Deputy Chairman of Ha Noi People’s Committee Nguyen Huy Tuong has asked
manufacturers in Me Linh District’s Quang Minh 1 Industrial Zone to connect to
the zone’s wastewater treatment facility by the end of the year.

The request came
during a dialogue that he chaired on Thursday.

Only 37 out of 89
manufacturers in the zone are currently connected to the wastewater treatment
facility, which has a

capacity of 3,000 cubic metres a day.

The remaining 52
manufacturers are discharging wastewater directly into the surrounding
environment.

Manufacturers blamed
this on Nam Duc Property Investment and Development Company, the operator of the
industrial zone.

They said the company
refused to allow connection with facilities because they hadn’t signed rental
contracts. The two sides are yet to reach agreement.

Manufacturers also
petitioned the city’s authorities to investigate the company’s investment in the
zone and look at their preliminary contribution before the company took over the
investment.

Tuong promised to
organise an inspection with representatives from the Departments of Planning and
Investment, Finance, and Construction to review land rental prices in the
industrial zone and ensure they are reasonable.

He also asked the
tenants to sign overall contracts with Nam Duc Company within the month.

The city’s Department
of Natural Resources and Environment will grant a water-discharging license to
Nam Duc Company when all manufacturers complete connection with its wastewater
treatment facility.

Quang Minh 1
Industrial Zone, with an area of around 350ha, is one of the biggest in the
city. To date, it has attracted 126 investment projects which employ 18,000
people.

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