Cleaning up and finding the cause of fish deaths in Vinh city

Nhat Lan - My Ha• January 11, 2019 19:12

(Baonghean.vn) - The investigation into the cause of mass fish deaths in the Vinh ancient citadel canal area causing environmental pollution was carried out on the afternoon of January 11, 2019, under the direction of the Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu.

According to the residents of Block 9, Cua Nam Ward, Vinh City, the fish deaths and environmental pollution started around January 9, 2019. Photo: My Ha

Fish died en masse, drifting from the sewer of the Vinh Ancient Citadel Canal to the canal connecting Pham Ngu Lao Street to Tran Hung Dao Street. Mr. Nguyen Sy Dung, in Block 9, Cua Nam Ward, Vinh City (whose house is next to the canal) reported. Photo: My Ha

Cá bị chết hàng loạt, trôi từ cống thoát nước thải kênh hòa thành cổ sang tuyến mương nối từ đường Phạm Ngũ Lão đến đường Trần Hưng Đạo - Hộ gia đình ông Vân, ở K9, P. Cửa Nam, TP. Vinh (có nhà cạnh mương) phản ánh.

On January 10, more than 30 households in Group 4, Block 9 wrote a petition and directly submitted it to the People's Committee of Cua Nam Ward to request a solution to the fish deaths. Mr. Tran Van Tri - Chairman of the People's Committee of Cua Nam Ward said: After receiving feedback from the people, the ward also reported to the city to find a solution. Photo: Nhat Lan

A nearly 100-meter-long ditch is filled with trash and dead fish (taken from Tran Hung Dao Street). Photo: My Ha

Nước tại kênh và cống thoát nước thải từ kênh Hào thành Vinh sang tuyến mương nối đường Phạm Ngũ Lão và đường Trần Hưng Đạo có màu đen. Ảnh: Nhật Lân.

Regarding this issue, Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang - Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environment - Vinh City stated that the initial cause of the fish deaths could be due to wastewater from the West of the city being discharged directly into the moat belonging to the drainage basin of canal No. 1. In the photo: The water in the canal and the wastewater drainage from the canal and moat of Vinh ancient citadel to the ditch connecting Pham Ngu Lao Street and Tran Hung Dao Street is black. Photo: Nhat Lan.

Đầu giờ chiều ngày 11/1/2019, Chủ tịch UBND TP. Vinh, ông Trần Ngọc Tú đã trực tiếp kiểm tra sự việc cá trong Hào thành cổ chết hàng loạt gây ô nhiễm môi trường. Sau khi kiểm tra, Chủ tịch UBND TP. Vinh chỉ đạo Công ty

Early in the afternoon of January 11, 2019, Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, Mr. Tran Ngoc Tu directly inspected the mass fish deaths causing environmental pollution. After the inspection, Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee directed Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Joint Stock Company to urgently salvage the dead fish to handle the environmental pollution problem; at the same time, assigned tasks to relevant departments, City Police to coordinate with the authorities of Quang Trung, Cua Nam, and Doi Cung wards to inspect the discharge points into the canals and moats of the city, determining the cause of the mass fish deaths. In the photo: Workers of Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Joint Stock Company salvage dead fish. Photo: Nhat Lan

Cá chết được người lao động của Công ty CP quản lý và phát triển hạ tầng đô thị Vinh trục vớt lên khỏi kênh để đưa đi tiêu hủy. Ảnh: Nhật Lân

Dead fish were salvaged from the canal by workers of Vinh Urban Infrastructure Management and Development Joint Stock Company to be destroyed. Photo: Nhat Lan

Thực hiện chỉ đạo của Chủ tịch UBND TP. Vinh, cũng trong chiều ngày 11/1/2019, các lực lượng có liên quan đã bắt đầu kiểm tra các điểm có nghi vấn xả thải gây ô nhiễm môi trường. Trong ảnh: Các lực lượng kiểm tra hệ thống kênh xả nước thải của Công ty CP Nhà in Báo Nghệ An. Tại đây xác định

Implementing the direction of the Chairman of Vinh City People's Committee, also on the afternoon of January 11, 2019, relevant forces began to inspect wastewater discharge points into Hao Thanh canals. At Nghe An Newspaper Printing Company Limited, it was determined that this unit discharged very little wastewater, about 3 - 4m³/day; mainly for daily use. New production technology, no discharge into the environment. However, remind this company to fulfill its commitment to environmental protection, carry out monitoring work according to regulations... In the photo: Checking the drainage systems of Nghe An Newspaper Printing Company Limited, all have no wastewater. Photo: Nhat Lan

Một thực tế là nước trong các tuyến kênh Hào thành cổ từ nhiều năm qua đã bị ô nhiễm nghiêm trọng. Những khi động trời, nước có mùi hôi hết sức khó chịu.

The reality is that the water in the canals of the ancient citadel has been seriously polluted for many years. When the weather is stormy, the water has a very unpleasant odor. At present, although the ancient citadel has been renovated, the water in the canals is wastewater not only from residents and organizations on both sides of the canals, but also from other areas in the city. The wastewater is not circulated, but is mainly stored for many days, so the pollution situation here has not improved. There are thousands of households living on both sides of the canals of the ancient citadel of Vinh. Vinh Citadel is a national relic and a tourist destination. Therefore, from the incident of mass fish deaths, the city government needs to pay attention to finding a solution to completely handle the water pollution situation on this canal. Photo: Nhat Lan.