Wastewater from Phong Khe paper production village in Bac Ninh (Source: VNA) The national meeting is expectedto see the presence of Party and State leaders and nearly 3,000 representativesfrom ministries, departments and localities besides local residents.
Other activities include ascientific seminar themed “Safe treatment and reuse of wastewater – Solution tosustainably protect water resources” and a showcase of photos and water-savingtechnological products, along with communications activities.
According to the ministry’s Directorateof Water Resources Management, the World Water Day 2017 takes the theme “Waterand Wastewater” with a view to raising public awareness of water pollutionmitigation, water resources protection, economical and effective exploitationand use of water resources.
Population growth along withrapid urbanisation and industrialisation are exerting great pressure onVietnam’s environment and water resources.
Among air, water and soil pollution,water pollution is the most serious, mostly caused by the discharge of untreatedand poorly treated wastewater from industrial and agricultural productionfacilities, craft villages, and households.
Vietnam is currently home to 316industrial and 16 coastal economic zones, and nearly 2,790 craft villages. Thetotal volume of wastewater from industrial parks nationwide surpasses 3 millioncu.m per day, with 70 percent of this volume discharged to the environmentwithout treatment.
Moreover, more than 13,600medical establishments, including 1,253 hospitals, 1,037 preventive medicinefacilities and 11,104 communal medical stations across the country, dischargean average of 150,000 cu.m of medical waste per day.
However, only 54 percent ofhospitals nationwide use wastewater treatment system. The rate among central-levelones is 73 percent, provincial-level clinics, 60 percent and district-levelones 45 percent.-VNA
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