On the morning of March 22, in Tan Thuy commune (Ba Tri district, Ben Tre province), Keppel Group coordinated with Tien Phong Newspaper to hand over a system to filter salt water into fresh water for people to use.
The organizing committee handed over the system to filter salt water into fresh water for the people of Ben Tre province to use. Photo: KK
Accordingly, the salt water filtration system into fresh water has a capacity of 6.000 liters of clean water/day, able to provide clean water for nearly 10 thousand people in Tan Thuy commune and neighboring communes.
On the same afternoon, in Ham Giang commune (Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province), Keppel Group cooperated with Tien Phong Newspaper to continue handing over a salt water filtration system into fresh water with a capacity of 1 liters of clean water/day. for nearly 6.000 thousand people in Ham Giang commune and neighboring communes.
Thus, with the two water filtration systems mentioned above, nearly 2 people in drought-stricken areas in Ben Tre and Tra Vinh provinces will have access to fresh water.
At the handover ceremony, Ms. Tran Thi Minh Chau - Vice Chairman of Tan Thuy Commune People's Committee thanked the sponsor as well as related units for their interest in installing a machine to filter salty water into fresh water locally.
"This saline water filter system will help people in Tan Thuy commune and neighboring communes have free water in the future without having to worry about water shortage or having to buy it at high prices like in past years." – Ms. Chau said.
People in Ham Giang commune, Tra Cu district, Tra Vinh province take fresh water to take home for family use. Photo: KK
And Mr. Cao Thanh Hien - Vice Chairman of Ham Giang Commune People's Committee said: "The operation of the machine to filter salty water into fresh water will contribute to greatly improving the water source to serve the essential needs of people's lives." people in the commune".
Mr. Hien wants people to work together to use the most economical water source to avoid waste, protect the environment and also preserve the water filtration system.
The El Nino phenomenon has appeared since early June 6, causing drought and saltwater intrusion to become more and more serious, especially in provinces such as Ben Tre and Tra Vinh, two localities in the coastal sub-region. eastern Mekong Delta region.
The above situation affects production as well as the general daily life of local people, including the lack of fresh water for use during the 2024 dry season. Therefore, providing a system to filter salt water into water Sweets for people to use for free at this time are urgent.
