Understanding the Ring Road 3 bridge to become a giant garbage dump, people are miserable
Despite the prohibition signs, the area under Ring Road 3 Bridge (through Nguyen Xien Street, Khuong Dinh Ward) has turned into a giant spontaneous garbage collection point, causing serious environmental pollution.
At the median strip of Nguyen Xien Street, garbage is piled up in large piles, stretching for tens of meters. All kinds of waste from household waste, plastic bags to construction waste and bulky waste such as tables, chairs, old sofas... are all illegally dumped. Many piles of garbage have been burned, with smoke rising, creating a burning, foul smell, seriously affecting people living and participating in traffic on the main road of the capital.
Mr. Dang Huy Cuong (a resident living near the area) was upset: "Previously, there were militia committees of the ward coming out to look after it, whoever threw the trash was handled immediately. But then they just kept stealing at night and early morning. A few days ago, they burned garbage, the smoke flew everywhere, we were in the house and couldn't stand it."
This situation not only causes loss of urban beauty but also directly affects people's health. People hope that the government will soon take drastic measures to restore a clean environment to the area.
Will report to the Department for final handling
Speaking to Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Dong Tien Dung - Deputy Head of the Department of Technical Infrastructure and Urban Areas of Khuong Dinh Ward People's Committee - frankly acknowledged the current situation and pointed out the difficulties in management.
According to Mr. Dung, environmental sanitation management in the area has been handed over to the Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Department of Construction. The ward no longer has the authority to directly sign contracts or pay to the collection unit, so its current role is mainly to supervise, urge and report when problems arise.
This long-standing location of waste is located in the border area between Khuong Dinh ward and other wards, making management even more complicated. "Previously, the ward has mobilized forces to carry out general cleaning many times, most recently in early July, the area was very clean. However, after a while, the illegal dumping situation recurred," said the ward representative.
The Ward People's Committee will also advise the district leaders on developing regulations for closer coordination between border wards, as well as with the Department's units to solve the problem at its root.
"We really hope to resolve this completely to ensure the environment and urban beauty. We will provide all information and documents for further handling to the press for supervision," Mr. Dung affirmed.
