Describe any five steps taken by the French for the development of the Mekong Delta Region.
The steps taken by the French for the development of the Mekong Delta Region were as mentioned below : The French built canals. They started the draining of lands to increase cultivation. A vast system of earthworks was built mainly with forced labour. Trans-Indo-China rail network was constructed. It linked the northern and southern parts of Vietnam and China. The final link with Yunan in China was completed by 1910. Another line linking Vietnam to Siam (Thailand), via the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh was also built.
