Looking at the cool water flowing down from the tank, Trang smiled and said: "This water is as sweet and clean as rainwater, from now on I won't have to drink stream water anymore!"

La Lay is a border commune with many difficulties in Quang Tri province. With mountainous terrain and difficult transportation, the lives of ethnic minorities here are still lacking in both material and basic infrastructure. One of the most urgent problems is the lack of clean water for daily life. In La Lay village, people used to only use collected rainwater for their families. When the dry season comes, when the rainwater dries up, most people have to use stream water, which poses many risks of disease, especially diseases related to the intestines and digestion.

Clean water well built by La Lay International Border Guard Station for La Lay village, La Lay commune (Quang Tri).

Comrade Ho Thi Thai, Head of La Lay village, shared: “Since the well was donated by the Border Guard, everyone has been happy. The well has been quality tested, the water is clean and enough for year-round use”. The joy of having clean water has not only come to La Lay village but also spread to the people of Ty Ne village, La Lay commune. Comrade Ho Van Lo, Head of Ty Ne village, emotionally said: “In addition to the well, the Border Guard Station also regularly cares for and supports the people both materially and spiritually. You guys are like family members, a reliable support for us to gradually improve and stabilize our lives”.

With the desire to contribute to improving living conditions and taking care of the health of people in the border areas of the Fatherland, in recent times, the La Lay International Border Guard Station has consulted, coordinated, and directly mobilized businesses, philanthropists, and volunteer organizations to deploy the "Border Water Well" model. In early July 2025 alone, the unit completed and handed over 2 drilled wells to La Lay and Ty Ne villages. Currently, it is continuing to coordinate to build 2 more wells to Pire 1 and Pire 2 villages, each well worth 45 million VND.

Since the model was first implemented, the La Lay International Border Post has built 16 clean water wells for villages, hamlets, and residential areas that still have difficulties with water sources. The wells have been carefully surveyed, conveniently located, ensuring deep drilling techniques and filtration systems suitable for the geological conditions of the mountainous region, helping people feel secure in using them for a long time.

Major Nguyen Van Tam, Deputy Political Commissar of the La Lay International Border Post, said: “Currently, many residential areas in A Luong, A Deng, La Lay, Pire 2 villages... are still seriously lacking clean water. We continue to call on organizations and individuals to join hands to contribute to building more wells, helping people improve their health, improve their lives, gradually escape poverty, and stabilize the border area.”

Article and photos: VIET THUY

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/xa-hoi/dan-toc-ton-giao/cac-van-de/gieng-nuoc-vung-bien-836226