Nam Son and Hong Ky residents, for the second time this year, block ways to nam son landfill, 450 tons of waste is building up
(Source: VnExpress.net)
Garbage trucks in front of gate no.2 of Nam Son landfill on the evening of October 23
Photo: Nguyen Binh.
“Garbage trucks were still stuck outside this morning,” said Mr. Cao Xuan Thin, Director of Urenco 8, Hanoi Urban Environment Company.
“The company and local authorities have held meetings with residents to respond to their feedback and concerns; however, the residents refuse to let the truck pass. They request for sooner disbursement of compensation money for site clearance, so they can soon move out of 500 meters of the landfill.”, said Mr. Thin. “There was about 450 tons of waste in the trucks,” he added.
Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Oanh, Vice Chairman of Nam Son Commune, explained that despite authorities’ effort to pacify the residents, provoked by the slow compensation progress, they did not budge their blockage.
Nam Son landfill in July 2020. Photo. Ngoc Thanh.
This marks the second time the landfill is blocked this year. The first time took place in mid-July 2020 where the landfill was blocked for 05 (five) days, and the city had to move garbage to Xuan Son (Son Tay) and other ad-hoc sites, but the piles of trash were still recorded in many areas.
In 2019, Soc Son residents blocked the Nam Son landfill 03 three times, causing the city to be filled with trash. The Ha Noi government, after a handful of dialogues, finally provided residents with a satisfying answer regarding land clearance and compensation progress. At the end of January 2020, the city asked Soc Son authorities to accelerate the compensation plan and clear the site by the second quarter of this year.