Troops and people join hands to protect national border

PANO - Over the past time, troops of Con Roang Border Post under the Quang Binh provincial Border Guard Command have thoroughly followed local situational developments and helped people to develop economy to raise the quality of life. The close ties with people and solidarity have contributed to protecting national border and border markers and maintaining peace in the locality.

Militiamen join hands to protect national border

Sovereignty markers - A sacred symbol of national border

Border guards and local people make efforts to safeguard national border

Positive changes in the life of the Ma Coong ethnic people in Thuong Trach commune can be easily felt. Traffic roads, social welfare projects, and people's houses are built more solidly and spaciously.

Troops of Con Roang Border Post conduct information dissemination among people in border areas.

According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Khanh Toan from Con Roang Border Post, the unit is in charge of managing and protecting 29.326km of borderline and eight villages of Thuong Trach commune, Bo Trach district with uneven population distribution and difficult living conditions. Over the past years, local people have strictly observed the State’s law. However, there remain several cases of law violation.

Evaluating local situations, Con Roang Border Post has implemented drastic measures to maintain peace, prevent crimes and violations of the law. The unit has closely coordinated with other forces and local authorities to protect watershed resources, focusing on boosting law dissemination and education among local people. As a result, child marriage and consanguineous marriage have been eliminated.

Through law dissemination and education, border guards have mobilized people to join hands to protect national border and ensure security and order in the locality. Up to now, border units have given advice to local authorities to establish and maintain the operations of self-management teams to protect national border and border markers and ensure security and order in villages.

Troops calling for funds to construct water wells for local people.

Dinh Hien, village patriarch of Cooc village, Thuong Trach commune, shared that through law dissemination and education, local people have raised their awareness of their role in safeguarding national border and maintaining security and order in the locality. Local people and militiamen have stood side by side with border troops to conduct patrols to protect national border and border markers.

Additionally, Con Roang Border Post has implemented models and practical activities to help people develop economy and eradicate hunger and reduce poverty. Border troops have called for funding resources to maintain models, including "Water wells in border areas," "Medical cabinets in border areas," "Loudspeakers in villages." They also contributed 89 working days to help locals develop the model on plating forests, and more.

Troops of Con Roang Border Post and local people checking a border marker

According to Dinh Cu, Chairman of the Thuong Trach commune People's Committee, troops from Con Roang Border Post have implemented various measures to maintain peace in border areas. They also supported people in developing economy, eliminating hunger and reducing poverty, contributing to raising people's living standards. It can be affirmed that the border guards have become a firm fulcrum for local authorities and people.

Translated by Quynh Oanh