Tra Khuc River is dyed black by 14.5 tons of FO oil

Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company admitted, it lost 14.5 tons of black oil to the environment through the Tra River. Today, hundreds of workers and people continue to overcome and collect spilled oil.

Talking to VnExpress.net this morning, Colonel Pham Hung, Deputy Head of Environmental Police, Police of Quang Ngai Province said, " Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company has admitted the amount of oil spilled from the oil tank of the plant. Quang Phu road while clearing the factory, currently the amount of oil spill still drains in the factory area is quite large.If not prevent it in time, when it comes to rain, it will "drown" all the way to Tra Khuc river ' .

Tra Khuc River is polluted by oil, while people have to live on the river.Photo: Tri Tin

' We will monitor from the discharge area of ​​the Sugar Joint Stock Company to the downstream area of ​​Tra Khuc River to assess the pollution level. Depending on the severity of the violation, we will propose to the province to deal strictly , "said Colonel Hung.

After conducting field inspection yesterday, Quang Ngai Department of Natural Resources and Environment also sent a team of officials to take 5 samples of oil spill at different areas on Tra Khuc River to assess the pollution level. Mr. Phi Quang Hien, Deputy Director of Quang Ngai Department of Natural Resources and Environment stressed: ' In the immediate future, we require urgent collection of oil spills on Tra Khuc River, zoning, monitoring and handling right from the area. The company's discharge gate to the downstream area of ​​Tra Khuc River on the principle of oil spill comes and collects it to that point . "

The Department of Natural Resources also required the company to take measures to prevent oil spill in the area in the factory and drain, absolutely not allowing to continue flowing into the river.

The authorities are continuing to investigate and supervise the collection of spilled oil of Quang Ngai Sugar Joint Stock Company.Photo: Tri Tin

At the end of April 2010, JSC Quang Ngai Sugar discharged into Tra Khuc River made fish die mass. According to statistics of Son Tinh district and Quang Ngai city, the total damage of households along the Tra river is nearly 4 billion VND, Son Tinh district alone is over 3.5 billion VND. Quang Ngai Province has repeatedly asked the company to compensate people soon, but so far has not been resolved.