SUSPENSION BRIDGE NA DAN, BAC KAN

These days, more than 70 households of Na Dan village, Don Phong commune (Bach Thong) are extremely excited when the suspension bridge over the river is completed. The joy is clear on each person's face because from now on, the traveling and transporting of agricultural and forestry products of people are convenient, contributing to changing the face of the countryside in this upland village.

In August 2014, from the capital of the Ministry of Transport, Don Phong commune was received and implemented the construction of a suspension bridge in Na Dan village. This is a suspension bridge in the project of building 186 people's suspension bridges to ensure traffic safety in 28 provinces in the North, Central and Central Highlands invested by the Ministry of Transport. Right after the construction was approved, the Don Phong commune authorities actively cooperated with functional agencies in surveying the locations, mobilizing the people to voluntarily donate land, promptly solving the problems in place. Favorable for the construction unit on schedule. With the efforts of local authorities, functional departments and the support of the people, only after a short time of construction until now the new suspension bridge has been completed.

Talking with us, Mr. Trinh Xuan Thanh - Chairman of Don Phong Commune People's Committee said: Previously, traveling and exchanging goods of Na Dan villagers were very difficult, especially 28 households living on the other side. river. Every time the rainy season comes, the river water rises, all activities of the people are stopped, especially in the harvest of agricultural and forestry products. Therefore, having a bridge is a long-term wish of Na Dan people in particular and Don Phong commune in general.

Na Dan people's living bridge in Bac Kan

Now that dream of Na Dan villagers has come true when a new suspension bridge is surely spanning the river connecting all traffic activities of the villagers to the neighboring villages. Na Dan has a total of 74 households, including 28 households living across the river, the village is considered to be quite strong economic development with the main crops such as oranges, tangerines, bananas, high-yield cassava ... Among them, on the other side of the river is considered the key economic zone of the village with nearly 30ha of high-yielding cassava, 5ha of seedless persimmons, 5ha of bananas and about 10ha of oranges, tangerines; On average, villagers harvest and transport nearly 1,000 tons of agricultural products from the economic zone to the river each year. Therefore, if the transportation of the people used to be extremely difficult, even if it had to be broken down into many new trips, this job would be easier, saving time and effort because There is a new bridge across the river. It can be said that the bridge has more wings to make the road to harvest and consumption a lot more convenient. Mr. Hoang Van Hoan, a resident of Na Dan, was excited to share: When he learned about the investment in building the suspension bridge of the village, not only his family but the people in Na Dan were extremely excited. Therefore, when the local government campaigned to donate land to build two bridges, his family voluntarily donated 200m2 of residential land to create conditions for the construction unit to soon complete it on schedule ...

After nearly 4 months of construction, the suspension bridge has been completed, creating favorable conditions for traveling and economic development of Na Dan villagers, from here, agricultural products can be easily transported for consumption. easy; traders can go to places to buy agricultural products, people are no longer disadvantaged when being pressured. The worries of people every time they wade, regardless of whether it is raining or sunny, are gone, but instead they are assured to boost production for economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

- According to Ha Thanh - Bac Kan Newspaper -