Rust at the Viet Hung Urban Area Wastewater Treatment Plant

    Tùng Giang |

    Invested in construction since 2016, but up to now, the wastewater treatment plant project of Viet Hung Urban Area (Long Bien, Hanoi) has not been able to be put into operation.

    Theo ghi nhan cua Lao Dong ngay 20.2, nhieu hang muc thuoc Tram xu ly nuoc thai Khu do thi Viet Hung hoen gi, xuong cap.
    According to Lao Dong on February 20, many items of the Viet Hung Urban Area Wastewater Treatment Station are rusty and degraded.
    Quanh khu vuc rao chan va duong noi bo ben trong tram xu ly nuoc thai, co dai va day leo hoc um tum.
    Chi Vu Thu Ha (tru tai Khu do thi Viet Hung) cho biet, hang ngay di tap the duc tai khu vuc nay thay tram xu ly nuoc thai nay khong co nguoi lam viec ben trong. Co thoi diem co dai moc cao, phu kin loi di va tuong rao khien canh tuong vo cung nhech nhac.
    Ms. Vu Thu Ha (residing in Viet Hung Urban Area) said that every day when exercising in this area, she saw that the wastewater treatment plant had no one working inside, only security guards. There was a time when weeds grew high, covering the paths and fences, making the scene extremely shabby.
    “Cac bui co dai gan day moi duoc phat quang nen nguoi dan de dang nhan thay cac hang muc ben trong da ri set”, chi Ha noi.
    "The wild grass dust has recently been cleared, so people can easily see that the items inside have leaked," said Ms. Ha.
    Theo quan sat, nuoc trong be lang thi den kit cung nhieu hang muc nhu may bom, tram phat, he thong ong dan bong troc, tro loi do lau ngay khong duoc bao tri.
    According to observations, the water in the settling tank is black and many items such as pumps, distribution stations, peeling pipeline systems, and exposed core due to lack of maintenance for a long time.
    Duoc biet, du an Tram xu ly nuoc thai khu do thi Viet Hung do Tong Cong ty dau tu phat trien nha va do thi HUD xay dung. Thang 12.2016, du an hoan thien viec xay dung va den thang 1.2017 du an duoc van hanh thu nghiem.
    It is known that the Viet Hung Urban Area Wastewater Treatment Station project is being built by HUD Urban Housing and Urban Development Investment Corporation. In December 2016, the project completed construction and in January 2017, the project was put into trial operation.
    Voi muc tieu xu ly toan bo nuoc thai sinh hoat cho hon 20.000 nguoi dan trong khu do thi Viet Hung, quan Long Bien, nhung sau nhieu nam tram nay van “dap chieu” lang phi.
    With the goal of treating all domestic wastewater for more than 20,000 people in Viet Hung urban area, Long Bien district, after many years this station is still "shelved" and wasteful.
    Lien quan den van de nay, Pho Chu tich UBND phuong Viet Hung - Nguyen Xuan Hung, cho biet hien So Xay dung Ha Noi da yeu cau phia Tong Cong ty Dau tu Phat trien Nha va Do thi HUD tiep tuc van hanh va bao duong tram xu ly nuoc thai bang nguon kinh phi cua don vi theo cam ket.
    Regarding this issue, Vice Chairman of Viet Hung Ward People's Committee - Nguyen Xuan Hung said that the Hanoi Department of Construction has requested the HUD Housing and Urban Development Investment Corporation to continue operating and maintaining the wastewater treatment plant using the unit's funding as committed.
    Dong thoi, Tong Cong ty cung da hoan thanh viec khac phuc cac van de ton dong trong qua trinh kiem dem nhu he thong quan trac, thay the mo to cong tram, xin gia han giay phep moi truong va hieu chinh thiet bi phong thi nghiem… Tuy nhien cho den nay, viec van hanh thu nghiem va cong tac tiep nhan ban giao cho nha thau co nang luc van chua duoc thuc hien.
    At the same time, the Corporation has also completed the repair of outstanding problems in the counting process such as monitoring system, replacement of station gate motor, application for extension of environmental license and validation of laboratory equipment... However, up to now, the trial operation and receipt of handover to competent contractors have not been carried out.
    Theo So xay dung Ha Noi, Tram xu ly nuoc thai khu do thi moi Viet Hung co cong suat 7.600 m3/ngay dem, cong nghe xu ly AO, nuoc thai sau xu ly duoc thoat vao muong Viet Hung va da duoc nghiem thu hoan thanh cong trinh dua vao su dung thang 9.2018.
    According to the Hanoi Department of Construction, the Viet Hung New Urban Area Wastewater Treatment Station has a capacity of 7,600 m3/day and night, AO treatment technology, the wastewater after treatment is discharged into the Viet Hung ditch and has been accepted and completed for use in September 2018.
    Nam 2019 So Xay dung da huong dan Tong cong ty Dau tu phat trien nha va do thi can hoan thien cac quy dinh ve phap luat bao ve moi truong do con cac ton tai tai du an. Den nay, So Xay dung dang chuan bi lua chon nha thau de thuc hien cong tac quan ly van hanh va bao duong Tram xu ly nuoc thai.
    In 2019, the Department of Construction instructed the Housing and Urban Development Investment Corporation to complete regulations on environmental protection laws due to existing problems in the project. Up to now, the Department of Construction is preparing to select a contractor to carry out the management, operation and maintenance of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
    Cuoi nam 2023, So Xay dung da lam viec voi phia doanh nghiep de don doc van hanh Tram xu ly nuoc thai khu do thi Viet Hung, dam bao ve sinh moi truong va hoan thanh cong tac tiep nhan, ban giao.
    At the end of 2023, the Department of Construction worked with the enterprise to urge the operation of the Viet Hung Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant, ensuring environmental sanitation and completing the receipt and handover work.
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