Chinese footwear entreprise causes severe environmental damages
Chinese footwear entreprise causes severe environmental damages
The Police Department for Environmental Crime Prevention and Control (C49) is working with the southern province of Tay Ninh’s authorities to verify a series of environmental violations allegedly committed by Chinese Pou Hung Vietnam Co., Ltd in Cha La Industrial Park.
On January 8, the police department, on a unannounced inspection, detected that the company discharged wastewater directly into Ben Dinh canal, leading to severe pollution. The canal is directly linked to the Vam Co Dong River, exacerbating the danger and magnitude of the damage. Notably, the company’s wastewater pipe is connected to the conduits of 15 workshops rain-water pipes to discharge wastewater directly into the canal.
“At present, the Tay Ninh Economic Zones Management Authority has not received the local authorities’ conclusions on the company’s environmental violations. The company has not admitted to violating regulations, arguing that during the installation of the wastewater pipe conduit of the new workshops the construction company mistakenly connected the wastewater pipe conduit with the rain-water pipe conduit instead of the wastewater treatment system of the industrial park,” said Pham Van Son, deputy head of the authority.
“The company is currently operating while waiting for the local authorities’ conclusions,” he added.
Established in July 2010, Pou Hung specialises in manufacturing footwear products. The company currently has 18,000 workers along the manufacturing lines and produces 1,039 cubic metres of wastewater a day.
