The sight at the lake’s edge is not pretty: murky water, dead fish and snails floating everywhere, garbage everywhere. A foul smell rises from the “lungs” that regulate the city’s air conditioning…
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| Ngoc Khanh Lake was renovated in June 2015 with the aim of improving the landscape and environment. Since February 2016, when the renovation was completed, the lives of people around the lake have been turned upside down by the strong stench emanating from the water surface. |
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| Anyone passing by the corner of the lake from house number 20 to 36 Pham Huy Thong street had to cover their noses, and nearby businesses were deserted and closed. Explaining the phenomenon, Mr. Nguyen Manh Hung - Deputy Director of the Hanoi Drainage Project Management Board, said that after being renovated, green algae appeared in every lake. After days of development, the algae will die and float to the surface of the lake in clumps of foam, drifting with the wind to a corner, decomposing and causing a foul smell. This process lasts about 1 to 1.5 months and then stops on its own. The work of handling algae scum and garbage is being carried out. By May 6, the inspection team of the People's Committee of Ba Dinh district and the People's Committee of Ngoc Khanh ward informed that the pollution had reduced by about 70%. |
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| The West Lake shore along Thanh Nien - Nguyen Dinh Thi Street, where there are rows of yachts, bars, and floating restaurants, is running dry, exposing a thick layer of waste. Previously, in 2010, the yacht waiting room and yachts operating here were fined by the Environmental Police Department, Hanoi Police, for not having an environmental protection plan and not having a discharge license. |
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| Den Lu Lake (Hoang Mai) in the nooks and crannies near the lake's edge, dead and rotting fish float to the surface, the lake water turns dark green. |
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| Fish and snails are densely packed in BT11B area next to Van Quan lake (Ha Dong). |
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| Hao Nam Lake was temporarily narrowed to serve the elevated railway project. The remaining area of the lake surface is full of scum, and the surrounding area is littered with garbage. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Trang, Head of the Hao Nam Temple Relic Management Board (next to the lake area), said: "In 2012, the city handed over 10,000 square meters to Dong Da district to make a regulating lake to store rainwater. Currently, domestic wastewater from many surrounding households flows into it, and when it is hot and rainy, the water smells bad." |
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| According to the latest report of the Center for Environment and Community Research - CECR (Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations), in 2010 Hanoi had 122 lakes. 86/122 lakes were completely embanked, accounting for over 77%. Among the lakes that were embanked, the situation of people encroaching on them to set up shops was widespread. |
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| Van Chuong Lake is 13,000 square meters wide and is located on the border and under the management of three wards: Van Chuong, Tho Quan and Hang Bot. Van Chuong Lake is one of many lakes that are heavily polluted in Hanoi because it receives many sources of waste. The lake water is murky green, the sewer smell around the mouth is foul, and every time it rains, the lake water turns a thick black color. |
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| Kim Lien Lake (3,000 m2) is almost completely covered with weeds and duckweed. The project to renovate the technical infrastructure around Kim Lien Lake was approved by the Hanoi People's Committee on April 23, 2004, with a total cost of 38.3 billion VND, with the Urban Traffic Project Management Board (Department of Transport) as the investor. More than 10 years after being approved, the Kim Lien Lake renovation sub-project is still at a standstill. |
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| Linh Quang Lake is located in Van Chuong II alley, Van Chuong ward, Dong Da district, with an area of 22,000 m2. Pollution has caused the lake water to turn black, give off a foul smell, and the shore is covered with garbage and weeds. Analysis results show that the lake water is organically polluted and algae is growing strongly. |
According to VNE
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