Nghe An: Fish die en masse on Con River due to 'strange water source' flowing in?

On the afternoon of March 19, there was still a phenomenon of dead fish floating white on the Con River. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Before the unusual fish deaths on the riverRiver, section passing through Tan Ky district in the past 2 days, on the afternoon of March 19, Tan Ky district People's Committee issued Document No. 423/UBND-TNMT on requesting water sample testing and handling and directing pollution treatment.

Accordingly, the People's CommitteeTan Ky districtRequest the Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Department of Environmental Protection to conduct analysis and testing of water samples taken from the Con River. At the same time, request guidance for Tan Ky district on measures to handle the situation promptly and effectively.

Previously, on March 18 and 19, people in the communes of Nghia Binh, Nghia Dong, Nghia Hoan... of Tan Ky district discovered a large number of unusually dead fish on the Con River.

Proposal document of Tan Ky District People's Committee. Photo: Xuan Hoang

According to the reporter's observation, on the afternoon of March 19, the Con River flowing through Nghia Binh and Nghia Dong communes was still flooded.dead fishfloating white on the water.

Mr. Nguyen Van Thang - Chairman of Nghia Binh Commune People's Committee said that, through information from local people, it is possible that the cassava starch processing factory in Nghia Dan district discharged wastewater into the stream, flowing into Con River.

Fish and shrimp died in large numbers in an unusual way on the Con River in Nghe An.

(Baonghean.vn) - Since noon on March 18, 2021, there has been a phenomenon of many types of fish and shrimp floating lethargically and sporadically on the Con River through the communes of Nghia Dong, Nghia Binh, Nghia Thai, Nghia Hoan, Tan Long... of Tan Ky district. By the morning of March 19, this situation was still occurring in the above river sections.

Xuan Hoang