Solutions to Da Nang steel plants’ pollution to be given by March 5
Leaders of the central city of Da Nang held a dialogue on February 28 with locals in Hoa Lien commune, Hoa Vang district where Dana-Italy and Dana-Australia steel factories are reportedly causing environmental pollution.
Hanoi (VNA) – Leaders of the central city of Da Nang held a dialogue on February 28with locals in Hoa Lien commune, Hoa Vang district where Dana-Italy and Dana-Australiasteel factories are reportedly causing environmental pollution.
Many people around thetwo plants in Van Duong 1 and Van Duong 2 villages said that they have noproblem with the city’s economic development policy. However, the seriouspollution caused by the two plants makes them angry.
The majority of themwanted to stay in their localities, asking the city to remove the two plantsout of the area.
Huynh Van Tan, GeneralDirector of the Dana-Italy company, highlighted the need for a roadmap for theremoval of the plants with proper resettlement and financial plans.
Currently, the firmhas halted its plant’s operation to wait for the city’s direction.
Meanwhile, ViceChairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ho Ky Minh said that the city needstime to gather advices from authorised agencies to deal with the issue in linewith the law.
He noted that inprevious meetings to discuss the construction of the plants, most of the localsagreed to evacuate to give space for the plants.
Minh also vowed to givethe final and detailed answer to people in the two villages by March 5 morning.
After the talk, localsleft the entrances of the two factories after two-day gathering to ask themunicipal authorities and businesses to move the polluting facilities.-VNA
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An overview of the dialogue (Photo: VNA) 
