Representatives of two steel plants in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang have extended their apologies to local residents for causing environmental pollution that heavily affected their livelihoods.
The public apology was made following a meeting in Van Duong 2 Village, Hoa Lien Commune, Hoa Vang District on Sunday morning.
The gathering focused on making the final decision regarding the operations of the Dana-Y and Dana-Uc Steel Factories.
According to the conclusion of the Da Nang administration, the two plants are required to cease their main activities, which have been the primary cause of environmental pollution in the neighborhood.
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| The Dana-Y steel factory in Hoa Lien Commune, Hoa Vang District. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
The municipal Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the People’s Committee in Hoa Vang District are tasked with making sure the firms comply with the decision.
The two businesses are allowed to maintain other operations.
Following the decision, representatives of the two steel plants took part in a conversation with local residents, during which they apologized for letting the production affect the local environment.
The firms asked the residents to give them time to relocate the factories and build new facilities, explaining that the immediate shutdown of the steel plants would affect more than 1,000 workers.
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| The Dana-Uc steel factory. Photo: Tuoi Tre |
Pham Mai, who resides in Van Duong 2 Village, stated that local people have yet to reach an answer regarding the companies’ request.
They are willing to help the businesses as long as the firms do the same thing in return, Mai continued, adding that all activities at the factories should be closely monitored from now on.
Mai Son Tho, an official in Van Duong 2, requested the Da Nang administration to provide local residents with new agricultural land because parts of their previous properties had been contaminated by the steel making operations.
Source: Tuoi Tre