Art performances will be held in several craft villages in the Nhue-Dayriver basin, a seriously contaminated river ecosystem.
The series of events is part of a project launched in Hanoi onAugust 25 to increase local inhabitants’ awareness of the importance ofenvironmental protection.
Opera singers will take tothe stage in Cu Khe commune, Thanh Oai district on August 30 and 31,with performances highlighting the problem of water pollution in theriver.
Earlier this month, on August 11, a paintingexhibition entitled “Green Dreams” was held at the Cu Khe primaryschool, which saw the participation of close to 180 children between theages of 8-10. The students shared their solutions to reduce waterpollution.
The Nhue-Day river basin covers7,665sq.km and flows through the northern provinces of Ninh Binh ,Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam and Hanoi .
According to the Environmental Protection Committee for the Nhue-Dayriver basin, levels of water pollution in the river has been increasingsteadily, with many stretches of the river now considered heavilypolluted, especially during the dry season.
In 2008,Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved the project EnvironmentalProtection in the Nhue-Day River by 2020, consisting of 12 smallerprojects with a contribution of 3.34 trillion VND (163 million USD) fromthe State budget.-VNA
The series of events is part of a project launched in Hanoi onAugust 25 to increase local inhabitants’ awareness of the importance ofenvironmental protection.
Opera singers will take tothe stage in Cu Khe commune, Thanh Oai district on August 30 and 31,with performances highlighting the problem of water pollution in theriver.
Earlier this month, on August 11, a paintingexhibition entitled “Green Dreams” was held at the Cu Khe primaryschool, which saw the participation of close to 180 children between theages of 8-10. The students shared their solutions to reduce waterpollution.
The Nhue-Day river basin covers7,665sq.km and flows through the northern provinces of Ninh Binh ,Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Ha Nam and Hanoi .
According to the Environmental Protection Committee for the Nhue-Dayriver basin, levels of water pollution in the river has been increasingsteadily, with many stretches of the river now considered heavilypolluted, especially during the dry season.
In 2008,Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved the project EnvironmentalProtection in the Nhue-Day River by 2020, consisting of 12 smallerprojects with a contribution of 3.34 trillion VND (163 million USD) fromthe State budget.-VNA
