Resolutely resolve voters' petitions on environmental pollution at Bac Vinh Industrial Park

Comrade Cao Thi Hien - Member of the Provincial Party Standing Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Head of the monitoring delegation chaired the meeting. Photo: Minh Chi

Resolve voters' petitions thoroughly

For Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company, the problem that has emerged is that it has not completely resolved the historical problems left behind when the company went into operation in 2009 and 2010, directly discharging and polluting the environment for 11 hectares of rice production of the people.

Since then, it has lasted for 9 years, although the General Department of Environment has inspected, handled violations and many levels of government have intervened; Vinh city alone has established a working group to verify and identify the polluter of 11 hectares of production of Hung Dong people as Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company; but up to now, businesses and local authorities have not had a common voice in compensating the people.

Packaging printing area at Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company, where hazardous waste is generated. Photo: Minh Chi

Along with the above issue, according to Mr. Dinh Sy Khanh Vinh - Deputy Head of the Provincial Department of Environmental Protection, currently Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company has not been confirmed to have completed environmental protection works.

Some opinions also recommend that businesses generate a large amount of hazardous waste and need to pay attention to collecting and treating it according to regulations.

Regarding Bac Vinh Industrial Park Development Investment Company, which is the unit investing in infrastructure construction and responsible for managing Bac Vinh Industrial Park, the issue that the monitoring delegation is concerned about is that the enterprise needs to monitor and thoroughly resolve the recommendations of Hung Dong voters reflecting on environmental pollution from Hoang Mai Concrete Mixing Station and some animal feed production facilities in the Industrial Park.

Mr. Van Tuan Dung - Deputy General Director of Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company affirmed that he will coordinate with local authorities and sectors to resolve the petition of Hung Dong voters about environmental pollution affecting agricultural land. Photo: Minh Chi

At the same time, businesses also need to pay attention to investing in building a green tree system, ensuring 10% of the total construction area and industrial hygiene in the industrial park.

One issue that some members of the monitoring team are concerned about is that there is currently an irrigation canal system serving agricultural production in the industrial park, so some businesses discharge overflow water into it, which is very difficult to control, so this system needs to be separated from the industrial park.

Caring for the working environment of employees

Concluding the monitoring session, Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien pointed out the shortcomings due to the initial planning in investment and construction of industrial parks and in each enterprise as well as the ineffective coordination in management and handling of arising issues.

For Bac Vinh Industrial Park Development Investment Company, it is necessary to promote its management and supervision role over the industrial park infrastructure and each enterprise in the industrial park, contributing to a better environment.

Supervisory delegation at the premises of Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company. Photo: Minh Chi

Regarding Sabeco Song Lam Packaging Joint Stock Company, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council noted that the enterprise should pay attention to strictly managing and handling hazardous waste in accordance with regulations; pay attention to the working environment, take care of occupational health examinations for workers; and resolve the conclusions after the inspection of the Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs.

Vice Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Cao Thi Hien also suggested that businesses need to coordinate with sectors and localities to unify the area caused by environmental pollution.