Nghe An: Upgrading national highway, dust flies everywhere, covering people's houses
(Baonghean.vn) - People in Nghia Thuan commune, Thai Hoa town (Nghe An) are currently miserable because the road under construction on National Highway 48 causes dust to fly everywhere, all households on both sides of the road have been affected by dust and smoke for over a month now.
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| Highway 48, the section passing through Nghia Thuan commune, Thai Hoa town, has been being upgraded for over a month now. However, during the construction process, due to the lack of solutions to prevent environmental pollution, smoke and dust flew everywhere, significantly affecting the lives of residents and passersby. Photo: QA |
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| Houses on both sides of National Highway 48 were covered in a thick layer of dust, as white as snow, causing many people to call it "Sapa of Nghe An". Photo: QA |
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| Households on both sides of the road were covered in dust. Locals said that every family tried to use tarps to cover the dust and every day they had to clean their household items but it was too much. Photo: XH |
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| The green trees along the road also turned white due to thick dust. Photo: XH |
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| To pass through here, people are required to wear masks to avoid affecting their health. In addition, the thick smoke and dust also significantly reduces visibility, posing a potential risk of accidents. Photo: QA |
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| The road is under construction and the heavy traffic day and night makes the dust and smoke increasingly dense. Photo: XH |
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Mr. Phan Van Binh, a resident of Hamlet 1, Nghia Thuan Commune (Thai Hoa Town) was upset: "We, the people, support the State in upgrading the road, but the construction unit must have a solution to reduce road dust pollution for the people. For more than a month now, the construction unit has not had any solution to prevent dust, causing vehicles participating in traffic to stir up road dust like smoke, and the wind blows into the house. Sometimes the weather is hot and dry, the wind blows strongly, we have to bring water to spray to reduce the dust, but because of the large number of cars passing by, it is like "a drop in the ocean". Photo: XH |
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| Mr. Phan Hai Chau - Deputy Head of the Project Management Board of Public Capital (Department of Transport) said: Currently, the construction unit is upgrading the road section from km 20 to km 33 on National Highway 48, the section through Nghia Thuan commune - Thai Hoa town. It is inevitable that people living on both sides of that road section will be affected by the environment due to road dust. To limit road dust pollution for people, there is no other way but for the Department of Transport to direct the construction unit to shorten the construction time and spread asphalt in a rolling manner. According to the schedule, the construction time of this road section is deployed from October to December 30, 2019. Graphics: Quang An |
| Dust affects people on National Highway 48 through Nghia Thuan Commune, Thai Hoa Town. Clip: QA |
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