The factory that discharges dirt into the river is ordered to be dismantled
Thanh HoaIn addition to recovering the entire land area, the authorities forced Khanh Nam Company to dismantle the illegally built pulp factories.
On May 14, a representative of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa province said that this agency has just completed an inspection of the observance of legal regulations related to the process of construction, land use and operation. paper pulp and votive paper at Khanh Nam Co., Ltd (Tan Thanh village, Hoa Quy commune, Nhu Xuan district) and discovered many violations.
The factory of Khanh Nam company is located next to the bank of Quyen river. Wastewater poured out blackened the whole river. Image: Lam Son
Thanh Hoa Department of Agriculture and Rural Development requested the Chang River Protection Forest Management Board to recover all contracted and encroached land, suspend production and request the removal of illegal construction items. completed by May 30. Individuals and groups involved in making mistakes are required to review their responsibility.
According to the conclusion, in 2004 the Chang River Protection Forest Management Board contracted Ms. Tran Thi Kim Thuy over 7,600 m2 of forest land for agricultural and forestry production, until the end of 2024. In 2013, Ms. Thuy encroached on another 5,200 m2 of forestry land of the Chang River Protection Forest Management Board to build a pulp factory on a total area of more than 12,800 m2 (both contracted and encroached areas). Ms. Thuy’s pulp factory area is not licensed by the authorities.
Ms. Thuy then transferred the factory to Khanh Nam Co., Ltd. to continue the production of paper pulp and votive paper. In April, people discovered that businesses were secretly discharging illegal wastes, polluting the Quyen and Chang rivers mass death of shrimp and fish.
The Chang River Protection Forest Management Board reported that many times, when detecting illegal construction works and factories, they have made a sanctioning record, but the factory has been operating underground for nearly 10 years.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Thanh Hoa province pointed out that in order for the above violations to occur, the Chang River Protection Forest Management Board has not thoroughly handled the land use contract assignment and has not fulfilled its assigned responsibilities. for the pulp factory to exist illegally for a long time, causing environmental pollution.
Dead fish littered the Chang River in early April. Photo: Lam Son
In mid-April, the water on the Quyen and Chang rivers (the Quyen River is a tributary that flows into the Chang River) passing through Hoa Quy, Thanh Hoa, Nhu Xuan districts, suddenly turned black. Smells bad. After that, the aquatic species naturally living in the river died. At the bank of Quyen river, near the production workshop of Khanh Nam Co., Ltd., wastewater still leaks and smells bad.
Authorities of Nhu Xuan district recorded that at the time of inspection, Khanh Nam Company was producing pulp. Waste water from the production process, not yet treated, was poured directly into Quyen River through two 110 mm plastic pipes, connecting from the waste storage tank and the pulp soaking tank. Wastewater causes the whole river to stretch for tens of kilometers of pollution.
The People’s Committee of Nhu Xuan district has requested Khanh Nam Company to suspend production and overcome the consequences of pollution. This enterprise was also recorded and fined 50 million VND for illegal discharge.
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