environment

The environment ministry has yet to approve a proposal on the dumping of 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud into the sea (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) has yet to approve a proposal from a thermo electric power project on the dumping of 2.5 million cubic metres of waste mud into the local sea. The project on building infrastructure for the Quang Trach electricity power complex in the central province of Quang Binh, is seeking permission from governmental agencies to dump the mud, which is dredged during the construction of a harbour for the transport of coal for the power plants in the complex. Nguyen The Dong, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Environmental Administration, said when approving the project’s report on environmental impact assessment in December last year, the ministry had not permitted the dumping and required the project’s investor to continue assessing environmental impacts of the … [Read more...] about Ministry not yet allow dumping of 2.5 million cu.m of mud into sea

Workers sort waste at a waste treatment factory (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – As domestic solid waste has long been piling up and become an acute issue in Vietnam for a long time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) is developing a project to improve waste treatment and management in both rural and urban areas. According to deputy head of the MoNRE’s Vietnam Environment Administration Hoang Van Thuc, increased mounds of rubbish have posed great challenges to treatment process across all localities. He explained how the average daily disposal of solid waste is 0.4kg per person in rural areas. The amount recorded in Red River and Mekong Delta regions is 0.5kg due to intensive farming activities. Meanwhile, that in northern mountainous localities is estimated at 0.3kg. The classification of solid waste before treatment has been carried out in such localities as Quang Ninh, Hai Phong, Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, Ho Chi Minh City, and Can Tho city; however, it … [Read more...] about Vietnam takes measures to treat increase in domestic waste

Pile of industrial waste in Ngô Xá Village of Long Châu Commune of Bắc Ninh Province’s Yên Phong District. — VNA/VNS Photo Diệp TrươngViet Nam News BẮC NINH — Illegal dumping of industrial waste in Long Châu Commune of Bắc Ninh Province’s Yên Phong District has badly effected the lives and production of local people, reported online newspaper baotintuc.vn. According to local residents, illegal dumping and burning of industrial waste at the commune’s domestic dumping ground has occurred for a long time but has not been stopped by authorities. The commune’s 1,000sq.m-dumping ground opened in 2008 to process domestic garbage with a capacity of 22 tonnes of rubbish per day. However, recently, many trucks have brought industrial waste to the dump and burned it during the night, causing terrible environmental pollution, said Bùi Thế Dũng, a resident of Long Châu … [Read more...] about Illegal dumping of industrial waste causes pollution in northern province

The direction of typhoon Bebinca (Photo: nchmf.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Typhoon Bebinca, the fourth storm to hit Vietnam this year, made landfall in the north central province of Thanh Hoa and weakened into a tropical low pressure early August 17, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting. The north and north central regions have seen moderate to heavy rain (rainfall from 50mm to 150mm) since August 16 evening, posing a risk of flash flood and landslides in mountainous localities, especially Lai Chau, Son La, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Phu tho, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. The centre also warned of floods in low-lying areas and urban areas in the Red River Delta and the north central provinces of Thanh Hoa and Nghe An. On August 16, Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung made a field trip to Thanh Hoa to inspect its preparation for the storm, urging the province to mobilise all resources in order to protect the lives and property of local residents. He asked … [Read more...] about Typhoon Bebinca makes landfall in Vietnam

Waste treatment plant closed due to environmental concernsBy Trung Chanh Garbage is taken to the treatment plant after it reopened in 2016 - PHOTO: TRUNG CHANH HCMC - After a short time in operation, the waste treatment plant of Phuong Thao Development and Construction JSC in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long has temporarily been shuttered for failing to meet environmental protection requirements. Truong Dang Vinh Phuc, director of Vinh Long Department of Planning and Investment, told The Saigon Times on August 15 that the waste treatment plant had stopped receiving garbage. “The waste treatment plant is not eligible for operation,” Phuc said, adding that the equipment and technology at the plant failed to meet technical standards. Phuc stated that if the required conditions were not met by the end of this year, the local authority would withdraw the plant’s license. This deadline was set because the plant has borrowed money from Vietnam Development … [Read more...] about Waste treatment plant closed due to environmental concerns