Standing in the area, Company Limited 72 of Army Corps 15 (Ministry of National Defense) sent forces and vehicles to transport fresh water to people in the border area of Duc Co district. This meaningful activity has tightened the military-civilian sentiment in the Northern Central Highlands border region.
Duc Hung village has 218 households with 835 people. There is a water tank in the village, but because there has been no rain recently, people are seriously lacking water for daily life as well as for agriculture. People have to buy bottled water for cooking. Understanding the hardships of the people, 72 One Member LLC mobilized free water trucks to serve the urgent needs of the people.
Lieutenant Colonel Ha Trong Bao, Director of One Member Company Limited 72, Army Corps 15, said that following the request of Duc Co district and the direction of the Army Corps, the unit mobilized 3 vehicles, each containing 6m3. water, provided free of charge to the people of Son village and Duc Hung village. Every day, the unit sends 3 – 5 crews of trucks to transport water to serve the people. Standing in the area, the unit will try to support the people. Officers and soldiers had to get up early to pump water into tankers, then transport it to the people.
“This year, due to severe drought, people in Son village and Duc Hung village, Ia Nan commune have a serious lack of water for daily use. Duc Co district People’s Committee has requested that 72 One Member Company Limited support water transportation. Previously, this unit also supported the locality to provide free water to people during the dry season. The district has just decided to release the budget and call on philanthropists to drill wells to provide water for the people” – said Mr. Vu Manh Dinh, Chairman of Duc Co District People’s Committee.
Ms. Siu H’Uc (Duc Hung village, Ia Nan commune) said that in the village there are several hundred households but only a few have wells; The rest of the people use spring water. Currently, the stream is dry so people have no water for daily use. Luckily, the soldiers of Company 72 promptly transported water to the locality, helping relieve the drought for the people.
Siu Binh village elder (Son village, Ia Nan commune) said that early in the morning, when the sun had not yet risen, people got up to prepare items such as buckets, barrels, basins, plastic cans, and drums to store. water.
The drought is forecast to last longer. Lack of water causes people’s activities and production to stagnate. While waiting for the local government to have long-term solutions, the actions of the soldiers of One Member Company Limited 72 to handle the urgent situation are very practical and valuable. Thereby, demonstrating the close bond between the army and people in the border areas.
