Efforts to stabilise lives, production and business of people in central provinces affected by the Formosa-related marine environmental incident have paid off and local residents have put more trust in the Party and authorities, and united with each other to address the incident, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
The central province of Ha Tinh has supported more than 60,800 residents affected by the Formosa-related marine environment incident, with total funding of more than 1.74 trillion VND (76.56 million USD).
A year after a toxic spill from the plant caused the country’s worst environmental disaster so far, the giant Formosa steel and port complex project, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, is pressing on, expecting to produce about 1.5 million tonnes of steel between now and the end of the year, amid concerns about affecting the domestic market.
PSNews- Chairwoman of the Inspection Commission of the Ha Tinh Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Thi Gai said that the provincial leaders had just disciplined several Party members involving the Son Duong steel complex and deep-water port (part of Formosa project).
The explosion of the lime kiln dust filter equipment in Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Plant (FHS) located in the central province of Ha Tinh came from the breakage of a dust fabric filter, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
PSNews – The mission of Ha Tinh Provincial Police force and Ha Tinh Provincial Border Guard Command led by Colonel Le Van Sao, Director of Ha Tinh Provincial Police had a working session on May 17th with Formosa Company on the work of ensuring security and environmental protection after the company kicks off operation of its blast furnace No.1.
PSNews – The technology transformation process from coke wet quenching (CWQ) to coke dry quenching (CDQ) will be completed by Formosa Ha Tinh by June 2019.
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat met under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on April 18 and 21 to consider disciplinary measures against certain Party organisations and Party members at the proposal of the Central Inspection Commission.
Infringements and defects committed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment’s Party Civil Affairs Committee and individuals involved in the Formosa fish deaths were serious and must be punished, announced the Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission.
PSNews – The Ministry of Finance has temporally made an advance payment of VND 1,680 billion to compensate local residents in 4 provinces who have badly been affected by the maritime environmental incident.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged ministries and agencies to boost efforts to assist victims of the toxic spill by the Taiwanese Hung Nghiep Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Co. Ltd.
Owners of fishing vessels with engine capacity above 800 CV that are unable to go fishing offshore after environmental damage caused by Taiwanese Formosa Ha Tinh Steel (Formosa) will receive compensation over 37 million/month and fisherman can receive nearly 9 million/ month.
A proposal to launch four tours to the four central provinces which were affected by the Formosa's waste water discharge has faced opposition from the public.
Hundreds of Vietnamese fishermen have filed claims seeking compensation from a Taiwanese steel company that acknowledged its toxic chemicals caused a massive fish kill, reports US Time magazine.
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha and Ha Tinh provincial Party chief Le Dinh Son have directly checked the waste management of Formosa Ha Tinh on September 08th.
