Nhuệ-Đáy river basin polluted despite clean-up efforts

vietnamnews Update: February, 03/2018 – 09:00

A part of the Nhuệ River running through Thanh Trì District’ Hữu Hòa and Tả Thanh Oai communes. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt
Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Nhuệ-Đáy river basin continues to suffer from pollution despite a range of environmental protection projects that have been carried out by several agencies, including Hà Nội’s Department of Natural Resources and Environment. 

Lê Tuấn Định, deputy head of the department, said the level of pollution in the water had steadily worsened and that many stretches of the river were seriously polluted, especially during the dry season.

He said, the water quality in the Nhuệ and Đáy rivers would improve when they received water from the Hồng (Red) River.

However, statistics from the department show that the water level of the Hồng River has been low since 2003. Tiếp tục đọc “Nhuệ-Đáy river basin polluted despite clean-up efforts”