On December 4, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Dinh province officially provided information regarding the "giant" sludge dump causing environmental pollution, affecting the lives of people in area 4, Nhon Binh ward (Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province) as previously reported by SGGP Newspaper.
Specify the responsibilities of the two businesses
According to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Binh Dinh province, on October 30, the unit coordinated with relevant parties to directly inspect the site of the accumulated mud area. The results recorded the phenomenon of mud deposition in the riverbed of the flood discharge axis of Quy Nhon 3 spillway to the confluence with Truong Uc river. This mud flat is about 200m wide and 300m long.
The silting situation obstructs the flood drainage flow, potentially affecting agricultural production in the 2023-2024 Winter-Spring crop in agricultural areas north of Quy Nhon 3 spillway, and affecting the water supply for aquaculture of some households in the neighboring area.
The inspection team determined that the above sedimentation was caused by the pumping and storage of dredged materials from the investment project to upgrade wharf No. 1 - Quy Nhon port, implemented by Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company.
In particular, the two main causes are the formation of a temporary reservoir that partially obstructed the flow, causing sedimentation upstream of the reservoir but was not periodically dredged during the project construction. This is the responsibility of Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company.
The second reason is that the construction and operation of the settling ponds at the dumping site No. 2 have not been effective, so a certain amount of mud from the settling ponds flows into the area from the downstream of Quy Nhon 3 spillway to the temporary storage tank, causing the above sedimentation. This cause is the responsibility of Phu Gia Riverside Company Limited.
Must clean up, restore ecology
Based on the inspection results, the People's Committee of Binh Dinh province has requested Phu Gia Riverside Company Limited to be responsible for reinforcing and upgrading the ponds at the dumping site No. 2 of the New Urban Area Project in the Goc Market area and to operate the ponds to ensure that mud does not escape outside and cause sedimentation downstream.
Request Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company and Phu Gia Riverside Company Limited to urgently coordinate to dredge all the currently deposited mud, pump the mud to the dumping area No. 2 of the New Urban Area project in the Goc market area for storage; no later than January 15, 2024.
Enterprises need to focus on completing the dredging of the 50m wide section of the channel right at the Quy Nhon 3 spillway at the confluence with the Truong Uc River to ensure flood drainage, no later than December 15, 2023.
Quy Nhon Port Joint Stock Company is required to implement measures to restore biodiversity in the project area according to previous commitments after completing the remediation.
As reported by SGGP Newspaper, dozens of households in Area 4 (Nhon Binh Ward) reported that for many months, their lives have been disrupted by pollution, flooding, and foul-smelling sewage sludge that has surrounded the river and the area where people farm shrimp and fish.
The huge accumulated sludge submerged the entire river, destroying the livelihood of people who caught shrimp and fish in the river; while the mud overflowed into seafood ponds, killing many fish and shrimp; the sludge clogged the river, making it impossible for boats to anchor...
It is known that the dredging project of wharf No. 1 - Quy Nhon port has an area of about 189,982m², the volume of dredged material is nearly 530,000m³, mainly sand and mud. This material after being dredged is brought to a temporary storage tank in the riverbed area at the confluence with Truong Uc River to be filtered and transferred to a storage pond in 2 dumping areas with an area of 17.3ha in the new urban area of Cho Goc area invested by Phu Gia Riverside Company Limited.
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