Two more construction projects in coastal Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts of Da Nang have been found discharging untreated wastewater into the city’s household sewage system (Illustrative photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - Twomore construction projects in coastal Son Tra and Ngu Hanh Son districts of DaNang have been found discharging untreated wastewater into the city’s householdsewage system.
The head of the city’s construction department inspection team, LeVan Tuan, said the hotel project of the Vietnam Holiday Company and the SeaShore Hotel of Chinwin Company had illegally pumped wastewater from theiron-going excavation of basement floors into the city’s household wastetreatment system.
Tuan said the wastewater from these projects would pollute thepopular beaches of Ngu Hanh Son and Son Tra districts. “We asked the two investorsto stop discharging wastewater into the city’s sewage system before anassessment of the wastewater at the two sites are approved,” Tuan said.
He added that the department will carry out additional inspectionsof all construction projects in the coastal area.
Last week, the 27-storey Royal Era 1 Hotel was caught discharginguntreated wastewater from its construction site into My Khe beach. The projectinvestor, TMS Hotel Da Nang Joint Stock Company, was fined 6 million VND (265USD).
The central city plans to build a wastewater treatment project forcleaning the My An discharge outlet that has polluted a section of My Khe beachin Ngu Hanh Son district.-VNA
The head of the city’s construction department inspection team, LeVan Tuan, said the hotel project of the Vietnam Holiday Company and the SeaShore Hotel of Chinwin Company had illegally pumped wastewater from theiron-going excavation of basement floors into the city’s household wastetreatment system.
Tuan said the wastewater from these projects would pollute thepopular beaches of Ngu Hanh Son and Son Tra districts. “We asked the two investorsto stop discharging wastewater into the city’s sewage system before anassessment of the wastewater at the two sites are approved,” Tuan said.
He added that the department will carry out additional inspectionsof all construction projects in the coastal area.
Last week, the 27-storey Royal Era 1 Hotel was caught discharginguntreated wastewater from its construction site into My Khe beach. The projectinvestor, TMS Hotel Da Nang Joint Stock Company, was fined 6 million VND (265USD).
[Illegal waste pollutes Da Nang’s My Khe beach]
According to the latest report by the construction department,seven out of 15 wastewater pipes still discharge untreated household sewageinto the sea in Da Nang. Some beaches have been heavily polluted by untreatedwastewater from hundreds of seafood restaurants and construction sites alongthe city beaches.The central city plans to build a wastewater treatment project forcleaning the My An discharge outlet that has polluted a section of My Khe beachin Ngu Hanh Son district.-VNA
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