Air pollution from large construction sites in Hanoi

    TÙNG GIANG |

    The construction process of some projects in Hanoi has caused the environment around the projects to be dense with dust and air pollution.

    Nhung ngay gan day, Ha Noi chim trong lop bui min day dac. Chi so chat luong khong khi (AQI) thuong xuyen ghi nhan o muc 201- 300 (thuoc nguong tim - rat co hai cho suc khoe). Tham chi co thoi diem, Ha Noi xep hang o nhiem nhat the gioi.
    In recent days, Hanoi has been submerged in a thick layer of fine dust. The Air Quality Index (AQI) has regularly recorded levels of 201-300 (the purple threshold - very harmful to health). At times, Hanoi was even ranked as the most polluted in the world.
    Ngoai nhung nguyen nhan khach quan va chu quan, mot trong nhung yeu to gay nen o nhiem keo dai duoc cac nha nghien cuu ve moi truong chi ra den tu cac du an, cong trinh xay dung.
    In addition to objective and subjective causes, one of the factors causing long-term pollution pointed out by environmental researchers comes from construction projects and works.
    Ngay 6.1, theo ghi nhan cua Lao Dong, nhieu khu vuc o Thu do hien dang duoc trien khai cac hoat dong chinh trang do thi, xay dung cac cong trinh, du an. Tai hang muc cung hoa kenh La Khe (duong Ngo Quyen, quan Ha Dong, thuoc du an cai thien he thong tieu nuoc khu vuc phia Tay TP Ha Noi), chat luong khong khi bi anh huong nang ne do dat da va cat bui tu cong truong.
    On January 6, according to Lao Dong, many areas in the capital are currently implementing urban beautification activities and constructing works and projects. At the project of hardening La Khe canal (Ngo Quyen street, Ha Dong district, part of the project to improve the drainage system in the western area of ​​Hanoi), air quality is heavily affected by soil, rocks and sand dust from the construction site.
    Nhieu nguoi dan di qua khu vuc nay khong dam tho vi luong bui trong khong khi day dac.
    Many people passing through this area do not dare to breathe because of the thick amount of dust in the air.
    Nhieu ho dan tai day cho biet, ngay nao cung phai don dep, ve sinh nha nhieu lan de giam tinh trang bui ban bam vao cac vat dung, do dac.
    Many households here said that they have to clean their houses many times a day to reduce dust and dirt sticking to objects and furniture.
    Anh Vu Trong Hao (tru tai duong Ngo Quyen, Ha Dong) chia se: “Chi can mot ngay khong lau chui, lop bui day dac se bao phu moi ngoc ngach trong va ngoai can nha”.
    Mr. Vu Trong Hao (residing on Ngo Quyen Street, Ha Dong) shared: "If you don't clean for just one day, a thick layer of dust will cover every corner inside and outside the house."
    Tai du an ham chui Kim Dong – Giai Phong (Hoang Mai, Ha Noi), dat cat tai khu vuc cong truong bi phuong tien luu thong cuon tung len khong trung.
    At the Kim Dong - Giai Phong tunnel project (Hoang Mai, Hanoi), sand and soil at the construction site were thrown into the air by vehicles.
    Cat tu cong truong roi vai ra khu vuc duong giao thong, don vi thi cong thuong xuyen phai bo tri cong nhan don dep.
    Sand from the construction site falls onto the traffic area, the construction unit often has to arrange workers to clean it up.
    Con tren duong Nguyen Tuan (Thanh Xuan), hien dang thuc hien giai phong mat bang de phuc vu du an mo duong khien chat luong khong khi tai khu vuc nay thuong xuyen bi anh huong.
    On Nguyen Tuan Street (Thanh Xuan), land clearance is currently being carried out to serve the road opening project, causing the air quality in this area to be regularly affected.
    Theo he thong quan trac khong khi IQAir, sang cung ngay, voi chi so chat luong khong khi AQI o muc 197, Ha Noi la thanh pho o nhiem khong khi xep thu 4 the gioi. Chi so AQI cua Ha Noi o muc mau do - “khong lanh manh“. Ha Noi cung la thanh pho o nhiem nhat trong ca nuoc.
    According to the IQAir air monitoring system, on the same morning, Hanoi was one of the top air polluted cities in the world. Hanoi is also the most polluted city in the country.
    Chi tinh rieng tai quan Tay Ho, chi so o nhiem khong khi ghi nhan tai khu vuc nay la 242 AQI- mau tim, muc rat xau.
    In Tay Ho district alone, the air pollution index recorded in this area is 242 AQI - purple, very bad level.
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