Vinh City: People 'cry for help' because garbage dump causes serious pollution

Garbage piles up every night at the intersection of An Duong Vuong and Phong Dinh Cang streets. Photo: Quang An

Phong Dinh Cang and An Duong Vuong streets are two major streets of Vinh City, with heavy traffic. An Duong Vuong Street, connecting to Ho Chi Minh Square, is the urban face of Truong Thi Ward in particular and Vinh City in general.

However, at the intersection where these two roads intersect is a giant garbage dump that causes serious pollution, affecting people's lives and the city's urban beauty.

Garbage trucks lined up on the road. Photo: Quang An

According to the reporter's observation, this is a garbage collection point with a large volume, not only domestic waste from other places but also solid waste and construction materials are brazenly dumped here. Garbage piled up from the sidewalk to the road, making the civilized and clean road become ugly and polluted.

The black, foul-smelling garbage water makes residents and passersby angry. Photo: Quang An

Due to the large amount of garbage, the leachate is leaking more and more, overflowing onto the road. It is worth mentioning that in this area there are no drainage ditches or manholes, so the leachate is stagnant and gives off a foul smell, causing residents in this area and people stopping at red lights here to shake their heads in dismay.

Mr. Tran Duy Thang, a resident of this area, was upset: "Because of this garbage dump, our daily lives have been turned upside down. Now, even sitting at home, we have to wear masks because of the strong stench. We can't eat or drink because the smell of garbage permeates the house..."

Residents in this area must wear masks when indoors due to the stench from the garbage dump. Photo: Quang An

Not only does this garbage dump pollute the air, it also causes noise pollution. Locals say that from 8pm every night, dozens of garbage trucks arrive, making the whole street noisy. The elderly cannot rest, children cannot study, adults cannot work...

Mr. Le Xuan Thuy in block 15, Truong Thi ward said: "At this landfill there are also 2 large capacitors, so if it rains or storms, people or authorities dump garbage here, it is very easy to cause an electric leak, affecting people's lives. Not to mention that there are also batches of oily wastewater that are brazenly dumped here, causing some people riding motorbikes and bicycles to slip and fall...".

People wrote a petition asking authorities to relocate the garbage dump soon. Photo: Quang An

The petition has full signatures of the people. Photo: Quang An

Faced with many problems caused by this garbage dump, residents in Block 15, Truong Thi Ward, have made a joint petition with all the signatures of the households to send to Vinh City People's Committee, Truong Thi Ward, Urban Environment Company, hoping that the authorities will soon intervene to relocate this garbage dump, return a clean living environment to the residents and ensure urban beauty for the city's two major roads.

Photo: Quang An