Untreated effluent from San Miguel Pure Foods Viet Nam Company has spilled into the 30km Thi Tinh River, which flows into the Sai Gon River, causing serious environment damage and contamination to the water supply to hundreds of thousands of households in Binh Duong Province and HCM City. The pollution was discovered on Sunday.
The ongoing construction of a power-plant dam in Quang Nam Province has run into opposition following complaints it diverts the flow of water from one river to another. Huynh Van Thang, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Department in neighbouring Da Nang City, said the Ministry of Industry and Trade should immediately stop construction of the Dak Mi 4 plant’s main dam because it threatened to dry up the lower section of a branch of Vu Gia River.
Sets of climate change adaptation maps for three areas in Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city are being created by the end of the month. The Can Tho Steering Committee for Climate Change recently made the decision to create the maps in order to identify areas which will be impacted the most by climate change and minimise the consequences of natural disasters.
It is estimated that Vietnam gets $60 to 80 million from sea and coastal ecological systems per year, said the vice chief of the General Department of Sea and Islands of Vietnam Nguyen Chu Hoi.
The Hanoi People’s Council have approved a 1.3 trillion VND (72.2 million USD) project to cut pollution by next year. Deputy director of the Hanoi Department of Natural Resources and Environment Pham Van Khanh said the project was given the go-ahead on July 21 and would be “implemented immediately so it can be completed in time.”
Doc Lech Beach, located in Ninh Hoa District’s Ninh Hai Commune, is a breathtaking escape in central Khanh Hoa Province.
Situated around 50 km north of resort town Nha Trang, the 10 km stretch of beach attracts many tourists because of its white sands, clear waters, and lush vegetation.
The Australian government has provided an additional 950,000 AUD to the Mekong Delta province of An Giang to help implement its flood control project in the Bac Vam Nao region through November 2010.
Recent reports on waste discharge into the Saigon River warn that the river is losing its self-purification and will ‘die’ if no immediate action is taken.
The reports, by the HCMC Department of Science and Technology, and Southern Hydrometeorology and Environment Sub-Institute, said that the some 70,000 cubic meters of waste water are discharged from residential quarters and industrial zones and export processing zones into the river daily.
Take a dip in the pure cold water of Tranh Creek on Phu Quoc Island.
Kien Giang Province’s Phu Quoc Island is endowed with beautiful beaches and scenic spots.
A group of young volunteers in Hanoi are improving the environment one bag at a time with an inventive form of recycling. The members of Hanoi-based 3R Club (Reduce – Reuse – Recycle), have found a new use for old street banners.