts to help them build the bridges and locals provided them with food for free. Even children pitched in, giving a helping hand by collecting rocks and wood and doing other jobs.
Within a few weeks some of the bridges showed signs of deteriorating. A village meeting was held and all the young people agreed to maintain the bridges and carry out all the repairs needed.
The bridges were divided into 10-metre stretches and assigned by group to them.
"The people who are responsible for a portion will repair it," Dinh Dia, secretary of the village's Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, said.
Eight months after being built, the bridges remain in excellent condition. — VNS
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