A major waste treatment complex in Ho Chi Minh City has yet to deal with serious environmental pollution at its premise, despite a heavy fine imposed on the operator last year. In mid-2017, the Vietnam Waste Solutions Corporation, developer of the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex in Binh Chanh District, was fined VND1.5 billion (US$66,079) for multiple violations of the law on environmental protection. The firm was also required to deal with the problems and reported the process to the Vietnam Environment Administration. The tasks have not been fulfilled as of Tuesday. In July 2017, the municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment pointed out that nearly 700,000 cubic meters of wastewater was being stored within the treatment complex, posing severe threats to the nearby environment. The treatment of such large volume of liquid waste was estimated to take about a year. To resolve the issue, VWS promised that they would put a wastewater treatment plant with the capacity of 2,000 cubic meters per day into operation in August of the same year. However, the company recently asked for the postponement of the facility, stating that they would begin the operation within February 2018. Garbage trucks enter and exit the Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Complex. Photo: Tuoi Tre Agreeing with the proposal, the environmental department announced that the treatment plant must be ready to function prior to March. Such delay has compromised the original schedule of the treatment process, thus exacerbating the pollution caused by the wastewater, the agency assessed, warning… [Read full story]
A waste recycling festival was held by the Ho Chi Minh city Department of Natural Resources and Environment on April 9th, encouraging people to reduce, reuse and recycle waste, for sustainable production and consumption. During the festival, people were instructed how to classify waste, collect plastic and aluminum products for reuse, and collect hazardous waste. Participants were introduced to using environment friendly products instead of nylon bags, and join environmental protection solutions in agricultural production; and have access to water saving and protection solutions. The organizing committee launched competitions on waste recycling and carried out the week to collect hazardous…... [read more]
The major energy for operation of high-speed railway is wind energy, at the station, will use solar energy without using the national grid. Recently, Southern Institute of Science and Technology and EDES Group (USA) has signed a memorandum of cooperation to build high-speed railway route from Ho Chi Minh city to Can Tho with total investment of 3,6 billion USD in the form of BOT (build - operate - transfer). Highlights of the high-speed railway project is built by technical standards of dual high-speed railway grade 1 with international gauge about 1,435 mm; response of maximum speed of the train…... [read more]
The individual honourees were Nguyen Van Thai, Vice Principal of Pham Ngoc Thach Primary School; Pham Thi Thanh Nhan, teacher of Le Dinh Chinh Primary School in Phu Nhuan district; Le Thi Van Hung, head of the mobilisation committee in residential area No. 5 in Ward 14, District 6; and superior Buddhist monk Thich Hue Cong, abbot of Long Hoa pagoda in District 8. In the collective category, notable models of environmental protection included a modern medical waste treatment system and the green campus of the April 30 Hospital in District 5; inclusion of environmental protection in the talks at…... [read more]
The Ministry of Planning and Investment has given the nod to Ho Chi Minh City to construct a sewage treatment plant for Tham Luong-Ben Cat area. At present, sewage from factories and from domestic use in the city has not been treated properly. This seriously pollutes water of the SaiGonRiver. Under the plan, the plant will be built on an area of 11ha with the capacity of 131,000m3 of waste water a day. The capacity will be upgraded to 210,000m3 per day in the second phase. The ministry also requires the city to minimise environmental risks while the plant is…... [read more]
While lowlands and canal systems are crucial for the drainage of Ho Chi Minh City, large areas of such land plots have been zoned for realty projects, whose developers do not hesitate to fill the waterways to serve construction. The real estate developers, however, do not violate any laws in doing so as they have been allowed by local authorities to fill canals when obtaining the investment license. In some projects, the developers are required to create lakes for water moderation to prevent flooding in case of heavy downpours, but not all businesses comply with the requirement. Blocking waterway from…... [read more]
