Continuing the working program of the 6th Session, on the afternoon of November 6, the National Assembly continued to question Government members on the second group of fields related to industry and trade, agriculture and rural development, transportation, construction, natural resources and environment.
Participating in the questioning session, delegate Nguyen Tuan Anh (Long An delegation) asked the Minister of Natural Resources and Environment. Accordingly, Resolution No. 499 of the Standing Committee of the 15th National Assembly requires appropriate mechanisms and policies to address environmental pollution in the Bac Hung Hai system. However, through monitoring by the Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, it shows that the water pollution situation in the Bac Hung Hai system has not been thoroughly resolved and still faces many difficulties.
"I would like to request the Minister to inform us of the policies that the Ministry has issued or advised on issuing and the fundamental solutions to resolve the environmental pollution situation in the Bac Hung Hai system?", the delegate asked.
National Assembly Deputy Nguyen Tuan Anh questioned.
Responding, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh said that the Ministry has coordinated with units to inspect the pollution of the Bac Hung Hai system and found that it takes time and resources to handle it.
From the irrigation system, up to now, this system has to shoulder the additional task of discharging part of the wastewater for Hanoi, Hai Duong, Bac Ninh, Hung Yen. Every day, the system has to receive up to 500,000 m3 of wastewater, the sewer area in the two districts of Gia Lam and Long Bien has to discharge a lot of wastewater.
According to Mr. Khanh, it is waste from industrial parks, industrial clusters, urban areas and residential areas. Most localities do not have domestic wastewater treatment systems so they have to discharge it into Bac Hung Hai.
Mr. Khanh said that Hanoi is trying to build a wastewater treatment plant but it has not been completed. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Public Security have investigated and punished many businesses that discharged waste in violation of regulations.
"To treat wastewater, a lot of resources are needed. We will have a solution for the Bac Hung Hai system," said Mr. Khanh, saying that there needs to be a national target program to treat the dead river. This requires a lot of resources, including socialization and the waste discharge units must participate in the treatment.
At the same time, strengthen propaganda and mobilize people and businesses to strictly implement legal regulations; strengthen monitoring of the Bac Hung Hai system...
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanh.
Questioning the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, delegate Do Thi Viet Ha (Bac Giang delegation) said that for many years, the water source of Cau River has been seriously polluted, directly and greatly affecting the lives of voters and people in some districts of Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces. The provincial National Assembly delegate questioned the Minister on this issue.
The delegates asked the Minister to inform them about the implementation of the contents of the answers to the questions and the solutions that have been proposed. Why has this situation not been resolved for many years? And what solutions are there to resolve this situation as soon as possible?
National Assembly Delegate Do Thi Viet Ha questioned.
Responding to questions about environmental pollution in the Cau River (Bac Giang), Minister Dang Quoc Khanh said that the pollution of the Cau River is caused by pollution from the Ngu Uyen Khe River, which discharges about 15,000m3 of untreated waste from industrial clusters every day.
Recently, the Ministry has established an environmental protection monitoring team to monitor the activities of Phong Khe Paper Village, selecting 22 facilities for direct monitoring. The Ministry has urged Bac Ninh province to coordinate with Bac Giang to direct the Departments to thoroughly handle issues related to this paper village.
In the coming time, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment proposes a solution to focus on reviewing and building wastewater treatment areas for Phong Khe 1-2 and Phu Lam areas... Therefore, it is recommended that Bac Ninh province pay attention to this issue and monitor wastewater treatment here.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will continue to monitor and coordinate with Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces to strictly handle violations. Along with that, it will strengthen propaganda and mobilize organizations and individuals of craft villages to join hands with the community, as well as mobilize the budget and socialize in collecting and treating wastewater .
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