PM attends inauguration of bridge, groundbreaking of social housing project in Bac Giang
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cut the ribbon to inaugurate Nhu Nguyet bridge 2 and attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a social housing project for workers in the northern province of Bac Giang on June 16.
At ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nhu Nguyet bridge 2 (Photo: VNA)
Bac Giang (VNA)🐭 – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cut the ribbon to inaugurate Nhu Nguyet bridge 2 and attended a groundbreaking ceremony of a social housing project for workers in the northern province of Bac Giang on June 16.
Construction of the bridge started in April 2022at a total cost of over 456 billion VND (19.8 million USD) sourced from the provincial budget. The bridge has a total length of about 445m and a width of 16m, with two approach road sections stretching 800m. It lies onHanoi - Bac Giang expressway, crossing Cau river. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, PM Chinh said the bridge will help promote socio-economic development in the northeastern region in general and Bac Giang inparticular, as it serves as a gateway to the province. Heexpressed his hope that after the bridge was inaugurated, people will travel moreconveniently, contributing to realising the Politburo’s resolution on thedevelopment of the Red River Delta.
Social housing project in Bac Giang (Photo: VNA)
Inthe afternoon of the same day, the PM attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a second-phase social housing project for workers in Nenh town in Viet Yen district of Bac Giang province. Theproject, covering a total area of up to 12.6ha, consists of 16 20-storey apartment buildings and is estimated to cost nearly 5trillion VND (212.5 million USD). It is expected to provide round 7,000 apartments for over20,000 workers in the province. Inthe first stage, 2,500 apartments will be delivered by the end of March2024. Meanwhile in the second stage, more than 1,500 apartments will be builtand handed over in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Speakingat the groundbreaking ceremony, PM Chinh asked Bac Giang and localities to continue allocatingresources and land for social housing development projects.
🐼 Financial institutions,particularly the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies must create favourableconditions for low-income individuals and workers in industrial zones to accesscapital and purchase or rent social housing.
Onthe occasion, he called on departments, localities and businesses to join handsand fulfill the goal of building at least 1 million social housing units forlow-income individuals and workers in industrial zones by 2030./.
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At ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nhu Nguyet bridge 2 (Photo: VNA) 
Social housing project in Bac Giang (Photo: VNA) 
