People in Quang Nam province are worried about Viet Phap Steel Limited Liability Company being chosen as a location to build a steel rolling mill.
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In the past few days, people in Quang Nam province and Da Nang city have been worried about the Quang Nam provincial government's policy of allowing Viet Phap Steel Limited Liability Company to choose a location to build a steel rolling mill in the village. Hoa, Thanh My town, Nam Giang district. This factory was previously located in Thuong Tin 1 industrial cluster, Dien Nam Dong ward, Dien Ban district (now Dien Ban town), causing environmental pollution and people prevented it from operating. Quang Nam province forced the factory to relocate or close the factory at the end of 2017.
In group 3, Hoa village, Thanh My town, Nam Giang district, where Viet Phap Steel Limited Company plans to locate a steel factory, many people expressed their opposition.
Mr. Nong Van Quang, a Nung ethnic group from Cao Bang province who came here to start a business in 1991, said that the steel factory's operation would turn people's lives upside down: "Air emissions are almost 5 or 6 kilometers away. Second, if this factory treats waste that does not meet standards and flows into the environment down the stream, people in Dai Loc will also be affected, not just here. So just look at it from another perspective. Economics without looking at the environment is very harmful. Because for many generations, new born children have this or that cancer, this disease or that disease has spread to the whole society here, not just one person. somewhere".
On September 7, the government of Thanh My town, Nam Giang district, Quang Nam province held a meeting with 17 households in Group 3, Hoa village to announce information related to the Steel Rolling Mill project. Vietnamese French. At this meeting, the majority of people spoke out against it.
The area where the steel factory is expected to be located is in Hoa village, Thanh My town
Mr. Kaphu Tan, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thanh My town, Nam Giang district, said that since that meeting until now, he has had no more information about this project: "I do not understand why the Provincial People's Committee Sign an Official Dispatch allowing the survey in Hoa village. For the local government, I will make an Official Dispatch requesting the District People's Committee and the Company to get opinions from all Hoa village people. If the situation is complicated, yes. Maybe I will send a document to the Provincial People's Committee. I must take the people as the root, the superiors are the superiors, but I am the person directly attached to the people, so I must be responsible to the people."
In Da Nang city, where millions of people are using the water source of the Vu Gia River, Thu Bon also spoke out against placing the factory in the upstream area. Because if the polluted Bung River water source flows into the Vu Gia River, it will affect the daily lives of city residents.
Mr. Nguyen Truong Anh, Director of Da Nang Water Supply Limited Liability Company, said: "The lessons learned for steel factories are clear. I think, for heavy industry, Large environmental impacts should not be brought to highlands because the impact is wider. In general, everyone who hears is startled, everyone who hears is worried. That is the common mood, because in reality, when planning projects, most people write Simple, the implementation process if the investor wants to save only a certain part will greatly affect the environment."
In 2012, the Vietnam - France steel factory construction project was received by the People's Committee of former Dien Ban district, and now Dien Ban town according to the decentralized management of the industrial cluster. During the operation, because the process of converting iron and steel scrap into steel billet caused environmental pollution, local people protested. At the request of Dien Ban town, the People's Committee of Quang Nam province agreed to relocate this factory by the end of 2017 from Thuong Tin 1 industrial cluster. Through the survey, there were 2 locations that could be selected to locate the Steel Factory. is in Dai Nghia commune, Dai Loc district or in Thanh My town, Nam Giang district. However, both of these positions were opposed by people.
Mr. Huynh Khanh Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Quang Nam province said: "As expected, the factory will be located in Hoa village of Thanh My town, about 3 km from the residential area, but the specific location remains to be determined. Now we are negotiating and getting people's opinions. In case the people do not agree and the district's functional branches do not agree, the next solution must be to close the factory or find another location. does not affect the environment and people's lives.
According to Hoai Nam/VOV.VN
