Long An”s waters suffer from factory waste

Published: 13/01/2011 05:00

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A tributary of Dong Nai River and
other waterways sweep in waste from HCM City and nearby provinces and cause
heavy pollution in the Mekong Delta province of Long An.


Waste from factories in HCM City
pollutes the Dong Nai River. The pollution in Can Giuoc affects the seacooking
sector in the district. (Photo: VNS)

Effluents from
factories in HCM City are carried along Can Giuoc and Cho Dem rivers and
tributaries like the Thay Cai, An Ha and Xang and dumped in districts like Duc
Hoa, Ben Luc, Can Giuoc and Can Duc.


Can Giuoc is
especially badly polluted by the inky-black waste from the factories.


Formerly, residents
of Can Giuoc used to depend on aquaculture and ducks for their livelihood, but
the creatures were unable to survive the pollution.


Residents now have to
buy clean water for daily use.


The situation is
becoming desperate. The province is considering a project to treat 300,000 cubic
metres of water a day from Bao Dinh River to supply Tan An Town.


But it is likely to
be given up following fears that Tan Huong Industrial Park in Tien Giang
Province will discharge its waste in the river.


Manufacturing
activities in Long An itself are responsible for some of the pollution, as are
urban and agricultural wastes.

The province has 23
industrial parks, but only nine of them have waste treatment systems, all of
which fall short of the standards set by the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment.


The main problem is
the high cost involved in installing treatment systems.


Provincial
authorities have identified 200 firms causing severe pollution and given them
six months to clean up their act. Failure to do so will mean penalties,
including temporary closure.


Every day industrial
parks and factories in Long An Province discharge 400-500 tonnes of solid waste
and 50,000-70,000 cubic metres of effluents.


* Pollution
worsens


Pollution caused by
waste from households and fertilisers and insecticides from agriculture has also
reached alarming levels.


Most domestic wastes,
both solid and liquid, are directly dumped into rivers.


The provincial
People’s Committee has for many years been calling for educating farmers in
reducing the use of fertilisers and insecticides.


Not only has it been
in vain, but also the pollution caused by fertilisers and insecticides of water
bodies has been worsening day by day.


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