Joint efforts to protect the environment

In 2014, Department of Natural Resources and Environment implemented various programs, projects, schemes, and action plans for environment protection, contributing to the sustainable development cause of the province.

Various projects on environment launched

Department of Natural Resouces and Environment (DONRE) has implemented various projects to protect the environment from 2011 to 2015 so as to meet the targets of sustainable development of the province in 2014. Particularly, provincial projects of second stage automatic wastewater and major waste source monitoring stations in  industrial parks and surface and underground water surveillance system have been implemented. DONRE also completed the project of surveying and evaluating enterprises listed in blue listing of 2014 before submitting to Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee who have offered merit certificates to 59 enterprises endorsed of environment protection in 2014. Currently, DONRE is implementing the second stage of measures to prevent environmental risks during waste treatment process.

Youth’s League members of Thuan An Town are cleaning up dykes. Photo: H. Ut.

At district level, 7 projects servicing State’s management on environment have been implemented including environment protection projects in Di An Town, daily use waste water treatment at hostels in Tan Uyen Town, environment protection measures at accommdation and catering services and control of pollution sources in Ben Cat Town

Particularly, environment surveillance has been well implemented. Up to date, all the surveillance plans have been accomplished including water bed sediments, soil, surface and underground water, and air. Besides, the sector has consulted with Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee to approve the project of refining solid waste collection activties in Binh Duong Province. DONRE also directed to boost environment protection in river areas with concentrated water releasing and treatment projects.

As for Ba Bo Dyke, Binh Duong Provincial authority has coordinated with Ho Chi Minh City to maintain frequent surveillance of water flow and environment quality progress to mitigate pollution.

Pollution causers to be strictly punished

Another highlight of the year was the support of DONRE in treating and carrying out measures to control environment pollution. Accordingly, DONRE offered VND 8 billion of loans to 1 project and disbursed VND 514 million to other 3 projects of environment pollution remedy

Mr. Nguyen Van Town, Deputy Director of DONRE informed of administrative sanctions against establishment causing serious environment pollution and removal of such establishment from urban and population areas.

Mr. Tran Van Nam, permanent Deputy Chair of Binh Duong Provincial People’s Committee, affirmed the well implementation of environment protection projects in Binh Duong Province while calling for priority of remedies of serious environment pollution. Plans and duties of environment protection on the flow of Dong Nai River and enhancement of inspection on environment protection of enterprises in and outside of the industrial parks. Nam called for the sector to enhance information dissemination to improve public awareness of environment protection while joining sectors, fronts, and unions to protect the environment for sustainable development of Binh Duong Province.

Reported by Song Tra – Translated by Vi Bao