All major waste discharging projects in Vietnam to be inspectedVietNamNet Bridge - Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha has approved a plan to inspect all projects with large waste discharging volumes in the country. The Ministry will establish three inspection groups to check the enterprises with wastewater discharge volume of 500m3/day or more in 23 provinces. The subjects of inspection are organizations and businesses that discharge waste into the environment. The purpose of the inspections is to assess the state administration in the field of environmental protection and water resources in Vietnam. Inspections will focus on industrial production enterprises with wastewater discharge volume of 200m3/day or more, which are likely to cause pollution of the marine environment, watersheds in major provinces and cities.

Source: VietNamNet News July 30, 2016 11:03 UTC