Nam Dinh, March 20 -- The northern province of Nam Dinh is aiming to eliminate all temporary and dilapidated houses soon this year, heard a meeting of the provincial steering committee for the work on March 19. According to the latest assessment, three districts - Xuan Truong, Truc Ninh, and Nghia Hung - have successfully wiped out substandard housing. The remaining six districts and city have approved a list of 292 poor and near-poor households still living in temporary or dilapidated housing that require support. Of these, 140 households need new construction and 152 require renovations. Nam Dinh aims to complete eradicating the 292 substandard houses by July 1. The estimated budget for this programme is approximately 13 billion VND (ne...