Many roads in different villages in Thanh Hóa Province are wide and beautiful. — Photo vietnamnet.vn

THANH HÓA — Residents of Thanh Hóa Province have selflessly contributed land for road construction, fostering a new rural way of life.

In the province, many roads were initially just two to three metres wide. Thanks to the generosity of the locals, these have been expanded to five to seven metres.

Nguyễn Hữu Đảng's family in Văn Châu Village, Đông Văn Commune, Đông Sơn District, stands out for donating over 100sq.m, the largest amount of land.

Đảng recalled that the road outside his home was a mere two metres wide two years ago.

He not only gifted his land but also personally levelled the pond in front of his house to increase the road's width.

The road now spans seven metres.

Đảng noted that, like his family, many others dismantled gates, fences, and outbuildings to surrender their land to the authorities for road improvements.

Another outstanding example is Phạm Sỹ Giới, lives in Hiền Đông Village, Quảng Lưu Commune in Quảng Xương District.

He used his own money to concrete a 105-metre road in the village with total funds of VNĐ250 million (US$10,300).

In addition, he donated VNĐ100 million ($4,100) to install security cameras and VNĐ50 million to install public lighting system in the village.

Quản Văn Dũng, head of the Quản Xá Village in Thiệu Hợp Commune, Thiệu Hóa District, has also done good work.

He donated 95sq.m of land, worth more than VNĐ150 million ($6,200) to widen local roads.

With the position of village head, Dũng encouraged locals to join the campaign of building a new rural lifestyle.

He has called for 187 households in the village to donate more than 3,800sq.m of land. — VNS