Unfinished pesticide warehouse, people panic because of pollution

(Baonghean.vn) - According to the reflection of many households in village 5 (Tho Son commune, Anh Son), the pesticide warehouse located in the hamlet about 500m from the commune People's Committee was built a long time ago, then there was a relocation project butThe unfinished construction contractor has a significant impact on people's lives...

The project to treat the pesticide warehouse located in village 5 (Tho Son commune) with a capital of more than 8.5 billion VND is invested by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment. However, since March 2015, the construction has been stalled until now.

Fences and security gates of the building collapsed.

Mr. Tran Huy Canh, head of hamlet 5, said: Some areas of soil contaminated with pesticides have been dug up and treated, creating deep holes.

The dug-up mounds of soil were covered with tarps. However, over time, the plastic layers rotted. Every time there was a heavy rain, the area was flooded, water flooded into people’s houses, and the stench caused public panic.

The chemicals used to treat pesticides kept in Mr. Nguyen Huy Canh's house have not been used for a long time.

To deal with the pesticide warehouse, the project demolished the village 5 cultural house with a compensation of more than 380 million VND. However, up to now, the support money to rebuild the cultural house has not been paid, so 88 households in village 5 have no place to live together, and have to live in the house of village chief Tran Huy Canh. In the photo: The demolished village 5 cultural house now only has its foundation left.

The village's funeral vehicles and belongings had no place to be stored and were now badly damaged.

During the rainy season, water flooded the pesticide warehouse area, causing pollution. Ms. Duong Thi Hue - Chairwoman of Tho Son Commune People's Committee said: "The commune government has repeatedly submitted requests and directly called the contractor to complete the project, but so far there has been no response."

Minh Khue