The great flood in 2019 washed away and damaged the water supply works for the people of Pau village, Ta Bu commune, Muong La district, Son La. For many years, the people have been facing water shortages and difficulties in their daily lives.

In 2024, the People's Committee of Muong La district decided to invest in the construction and repair of the water supply project for Pau village. The project has a total capital of nearly 800 million VND, from the budget of the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development of Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the period 2021-2025.

Domestic water supply project built for Pau village people, Ta Bu commune, Muong La district, Son La

Mr. Quang Van Thiep, Party Cell Secretary and Head of Pau Village, said: The people are very happy and excited because before there was no clean water project, households had to pump water from the river to use, and the rice field water was too polluted. Now there is water all year round, and the main dam also has clean water, so there is no fear of pollution anymore.

New construction, new joy, solidly installed tanks, water pipes to each household help people reduce difficulties and hardships; feel secure in living and working, improve health, no longer have to worry about water shortages in the dry season.

With clean water, people can rest assured in their daily life, work and production.

Ms. Lo Thi Lan, a resident of Pau village, said: "Before, we always had to get water from rivers and streams. Now that we have clean water, we are very happy."

Clean water has also reached more than 110 households, with about 500 people in Chon village, Muong Bu commune, Muong La district, Son La after many years of degraded water supply works, no longer meeting the needs of the people. This is one of the works invested by the District People's Committee to repair, build new, and supply water to the resettlement areas and points of Son La hydropower plant.

Clean water comes to more than 110 households in Chon village, Muong Bu commune, Muong La district

Mr. Tong Van Xoan, Party Cell Secretary, Head of Chon Village, Muong Bu Commune shared: Before the machine was installed, mainly some households in low-lying areas used taps to flow down, while people living in higher areas used small pumps to go up to their houses to use. After the government invested, people were very excited about this project.

According to the leaders of Muong Bu commune, some highland villages still face a shortage of domestic water, and people mainly rely on streams and underground water sources. During the dry season, many households have to travel many kilometers to get water. Some families have taken the initiative to dig wells, but due to the mountainous terrain, many places cannot access underground water sources.

Households no longer have to worry about lack of clean water for daily activities.

Chairman of Muong Bu Commune People's Committee Ca Van Don said that to overcome this situation, the local government has mobilized resources to build water tanks and extend water pipes from low-lying areas to high-lying villages. At the same time, it encourages and guides people to use water economically and apply measures to store rainwater for use during the dry season...

From 2021 to present, Muong La district has focused its resources on upgrading, repairing and building new infrastructure systems to serve the socio-economic development of the people, especially in resettlement areas and remote areas. With a total investment of nearly 35 billion VND, in the period of 2021 - 2025, 14 domestic water supply projects have been built for the people.

The appearance of remote, mountainous villages in Son La is changing day by day.

Mr. Lo Vi Lay, Deputy Director of the Management Board of Construction Investment Projects of Muong La District, Son La shared: In the dry season, we continued to invest in projects and works according to the prescribed lists; the Provincial and Central People's Committees have allocated capital sources to implement clean water works for the people, ensuring that the works are implemented promptly and effectively, ensuring social security for the people in the area.

The mobilization and effective use of investment resources in Muong La in particular, as well as 12 districts, cities and towns in Son La in general, have contributed to raising the rate of ethnic minorities using clean water in the province to 97.5%.

Resources from central and local programs and projects have helped bring clean water to the difficult areas of Son La.

In particular, from the resources of the Project on solving the shortage of residential land, housing, production land, and domestic water, under the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas, from 2022 to the end of 2024, Son La province has disbursed more than 145 billion VND; invested in building new, upgrading, and repairing 94 domestic water works; supported dispersed domestic water tanks for nearly 1,400 households, with a total value of more than 4.1 billion VND. In addition, there are capital sources from new rural construction programs, poverty reduction and other local resources...

According to: vov.gov.vn