Paper factory pollution under scrutiny
The Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has ordered the Vietnam Environment Administration to collaborate with Hau Giang province to investigate media reports about environmental pollution caused by Vietnam Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited after its waste treatment plant developed problems. Media reports this week said that a trial run of the plant at the company’s under-construction factory in the Mekong Delta province’s Chau Thanh district caused discharge of untreated wastewater on March 7, affecting nearby households. Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan said the province’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment and other local agencies had been told to co-ordinate with the ministry’s inspection team to investigate and publish details of possible pollution.
