CIENCO subsidiaries cause severe environmental damage

April 28, 2015 | 09:43

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The operation of three asphalt and concrete mixing stations belonging to CIENCO has been causing serious noise and air pollution to people in Van Nhan commune and Phu Minh town in Phu Xuyen district, Hanoi.

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Two of the three stations, namely 116 JSC and 123 Construction JSC, are subsidiaries of Civil Engineering Construction Corporation No.1-Joint Stock Company (CIENCO 1) while 471 JSC is CIENCO 4’s subsidiary.

Local people petitioned the Phu Xuyen District People’s Committee to put a stop to the three companies’ operations but as of now no action has been done to that effect.

Dang Quoc Tuan, a local person, said, “We are suffering from the noise and the smell of burning day and night. Especially on rainy days, the smell is compressed on the village by air pressure and pervades our homes, making a lot of people unable to breathe. Some were even forced to migrate”.

The Phu Xuyen District People’s Committee organised an interdisciplinary working group to deal with this problem, according to the Natural Resources and Environment newswire.

In the course of the investigation, the authorities found that CIENCO 1 had not presented its licence for operation. The authorities asked them to vacate the premises by clearing away the machinery, equipment as well as materials before February 13, 2015.

However, the three asphalt concrete stations are still operating. Nguyen Van Canh, a land registry staff stated: “We requested them to stop their operation on multiple occassions. At present, there is no change”.

VIR attempted to get in touch with CIENCO 1 at the phone number available on its website, but there was no reply.

By By Kim Oanh

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