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HCM City to increase treatment of household wastewater

The southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City has set a target of treating 80 percent of total daily household wastewater under its pollution reduction programme in 2016-2020.
HCM City to increase treatment of household wastewater ảnh 1The Binh Hưng sewage treatment plant in Binh Chanh District. (Source: VNA)

HCM City (VNA) – The southern largesteconomic hub of Ho Chi Minh City hasset a target of treating 80 percent of total daily household wastewater underits pollution reduction programme in 2016-2020.

The amount of domestic wastewater generated daily is around1.75 million cubic metres.

But with only two treatment plants, Binh Hung and Binh HungHoa, the city is only able to treat 171,000cu.m, or 10 percent of its totalwastewater.

At some establishments, including hospitals, clinics, andservice providers, wastewater is only partly treated before being dischargeddirectly into lakes, canals and rivers, polluting them.

Nguyen Thi Thanh My, deputy director of the municipal Departmentof Natural Resources and Environment, said the city was implementing multiplesolutions to meet the increasing need for wastewater treatment.

The Centre for Operation of Flood Prevention Programme wouldcontinue to review and tweak the master plan for urban drainage and buildwastewater treatment facilities to ensure all wastewater is treated, she said.

The city is also urging the public not to throw litter intocanals and stepping up inspections of companies that discharge wastewater toreduce pollution and degradation of water sources and the environment, My added.-VNA
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