(HBO) – Following the last October floods, many households in Doan Nhan commune (Tan Lac district) are planning to move to other places for fear of landslides. However, to date, most of them have yet to be relocated, while the rainy season is approaching.
In Ta hamlet, locals have erected stilt houses on the hillside.
When it rains, the water flows directly into their houses. The construction process
is also a problem, as villagers dig earth to make a slope base for their
houses, making landslides almost unavoidable. "When heavy rains fall, soil is
washed into my house, damaging my buffalo shed. We feel nervous whenever it
rains. My family is among the 16 household of Ta villages suffering high risk
of landslides as listed by the People’s Committee,” said Bui Thi Tinh.
Despite
their building of a 100-cubic-meter rock embankment for their house, Bui Van
Xuan's family in Do Nhan commune’s Trang village has yet to feel secured, as
land subsidence remains.
Xuan’s house in Trang hamlet is also severely affected. The one-storey
house was built in a rather high position above the slope of the village’s
inner road. Cracks on the house’s floor were caused by subsidence and
landslides due to floods last year.
Xuan said: "My family wants to relocate but we do not know
where to move. To prevent landslides, we built an embankment from nearly 100
cubic meters of rock but the situation remains unstable. The rainy season is
coming and we are very worried.”
Trang hamlet is home to 87 households, divided into four sub-hamlets.
Due to the local mountainous geographical conditions, all the four sub-hamlets
are exposed risk of landslides in the rainy season.
According to a survey, 58 households of the hamlet must relocate.
We visited the family of Dinh Thi Tim, whose house is located at the end of the
village. Ten years ago, Tim and her husband built their house on the foot of a
mountain. Behind their stilt home are large upright cliff.
The people in Hoa Binh province are aware of the need to build and preserve the cultural traditions and unique customs of their communities, especially those related to ethnic identities and family values which serve as foundation for a vibrant, tradition-rich Hoa Binh, enriching community life. In recent years, the province’s Party Committee, authorities, and residents have paid heed to building and developing family values and fostering human standards in the new era.
The festival of great national solidarity and culture in 2024 was held at the communal house of Da Bac district on November 5. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Van Toan and leaders of departments and sectors attended the event.
The Labor Federation of Da Bac district has focused on protecting workers' rights while actively participating in patriotic emulation movements to enhance the creativity and productivity of the local workforces across agencies, organisations and enterprises.
In recent years, the Women's Union of Yen Thuy district has actively contributed to the implementation of the National Target Program on building new the rural areas. The Union's activities not only help raise awareness of environmental protection for the members, the women, and the people but they also contribute to improving the appearance of rural areas and improving the quality of life.
The model of intergenerational self-help club (ISC) has been expanded in Mai Chau district over recent times, contributing to sharing and motivating the disadvantaged people, especially the elderly, to improve their lives.
Following President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings that emulation is patriotism, patriotism requires emulation, the trade union at all levels in Hoa Binh has effectively implemented patriotism emulation movements, especially the "effective, creative working” movement. Responding to the movement, local workers, public servants, and officials have proposed many creative and applicable ideas, helping spread the movement to all agencies, units, and businesses.
