Illegal sand and gravel dumping site operating openly in a mountainous commune of Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - The illegal sand and gravel dumping site in Tuong Duong is operating openly, causing environmental pollution and traffic safety problems, but has not been completely handled.
| Illegal sand and gravel wharf in Tuong Duong. |
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| On the last day of May, at Km 155, National Highway 7, passing through Mon village, Thach Giam commune (Tuong Duong), excavators were quietly working in a sand wharf hidden behind the trees. Here, sand was pumped directly from iron ships moored in the river, then gathered into small piles. |
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| Sand is mainly exploited directly by these ships on Lam River flowing through Hoa Binh town and neighboring areas. |
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| Every day there are dozens of trucks going in and out of this port to load sand. |
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| At the connection point from the sand wharf to National Highway 7, located right at the bend, visibility is obstructed. Every time a truck enters or exits, it causes direct conflict with the traffic flow on National Highway 7, posing many potential risks of traffic accidents. |
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In addition, in order to increase the area of material storage sites, sand mining enterprises have arbitrarily dumped soil to level the ground and encroached on rivers to expand the sites. |
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| Not only the sand wharf in Mon village, at another wharf deep in the residential area of Hoa Dong block (Hoa Binh town, Tuong Duong district) is also gathering a large amount of sand exploited from Lam riverbed. |
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| Heavy trucks carrying sand from the gathering area deep in the residential area in Hoa Dong block, Hoa Binh town (Tuong Duong) to National Highway 7. |
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| "These sand wharves do not have licenses to operate inland waterway wharves" - Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Head of the Economic - Infrastructure Department of Tuong Duong district said. |
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| These illegal sand docks have been operating openly and loudly, affecting traffic safety and polluting the environment for a long time, but have not been handled. Photo: Google Maps |
