Viettel provides poor districts with VND56 billion in additional

(VOV) - The military-run telecom group, Viettel, announced on February 9 that it will present an additional VND56 billion to three poor districts: Ba Thuoc and Muong Lat in Thanh Hoa province and Dak Rong in Quang Tri province in the 2014-2016 period.

The money will be used to build nearly 500 houses for the poor and two communal health stations in Ba Thuoc and Dak Rong districts and install a wireless broadcasting system in Muong Lat. Viettel will also present nearly 1,000 cows and cowsheds to poor families.

In the 2009-2014 period, the group granted VND89 billion to the three districts for infrastructure and telecommunication and IT development, and helping poor households develop rice production and livestock breeding.

Major General Hoang Cong Vinh, Viettel’s Deputy General Director said in the 2014-2016 period, 80% of Viettel’s fund will go to health care and education and the remaining will be invested in telecommunications and IT.

Viettel has so far presented the three districts with VND 145 billion.

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