Organisations with outstanding achievements in the campaign to eliminate all temporary and dilapidated houses receive certificates of merit of the Lào Cai People’s Committee. — VNA/VNS Photo Hương Thu

LÀO CAI — A ceremony was held in Lào Cai Province on Thursday to mark the northern mountainous province’s completion of its goal to eliminate all temporary and dilapidated houses, part of a nationwide campaign launched by the Prime Minister.

With strong support from local authorities, businesses, organisations, and residents, the province has successfully built or repaired 10,707 homes for disadvantaged households, including war veterans, families of martyrs, ethnic minority people, and low-income residents. The effort mobilised nearly VNĐ1.09 trillion (US$41 million) and over 19,500 volunteer workdays.

Speaking at the event, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Committee of Lào Cai Province Trịnh Xuân Trường praised the collective effort and emphasised that around 70 per cent of the houses were newly built.

He urged continued communications to promote self-reliance among residents and to ensure the long-term use of the new homes.

Trường also asked for faster issuance of land use rights certificates for the beneficiary households, targeting completion by next month.

On this occasion, 17 collectives and 13 individuals were presented with certificates of merit from the provincial People's Committee in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the campaign. — VNS