Pig carcasses and waste 'suffocating' the canal environment in Nghe An?

Dead pigs dumped everywhere

While the authorities are trying to fightAfrican swine feverWhile the situation of dumping pigs in canals is spreading across the province, it is still happening in some districts.N13 canal section through Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu district,The smell was strong. Many dead pigs were floating on the canal and were being salvaged by workers from the Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise and local people.

Dead pigs dumped on N15 canal through Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu district (taken on April 8) Photo: Van Truong

A worker at the Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise said: Every day there are dead pigs floating on the canal bed, some days 4-5 pigs are stuck in the sewer mouth. We have to hire an excavator to salvage and destroy them. A resident of Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu was upset: People working in the fields in this area cannot stand the stench from the decomposing dead pigs.

Mr. Nguyen Viet Thuong - Director of Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise said: The number of dead pigs dumped on rivers and canals flowing downstream in Quynh Luu district is at an alarming level, posing a risk of water pollution and widespread disease spread. The problem now is that local authorities at all levels in upstream districts in Do Luong, Yen Thanh, and Dien Chau districts need to advise people to take measures to prevent disease, mobilize destruction, and not dump them on canals as is currently happening.

Animal carcasses dumped in a canal in Quynh Giang commune, Quynh Luu district were recovered by Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise (photo taken on April 84). Photo: Van Truong

April 14, on the irrigation canalBau Non, the section flowing through the Trung Dong block, Van Dien commune (Nam Dan), people discovered a pig carcass weighing about 60kg in the process of decomposing, floating on the water, emitting a foul smell.

About 300m away, also on Bau Non canal, near hamlet 1, Nam Thanh commune, there was also a decomposing pig carcass right on the edge of the sewer causing a commotion.environmental pollutionand the risk of spreading disease.

Dead pigs were dumped in a canal flowing through the Middle East Block, Van Dien Commune, Nam Dan District. Photo: Thanh Cuong

According to local people, for more than half a month now, some small-scale pig farmers, when their pigs die of an epidemic, do not report it to the authorities, but instead throw the dead pigs into the canal.

There were quite a lot of dead pigs thrown into the canal, of various weights. Because there was no force to salvage them, they began to decompose and gave off a foul smell.

Decomposing pig carcasses in the canal area near hamlet 1, Nam Thanh commune, Nam Dan district. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Previously, on April 7, also on this channel, people working in the fields reported discovering many dead pigs, some weighing nearly 70-80kg, in the process of decomposition.stinkfloating on the water

The act of dumping dead pigs into canals and rivers is a lack of awareness on the part of some people. This has a significant impact on the environment; at the same time, it can spread disease in the area.

Locations where dead pigs were found on April 14.

According to Decree 90/2017, violators will be fined from 5 to 6 million VND for transporting or dumping sick or dead livestock and poultry and their products into the environment. In addition, violators will be forced to destroy animals, animal products, animal carcasses and their products. The above-mentioned fines are applied to administrative violations committed by individuals. For organizations committing the same violation, the fine is twice the fine for individuals.

Violators may even be criminally prosecuted for environmental crimes under the provisions of Chapter 19 of the 2015 Penal Code, amended and supplemented in 2017.

Garbage everywhere

Present at the canal sectionHamlet 2, Dien Thap Commune, Dien Chau DistrictAt this time, all kinds of garbage accumulate in the hundreds of meters long canal, making the water source black and emitting a strong stench. On both sides of the canal, garbage also covers the path.

Mr. Nguyen Minh in Hamlet 2, Dien Thap Commune, said indignantly: Every day, many people in Dien Thap and Dien Hong communes pass through this canal to dump garbage, turning it into a landfill without anyone taking care of it. It is known that this canal is more than 5 km long, connecting from the main canal system.three to Do Luongpassing through Dien Hong, Dien Thap and Dien Ky communes. Garbage dumped haphazardly causes water pollution in this canal, making irrigation difficult.

Garbage clogged the canal section through Quynh Thach commune, Quynh Luu district. Photo: Van Truong

Quynh Luu district is located at the end of the Do Luong canal system, Nam canal.Vuc Mau Reservoir. Over the years, these canals have been flooded with waste from upstream, causing pollution and clogging of siphon drains. Ms. Tran Thi Minh inQuynh Van commune, Quynh Luu districtFrustration: Garbage is piled up in piles, right in the siphon drain near people's houses, the stench is so strong that it wafts into the residential area, forcing everyone to close their doors all day but still can't stand it.

Garbage is strewn along the irrigation canal in Quynh Luu district. Photo: Van Truong

Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Hoe, an irrigation worker at Quynh Van cluster, said: Every day, we, the workers, have to collect 2-3 tons of garbage that has overflowed because many people in the upper communes have thrown it into the canal. There are days when the garbage is so much that it cannot be circulated, so we have to use a pump to suck up the entire sewer and go in to dredge the garbage. If there is no solution to prevent households from being unconcerned when littering, it is unknown when this situation will end.

Similarly, on the canal system from Ba to Do Luong to the downstream district of Quynh Luu, the situation of garbage dumped is also alarming. Every day, Quynh Luu Irrigation Enterprise has to mobilize workers to collect 7-8 tons of garbage of all kinds per day on the canal...