Formosa nears completion of environmental protection items
Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company in the central province of Ha Tinh has completed 52 out of 53 environmetal protection tasks required of it after violating regulations on environmental protection, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
MoNRE Minister Tran Hong Ha (blue shirt) inspects Formosa on April 27 (Source: VNA)
HaTinh (VNA) – Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Limited Company in the central province of Ha Tinh has completed52 out of 53 environmental protection tasks required of it after violating regulationson environmental protection, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MoNRE).
Ata working session with local officials and representatives from Formosa on April 27, MoNRE Minister TranHong Ha agreed with the report from the ministry’s inspection delegation, and recognisedthe firm’s efforts to protect the environment.
The report said the Taiwanese company completed and put 12 auxiliary items into operation, withseven others ready for commissioning.
The company is building wastewater and overflowingrainwater treatment systems in waste dumps, and ore and coal storage areas.
Automatic wastewater observation systems were installed in the biochemical anddaily domestic wastewater treatment stations and in chimneys.
Minister Ha stressed the need to evaluate technologies and projects to prevent environmentalincidents from happening, adding that measures to reuse solid waste should be researched.
He also asked for regulations related to response to environmental incidentsand efforts to finetune the human resource and equipment capacity.
The Minister asked ministries and sectors to assess Formosa’s environmentalprotection efforts and come to a unanimous conclusion, while local authorities musthelp the enterprise complete administrative procedures.
Formosa was also requested to provide a plan to test its waste treatmentfacilities, and submit to ministries,lcoal agencies and sectors for assessment.
The same day, the Minister inspected wastewater treatment stations and the automaticwastewater observation systems in the biochemical and domestic wastewatertreatment stations.
The delegation also inspected the building of wastewater testing reservoirs, animportant part of controlling waste and preventing incidents, which are expectedto be put in to use from June 30.
In July 2016, the Taiwanese company was found to have buried 100 tonnesof waste at a farm owned by the director of the Ky Anh Urban EnvironmentCompany in Ky Trinh ward of Ky Anh town.
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MoNRE Minister Tran Hong Ha (blue shirt) inspects Formosa on April 27 (Source: VNA) 
