On July 24, Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan issued urgent instructions on inspection and handling of the situation of flooding along the new road along Dinh River (Quy Nhon Dong Ward), after the press reported the pollution in this area.
Accordingly, the Chairman of Gia Lai province assigned the Department of Agriculture and Environment to preside over and coordinate with the People's Committee of Quy Nhon Dong ward to urgently inspect, verify, and completely handle the situation of illegal dumping of household waste, construction waste and other types of waste along the Dinh river. The implementation results must be reported to the Provincial People's Committee before August 15.
As Lao Dong has reported, for nearly a month now, the road along the Dinh River has been flooded with household waste and construction soap. The environment in this area is seriously polluted, the landscape is shabby, affecting people's lives.
According to records, along both sides of the Dinh River road, there are a series of piles of household waste, broken glass, damaged household appliances, soap, plastic bags... The situation of illegal dumping of garbage is rampant, creating a offensive image, spoiling the urban beauty and seriously affecting the environment.
Regarding this issue, Mr. Tran Viet Quang - Chairman of Quy Nhon Dong Ward People's Committee - said that the illegal dumping of garbage along the Dinh River has been happening recently, especially before and after the merger.
After merging administrative boundaries, many people thought that the area was large and the management force was thin, so they took advantage of the dark to secretly transport garbage to dump into the environment. They act very quickly, leaving after dumping garbage, making inspection and handling difficult...
