Some 70 pct of wastewater discharged from industrial parks in Vietnam untreated: ministry
Source: Xinhua   2017-03-22 14:32:03

HANOI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The total volume of wastewater discharged from industrial parks across Vietnam exceeds 3 million cubic meters per day, 70 percent of which are untreated, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday.

The wastewater is directly discharged into the nature, causing serious consequences and raising public concerns, said the ministry on the occasion of the World Water Day which falls on March 22 annually, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.

This year, the United Nations chose the theme of "Wastewater" for the day, calling for a reduction in wastewater and reuse of water in a bid to ensure that everyone has access to safe water by 2030.

According to the ministry, Vietnam is currently home to nearly 300 industrial parks and 615 industrial clusters. Some 70 percent of the industrial parks and 5 percent of the industrial clusters have already built concentrated wastewater treatment systems.

More than 23 million tons of household garbage, 7 million tons of industrial solid waste and 630,000 tons of hazardous waste are discharged into the environment each year.

A plan on adjusting orientations for the development of water drainage systems in urban and industrial areas until 2025 with a vision to 2050 approved by Vietnamese prime minister in 2015, stated that the country needs to build safe and sustainable water drainage systems, improve retreatment of wastewater and rainwater and treatment technology, upgrade and repair of eco-friendly and energy-saving pipeline systems, among others.

In industrial parks, it is a must for infrastructure developers to construct concentrated wastewater collection and treatment systems before being authorized to operate.

Master plans and investment projects will be publicized, making it easier for individuals and organizations to give feedback on their impacts on the environment, said the plan.

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Some 70 pct of wastewater discharged from industrial parks in Vietnam untreated: ministry

Source: Xinhua 2017-03-22 14:32:03
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HANOI, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The total volume of wastewater discharged from industrial parks across Vietnam exceeds 3 million cubic meters per day, 70 percent of which are untreated, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment on Wednesday.

The wastewater is directly discharged into the nature, causing serious consequences and raising public concerns, said the ministry on the occasion of the World Water Day which falls on March 22 annually, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA.

This year, the United Nations chose the theme of "Wastewater" for the day, calling for a reduction in wastewater and reuse of water in a bid to ensure that everyone has access to safe water by 2030.

According to the ministry, Vietnam is currently home to nearly 300 industrial parks and 615 industrial clusters. Some 70 percent of the industrial parks and 5 percent of the industrial clusters have already built concentrated wastewater treatment systems.

More than 23 million tons of household garbage, 7 million tons of industrial solid waste and 630,000 tons of hazardous waste are discharged into the environment each year.

A plan on adjusting orientations for the development of water drainage systems in urban and industrial areas until 2025 with a vision to 2050 approved by Vietnamese prime minister in 2015, stated that the country needs to build safe and sustainable water drainage systems, improve retreatment of wastewater and rainwater and treatment technology, upgrade and repair of eco-friendly and energy-saving pipeline systems, among others.

In industrial parks, it is a must for infrastructure developers to construct concentrated wastewater collection and treatment systems before being authorized to operate.

Master plans and investment projects will be publicized, making it easier for individuals and organizations to give feedback on their impacts on the environment, said the plan.

[Editor: huaxia]
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