September 21, 2026 | 23:52 (GMT+7)
An Giang breaks ground on bridge under 2027 'Military-Civilian Tet' program
PANO - The organizing panel for “Military-Civilian Tet” activities in An Giang province, in coordination with the provincial Union of Friendship Organizations, the provincial Farmers’ Association and local authorities, held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of Chua Soc Sau Bridge in An Phu hamlet, Go Quao commune, An Giang province on September 20.
Sr. Col. Cao Minh Tam, Deputy Political Commissar of the An Giang provincial Military Command and Standing Deputy Head of the organizing panel for the provincial “Military-Civilian Tet” activities, attended the ceremony.
Chua Soc Sau Bridge has a total construction cost of VND 315 million, including VND 290 million donated by benefactors. The remaining funding is contributed by local authorities and residents.
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Nguyen Thi Yen Ngoc, representing the sponsor, presents funding for the construction of Chua Soc Sau Bridge to the authorities of Go Quao commune. |
The new bridge will replace the deteriorated existing bridge and meet the travel and goods-transport needs of residents in An Phu hamlet and surrounding areas. Once completed, it will provide safer and more convenient travel for residents and students, improve rural connectivity, facilitate trade and agricultural transport, support local socio-economic development, and contribute to completing the area’s infrastructure.
The project also reflects the combined efforts of various groups. From funding from social sources and support from benefactors to contribution by local authorities and residents, the bridge concretely expresses the spirit of “the military and people sharing one will.”
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Delegates, sponsors and local authorities perform the ground-breaking ceremony to officially start the construction of Chua Soc Sau Bridge. |
Chua Soc Sau Bridge is one of the practical activities under the “Military-Civilian Tet” program in 2027 held to celebrate the Chol Chnam Thmay festival, the Khmer's traditional New Year, in Go Quao commune. The project contributes to improving the material and spiritual well-being of local people, particularly Khmer people, while strengthening national unity, military-civilian solidarity, and joint efforts to build increasingly modern and well-developed rural areas.
Translated by Tran Hoai