According to reflections from people in Phu Thon village, An Thi commune, for many years a large-scale pig farm in the area has been said to discharge wastewater into the canal system around the village, causing environmental pollution. On hot sunny days, the stench from wastewater and livestock waste rises strongly, spreading throughout the roads, directly affecting the lives of many households.
To limit odors, many families have to use concrete sheets to cover the manhole in front of their doors or often close their doors tightly. However, according to people, this is only a temporary solution because odors still creep into the house, especially at noon and in the hot sunny afternoon.
Not only air pollution, people are also worried about wastewater seeping into the ground, affecting water sources and agricultural production.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Thanh, living next to the ditch allegedly receiving wastewater from the farm, said that this situation has lasted for more than ten years. According to him, the ditch system originally served irrigation, but many sections have been encroached upon, and the flow has been blocked, causing wastewater to stagnate in the fields.
Besides pollution from animal husbandry, the pollution situation in industrial zones, clusters and craft villages is also complicated. Minh Khai village, Nhu Quynh commune has more than 580 plastic recycling facilities operating, receiving hundreds of tons of scrap each day.
Answering voters' petitions, Hung Yen Department of Agriculture and Environment said that it has coordinated with departments, branches and commune-level People's Committees to inspect and review livestock farms according to people's reflections. Inspection shows that some farms still violate environmental protection laws.
The main violations include not performing environmental procedures, not collecting and treating waste or treating it without meeting standards before discharging it into the environment. For industrial clusters, the Department has reviewed the operating situation, inspected the collection and treatment of wastewater and advised the Provincial People's Committee on environmental protection plans for industrial clusters that do not have centralized wastewater treatment systems.
Currently, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Environment is implementing a plan to take samples to monitor environmental quality at livestock facilities, craft villages, industrial parks and industrial clusters with large discharge flows in 2026 to promptly detect and handle violations.
