Nine defendants involved in Da River pipeline ruptures stand trialThe Hanoi People’s Court opened on March 5 the first-instance trial for nine defendants accused of being responsible for the 18 successive ruptures of the Da River water pipelines in the capital city. Hoang The Trung, former Director of the management board of the Da River water supply system investment and construction project, at the trialThe defendants include Hoang The Trung (former Director of the management board of the Da River water supply system investment and construction project), Nguyen Van Khai (former Deputy Director of the management board), and Truong Tran Hien (former head of the materials and equipment division of the management board). According to the indictment of the Supreme People’s Procuracy, the Da River water supply project, invested by the Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), was built from 2004 to April 2009. From February 4, 2012 to October 2, 2016, 23 fiberglass-reinforced composite pipelines were broken for 18 times, forcing the Vinaconex Water Supply company – the operator of the pipeline system – to spend more than 16.6 billion VND (732,000 USD) to fix the broken lines. The inspection conclusion on April 15, 2015 confirmed that the ruptures were caused by violations in the pipeline production process and the management and monitoring of the pipeline construction.

Source: VietNamNet News March 06, 2018 04:30 UTC