The Ministry of Science and Technology will experimentally treat a 2km polluted section of To Lich River from Hoang Quoc Viet to Cau Giay, at a cost of $2.1 million.
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To Lich – a black river in Hanoi’s centre. |
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Van Lang characterized To Lich River as “seriously polluted” and MoST will first treat one section in a pilot project. Hanoi will decide when to begin.
Lang explained that, after one month of treatment, the water quality will be improved. MoST will receive 40 billion dong when the polluted water is successfully treated.
He added that the ministry will cover the expenditures for treating pollution in Hanoi’s Truc Bach Lake, where several months ago fish died en masse.
Last year some companies experimentally treated some of Hanoi’s polluted lakes to prepare for a project to clean up all city lakes.
The Green JS Company under MoST treated pollution at Quynh, Ngoc Khanh and Xa Dan lakes in Hanoi on a trial basis. These lakes no longer have a bad odor and their fish are flourishing. The Chemistry Institute dealt with pollution in Hai Bo Trung Lake and the results have been very good. However, Ao Dinh Ngoc Ha, Dai and Kim Lien lakes, which were treated by two other companies, are still polluted.
Previously, Hanoi decided to pay 600 billion dong (over $31.5 million) to collect and treat waste water in a section of To Lich River. Accordingly, all waste water in this area will be treated before it runs into the river. However, Hanoi’s officials said that this project will not be finalized for at least 3 years.
Hanoi has over 100 lakes and ponds, totaling more than 1,100 hectares. Most are seriously polluted.
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