Danang City People’s Committee has decided to temporarily suspend the operation of two steel plants in the area following complaints from local people about their threats to the environment. People gathered at Dana-Italy and Dana-Australia to protest against their wastewater discharging on February 26 The decision was announced on Thursday morning after a meeting between the committee and people in Hoa Vang District’s Hoa Lien Commune a day earlier. The Dana-Italy and Dana-Australia have been required to temporarily stop production from February 28, the announcement said, adding that the Hoa Vang District People’s Committee and the local Department of Natural Resources and Environment would supervise their activities. Other activities including administration, transportation or trade can still continue but will be monitored by local authorities. The committee has also asked relevant agencies to find a proper location to move the two factories by March 2. On February 26 evening, hundreds of people in Hoa Lien Commune gathered at the two factories, blocking the gates. According to local people, the two factories have seriously polluted the environment for the past 10 years with their wastewater. The problems had been reported to leaders of the city who pledged to move 50% of the households to other places by the end of 2017. At a meeting with local people on February 28, deputy chairman of Danang City People’s Committee, Ho Ky Minh, said that it was very difficult to find a solution to the case. “Relocating the plants and the households will both face… [Read full story]
Dana Y and Dana Uc plants must find solutions to the problem, Ho Ky Minh, vice chairman of Danang People’s Committee, said during a meeting on December 15. Local people had surrounded the steel plants in Hoa Khanh Industrial Park for a few days to demand a change. Ngo Chuoi, 60, a resident, said the two plants discharged untreated wastewater and polluted the air for almost 10 years. He blamed them for causing cancer and damaging crops. “We have suffered quite enough. We want the city to either relocate us or the steel plants,” said Chuoi. The city has promised…... [read more]
Residents protest polluting steel plants (19-08-2006) A worker binds finished rolled steel at the Tan Thuan Steel Plant. HCM City authorities have refused requests from two steel plants in District 7, including Tan Thuan Steel, to reschedule their relocation to outlying districts over concerns of pollution. —VNA/VNS Photo Van Khanh HCM CITY — Several polluting steel mills in HCM City and Da Nang face closure following protests from nearby residents. HCM City authorities have refused requests from two steel plants in District 7 to reschedule their relocation to outlying districts. The Tan Thuan Steel Plant asked the city to delay…... [read more]
The administration of Da Nang City has decided to relocate residents living near two steel plants found to be causing pollution in the area.
The cost of relocation will be covered by the steel plants themselves.
The People’s Committee of Da Nang has concluded talks with locals concerning the relocation of residents living near the steel plants of Dana Australia and Dana Italia in the city’s Hoa Lien Commune, Hoa Vang District.
According to Da Nang’s deputy chairman Ho Ky Minh, residents living in Van Duong 2 Town, located to the southwest of the steel plants,…... [read more]
'We want the city to either relocate us or the steel plants,' a local resident says. Da Nang has asked two steel plants in the city accused of causing pollution to suspend production, after local residents gathered to protest the companies. Dana Y and Dana Uc plants must find solutions to the problem, Ho Ky Minh, vice chairman of Da Nang People’s Committee, said during a meeting on Thursday. Local people had surrounded the steel plants in Hoa Khanh Industrial Park for a few days to demand a change. Ngo Chuoi, 60, a resident, said the two plants discharged untreated…... [read more]
An Indian tribunal on Friday suspended environmental clearance for a long-delayed multi-billion-dollar steel plant in the east of the country planned by South Korean industrial giant POSCO. Friday's ruling by the the National Green Tribunal is expected to further set back the US$12-billion project in mineral-rich Orissa state - the largest foreign investment commitment to India which was first announced in 2005. The decision by the government-appointed panel is likely to fuel further unease among foreign companies about India's regulatory environment that has been heightened by retroactive tax measures proposed this month. "The environment clearance granted on January 31, 2011…... [read more]
