The northern province of Thai Nguyen has made great efforts to bring safe water to rural areas, especially areas of ethnic minority people in recent years, According to the Thai Nguyen provincial environmental hygiene and water center, as of late 2009, over 84% of rural residents accessed hygienic water. In 2010, Thai Nguyen province strives to help another 6% of the rural population access safe water, bringing the total number of people who get safe water to 90%.
