Officials from Laos and Vietnam taking part in the ground-breaking ceremony on April 7 in Vientiane. - VT
VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/Asia News Network): Construction of an irrigation system over an area of 500 hectares of farmland in Khammuan province has begun, with the aim of improving food security and bolstering commercial farming.
An electrified pump head will be built, as well as two irrigation channels 2,996 metres and 20,665 metres long, and embankments to protect the channels against landslides.
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