In the run up to the 2014 Sen Dolta festival in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Hau Giang, the Southwestern region Steering committee andprovincial officials presented gifts to monks, retired officials andfamilies of the Khmer ethnic group.
The delegation wished theKhmer people a joyous and prosperous Sen Dolta festival, and remindedthem to protect their crops and maintain social order during thecelebration.
Representatives of the Union of Patriotic Monksthanked the delegation for their continuous support and financialassistance, which provided opportunities for local residents to improvetheir lives.
According to the Deputy Secretary of the Hau GiangParty Committee, the locality has successfully implemented theGovernment’s policies on ethnic minorities and religion in recent years.In particular, 2,200 Khmer households benefitted from supportprogrammes providing arable land, clean water and housing, including theconstruction of 700 new houses.
Furthermore, the province isimplementing the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 551 on socio-economicdevelopment in disadvantaged communes and small villages, buildinginfrastructure, developing effective production models, reducing povertyand supplying residents with clean water.
Hau Giang has a Khmerpopulation of more than 26,000 living in over 5,500 households, makingup 3.5 percent of the province’s population.
This year’s Sen Dolta festival takes place from September 22–24.
Sen Dolta is one of the Khmer’s four big annual festivals; the othersare Chol Chnam Thmay, Oc Om Bok and the flower-offering festival.-VNA
The delegation wished theKhmer people a joyous and prosperous Sen Dolta festival, and remindedthem to protect their crops and maintain social order during thecelebration.
Representatives of the Union of Patriotic Monksthanked the delegation for their continuous support and financialassistance, which provided opportunities for local residents to improvetheir lives.
According to the Deputy Secretary of the Hau GiangParty Committee, the locality has successfully implemented theGovernment’s policies on ethnic minorities and religion in recent years.In particular, 2,200 Khmer households benefitted from supportprogrammes providing arable land, clean water and housing, including theconstruction of 700 new houses.
Furthermore, the province isimplementing the Prime Minister’s Decision No. 551 on socio-economicdevelopment in disadvantaged communes and small villages, buildinginfrastructure, developing effective production models, reducing povertyand supplying residents with clean water.
Hau Giang has a Khmerpopulation of more than 26,000 living in over 5,500 households, makingup 3.5 percent of the province’s population.
This year’s Sen Dolta festival takes place from September 22–24.
Sen Dolta is one of the Khmer’s four big annual festivals; the othersare Chol Chnam Thmay, Oc Om Bok and the flower-offering festival.-VNA
