On September 15, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province said that it had directed the Department of Environmental Protection to coordinate with Quy Nhon Dong ward and relevant agencies to find solutions to handle the discharge at tourist beaches in the area.
According to the Department of Environmental Protection, the problem of spillway water with dirty mud and sand from the discharge gate of the project to renovate and expand the road along the embankment of Ly Chanh and Ly Hoa villages, and to dump directly into Ly Hoa beach in mid-July 2025, has now been resolved. However, the situation of plastic waste and wastewater still surrounds many areas, especially at Ly Chanh village beach.
It is worth mentioning that Nhon Ly Peninsula has a wastewater treatment plant with an investment of more than 17 billion VND, completed in 2024, but has not yet been put into operation. The project is invested by the Investment Management Board for Construction and Development of the Land Fund of the old Quy Nhon City. After the merger of this unit was dissolved, the People's Committee of Gia Lai province adjusted the public investment plan, assigning the People's Committee of Quy Nhon Dong ward to receive the project.
The leader of Quy Nhon Dong Ward People's Committee said that the plant was built to treat domestic wastewater for 630 households in Ly Hung and Ly Luong villages. During the construction process, the investor added 15 collection holes to drain water in the branch alleys, causing the actual flow to exceed the designed capacity.
Moreover, the budget does not allocate temporary operating costs, so the contractor only maintains them at the basic level, mainly to raise microorganisms in the treatment tank. As a result, most of the untreated wastewater still flows directly into the environment.
On August 22, Quy Nhon Dong ward invited the Department of Construction and the Quy Nhon Public Service Management Board to work to hand over the project, but the Department did not agree because it had not been assigned to manage the drainage system and because the factory's capacity did not meet the actual requirements.
In response to the press's reflection, the Ward People's Committee coordinated with relevant parties to inspect the scene. To fix the immediate problem, the ward has invited Binh Dinh Environment Joint Stock Company to temporarily operate for 6 months, basically handle the amount of wastewater generated daily, and accurately determine the capacity excess.
The ward also directed the review of the current situation, proposed technical and financial solutions, and will recommend the province to add more than 3 billion VND to connect, expand the system, and ensure the environment for Nhon Ly beaches.
As Lao Dong has reported, recently, the situation of domestic wastewater surrounding the beach area of Ly Chanh, Ly Luong and Ly Hoa villages (Quy Nhon Dong ward) has caused serious pollution, affecting the lives and livelihoods of people and the image of local tourism, even though there is a wastewater treatment plant here.
In the area near Nhon Ly fishing port, the wastewater is black, foul-smelling, flowing straight from the sewer mouth into the sea, forming a large, foaming swamp right on the sandbank. A similar situation also appeared at the discharge gate of Nhon Ly Wastewater Treatment Plant, where the water was black, with household waste and plastic bags floating around.
Previously, in mid-July 2025, a large amount of thick black wastewater carrying dirty mud and sand also flowed from the discharge gate of the Chong Trang project, expanding the road along the embankment of Ly Chanh and Ly Hoa villages, pouring directly into Ly Hoa beach, causing public outrage.
