WEBVTT 00:00:03.234 --> 00:00:07.394 Ladies and gentlemen, for many years, people in some villages of Truong Ninh 00:00:07.394 --> 00:00:08.674 commune, Quang Tri province 00:00:08.674 --> 00:00:13.114 had to live in hardship and difficulty when the water source was seriously contaminated with alum. 00:00:13.774 --> 00:00:17.294 People are looking forward to a clean water project running through the area. 00:00:19.754 --> 00:00:22.240 For many years, households in Xuan Duc Mot village, Truong Ninh commune of 00:00:22.240 --> 00:00:25.301 Quang Tri province have had to live in a state of lack of clean domestic water 00:00:25.301 --> 00:00:27.214 due to the well water being heavily contaminated with alum. 00:00:27.354 --> 00:00:31.040 According to people, previously households mainly used dug wells, but 00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:32.514 wells often dried up. 00:00:32.934 --> 00:00:35.624 When switching to drilling wells, the water has a vibrant yellow color, fishy 00:00:35.624 --> 00:00:37.694 smell, astringent taste and mixed with a lot of dirt. 00:00:38.614 --> 00:00:42.297 To have water to use, almost every household has to manually filter it 00:00:42.297 --> 00:00:43.714 with stone, coal and sand. 00:00:43.714 --> 00:00:47.794 However, even after filtering, the water is still dirty and yellowish, making 00:00:47.794 --> 00:00:49.494 people unreliable when using it. 00:00:51.978 --> 00:00:57.362 Some families with conditions can use it even from a filter tank to a tank 00:00:57.362 --> 00:00:58.798 with a machine filter. 00:00:59.598 --> 00:01:04.478 But there are houses that are also well-off, which are also very difficult. 00:01:06.378 --> 00:01:10.238 In the matter of washing illusions like white illusions, it must be painful and red. 00:01:11.038 --> 00:01:12.658 If you are infected with phên, it's just pain and redness. 00:01:13.818 --> 00:01:16.698 Washing vegetables makes them beautiful, but when they come out, they are deserted. 00:01:17.326 --> 00:01:20.167 Not only affecting daily life, the source of alum-contaminated water also 00:01:20.167 --> 00:01:23.265 causes many devices such as pumps, water purifiers, washing machines or water 00:01:23.265 --> 00:01:26.106 heaters to quickly break down due to being full and dry. 00:01:26.206 --> 00:01:30.033 People said that having to buy bottled water for cooking and drinking every day 00:01:30.033 --> 00:01:33.586 adds to the cost burden. However, many households are forced to use separate 00:01:33.586 --> 00:01:35.226 water for daily life and drinking. 00:01:37.530 --> 00:01:41.310 And I don't know, after filtering, I don't know what to do anymore, just drink it again. 00:01:41.870 --> 00:01:46.770 Still drinking, because just drinking water, and it's also very sick. 00:01:47.547 --> 00:01:51.647 Not only Xuan Duc I village but also some neighboring villages are seriously affected. 00:01:51.689 --> 00:01:56.839 Because the conditions are no longer clean, people and I have to use water 00:01:56.839 --> 00:02:01.989 pumped up, then have to filter it, but it is still of sufficient quality. 00:02:02.549 --> 00:02:06.200 So I want to issue names as well as the environmental side must create 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:09.329 conditions for people to have a clean water source to ensure health. 00:02:10.263 --> 00:02:13.223 Laos is concerned about health effects, especially for the elderly and young children, 00:02:13.543 --> 00:02:16.423 people have repeatedly petitioned the government to soon invest in a clean water system, 00:02:16.783 --> 00:02:18.943 However, until now, that hope has not yet become a reality. 00:02:19.383 --> 00:02:21.673 Previously, around September 2025, the Department of Agriculture and 00:02:21.673 --> 00:02:23.963 Environment of Quang Tri province conducted a field inspection. 00:02:23.963 --> 00:02:27.111 and determined that the water source in Truong Ninh commune was contaminated 00:02:27.111 --> 00:02:28.423 with alum, affecting people's lives. 00:02:28.803 --> 00:02:31.333 The Department also requested the locality to urgently implement the next 00:02:31.333 --> 00:02:32.943 steps of the biochemical water supply project. 00:02:32.943 --> 00:02:34.803 phase 2 for local people. 00:02:37.479 --> 00:02:42.058 Trung Ninh tea is imported on the basis of 4 teas: Vang Ninh, An Ninh, 00:02:42.058 --> 00:02:43.279 Xuan Ninh, Hien Ninh. 00:02:43.899 --> 00:02:49.339 This hamlet has 22 out of 32 villages named by the department that can use the 00:02:49.339 --> 00:02:51.379 centralized water supply center for vegetables. 00:02:52.179 --> 00:02:57.464 The remaining 10 villages are expected to be able to use the centralized iron 00:02:57.464 --> 00:03:01.239 vegetable water supply station completely by the end of 2027. 00:03:01.239 --> 00:03:05.093 For the 4 Xuan Duc villages, the Quang Ninh District People's Committee has 00:03:05.093 --> 00:03:08.354 decided to approve the economic and technical report to build the 00:03:08.354 --> 00:03:11.319 information center with a total investment of 3 billion VND. 00:03:12.059 --> 00:03:15.780 Currently, the Department of Finance has summarized and discussed with the 00:03:15.780 --> 00:03:18.825 Provincial People's Committee to clarify and allocate support funds 00:03:18.825 --> 00:03:20.179 for implementation in 2026-2027. 00:03:21.231 --> 00:03:25.251 To date, when it is almost mid-May 2026, the project has not yet been implemented. 00:03:25.651 --> 00:03:29.998 Local people still have to continue to wait anxiously for clean water every day 00:03:29.998 --> 00:03:31.551 and live with health concerns.