The amount of pollution that Vedan (Vietnam) Enterprise Corp. Ltd. contributed to the Thi Vai River in the southern province of Dong Nai accounted for just 65 percent of the total damage to the area, a company representative said March 16.
Water levels in the Dong Nai River, which supplies fresh water to 12 provinces and cities in the south’s key economic areas, have been dropping at an alarming rate.
Twenty-seven companies were found causing serious environmental pollution in 2009, the Ho Chi Minh City Export Processing Zone and Industrial Park Authority (HEPZA) announced March 4.
The Ho Chi Minh City Urban Environment Company cannot receive toxic waste from the city for treatment until May at the soonest, company Director Huynh Minh Nhut said March 4.
