Strong roof, warm people's hearts

Up to now, Thai Nguyen province has completed the goal of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses for ethnic minority and mountainous people. This is the result of the attention and close direction of Party committees and authorities at all levels, along with the consensus and cooperation of the people. Thousands of solid houses have been newly built or repaired, contributing to bringing a stable life to households. This achievement demonstrates the profound humanity of the social security policy, and at the same time affirms the strong bond between the Party's will and the people's hearts.

People and armed forces of Quang Bach commune supported working days to remove temporary houses for local people. Photo: TL

Top priority tasks

After the merger of Thai Nguyen and Bac Kan provinces, the task of eliminating temporary and dilapidated houses in 37 communes and wards in the northern region of the province was identified as one of the top priorities. This is where more than a thousand households are in need of housing support. With high determination, localities have mobilized the entire political system to participate, implementing many creative and flexible methods, achieving clear results in a short time.

In just a few days, Mr. Ma Van Diem's ​​family in Na Coong village, Bach Thong commune will be moving into a new house. The 80m2 level 4 house has three rooms, ensuring living conditions for the whole family. The solid brick walls, flat floor, and sturdy corrugated iron roof are completely different from the old temporary house which was just wooden panels, with a leaky roof that had been damaged by many rainy seasons. These days, his family is busy cleaning and preparing for the day of moving into the new house according to local customs.

Mr. Diem's ​​family is poor and in difficult circumstances. He himself is often sick, his ability to work has decreased, and for many years he has had to live in a seriously degraded house.

When informed about the State's support policy, he still hesitated to register because he was worried that he would not have enough money to pay for the materials and construction workers. Understanding his situation, the local Party Committee and government came to his house to persuade and encourage his family to boldly implement it.

During the construction process, in addition to the State's support resources, there was also the cooperation of villagers, cadres and civil servants of the commune.

Some people contributed labor, some helped transport materials, some encouraged the spirit, all contributed to complete the project on schedule.

Mr. Ma Van Diem shared: My family is in a difficult situation so we cannot afford to build a new house. Now with the attention of the Party Committee and the government, the support of the State, and the help of the people, my family has boldly demolished the old house to rebuild. With a new house, we can rest assured and stabilize our lives.

Officers and soldiers of Infantry Regiment 750 help poor households in An Phat village, Thanh Mai commune, build new houses. Photo: TL

To complete the removal of 79 temporary and dilapidated houses, Bach Thong commune launched the campaign "30 days and nights of joining hands to remove temporary houses". In particular, during the Party Congress of the commune, the locality decided not to accept congratulatory flowers but instead launched a fundraising campaign to support the program, collecting about 100 million VND, supplementing the funding to complete the goal.

Mr. Ha Ngoc Viet, Chairman of the People's Committee of Bach Thong Commune, said: To complete the progress of removing temporary houses, the commune focuses on directing and reviewing, assigning cadres to closely follow each village and each household, scoring according to criteria to ensure support for the right subjects. At the same time, step up propaganda and mobilization to create consensus among the people with the determination to soon complete housing for poor households.

In Tan Ky commune, there are 184 households eligible for support to remove temporary and dilapidated houses, of which 150 households were newly built or prefabricated and 34 households were repaired. To date, 170 houses have been completed, the remaining 14 are being urgently completed.

The funding for each new house is 60 million VND, for each repaired house is 30 million VND, coming from many sources, such as: National target program for socio -economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas; savings for people with meritorious services; socialized sources mobilized by the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee. Many completed houses have helped poor and near-poor households have a stable place to live and feel secure in production.

For many years, Chu Thi Ly and her daughter, from Na Ca 2 village, Tan Ky commune, had to live in a seriously degraded old house. Every time there was a storm, the roof leaked and the walls were rickety, making life insecure, but due to difficult circumstances, they could not rebuild. With 60 million VND in state support and the help of relatives, she was able to build a solid level 4 house. "From now on, my daughter and I no longer have to worry about heavy rain and strong winds, we can work with peace of mind, and our lives are stable," Ly confided.

To achieve that result, the Party Committee and the government of Tan Ky commune have taken drastic measures. The time is short, the volume is large, many households lack counterpart resources or do not want to start construction because they are not old enough to build houses, these are not small difficulties. With the motto "only discuss, do not discuss", the commune organized working groups to review, mobilize, inspect, urge; mobilize the participation of organizations, unions, armed forces, militia and prestigious people in the community to propagate and create consensus among the people.

Mr. Bui Nguyen Quynh, Vice Chairman of Tan Ky Commune People's Committee, shared: To soon complete the plan, the commune mobilized the entire political system to participate, promoting the role of prestigious people in the community to propagate, mobilize, help people understand and actively participate in the program.

Mobilizing many resources, synchronously deploying solutions

After the merger, the entire Thai Nguyen province still has 1,072 households that need support to remove temporary and dilapidated houses according to the approval decision of Bac Kan province (old) in 2025, concentrated in 37 communes and wards in the Northern region. To implement this, the Provincial Steering Committee has focused on leading and directing the review and mobilization of resources, while implementing many specific solutions to ensure progress.

The family of Ms. Trieu Thi Nhi, in Phieng Phang village, Thuong Minh commune, received support to build a new house. Photo: TL

Accordingly, 16 working groups were established, directly going to each poor household, listening to the people's thoughts and aspirations, and at the same time giving specific instructions for local authorities to promptly take action with the spirit of "however difficult, overcome", turning determination into practical action. The communes have taken drastic action, organizing inspection groups, mobilizing and urging implementation with the motto "only discuss doing, not backtracking".

When households not on the support list arose, Thai Nguyen province continued to receive support from the Ministry of Public Security, helping 1,000 more households to build new houses. Authorities at all levels and the police force joined forces to race against time to help people eliminate temporary houses.

In many mountainous villages, where transportation is difficult, police officers and soldiers still persistently "stay in the village, stay in the household", making efforts to transport materials to the foot of the construction site. Commune officials, police, militia and people take turns leveling the ground, digging foundations, creating a flat surface... all with the goal of completing the house as soon as possible so that people can live in peace.

Police forces join hands to support poor households to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses.

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Duy Toai, Deputy Chief of Bach Thong Commune Police, said: During the implementation process, the Commune Police coordinated with local departments, branches, and organizations, sending officers to each household to grasp the situation, provide direct support, help households overcome difficulties, and complete the progress of removing temporary and dilapidated houses.

To have more resources, the Provincial Fatherland Front Committee launched a peak emulation campaign "Join hands to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses" for households in 37 northern communes, with the spirit of "leaving no one behind". This is not only a call, but also a message of sharing, spreading the spirit of great solidarity of the whole society, contributing with the Party Committee and government to effectively implement the program.

By the end of August 2025, more than 2,000 houses for poor and near-poor households in the northern communes of the province had been basically completed. The newly built or repaired houses not only help people have a spacious and solid place to live, but also vividly demonstrate the strength of the spirit of great solidarity in the community, the persistent journey connecting the Party's will and the people's hearts.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202510/vung-mai-nha-am-long-dan-ca6130c/