HCM City to closer monitor environment qualityRecent test results that showed 90/ 100 underwater samples in Ho Chi Minh City were polluted has raised concern in the public and city residents want the local government to issue urgent measures to reduce environmental pollution. Treating waste at a factoryAccording to the test results, pollution level varied between different sections and many companies discharged untreated waste water into environment causing serious pollution. For companies, exploiting underground water aims to reduce production cost while residents make use of underground water for their essential demand and habit. As per the city population planning, by 2020 the population of HCMC is 10 million people yet at present more than 13 million people are living in the city. Until now, basically it has controlled waste produced in medical facilities and dangerous waste which most medical waste is burnt and dangerous waste is buried.

Source: VietNamNet News February 07, 2017 10:18 UTC