Dong Nai (VNA) – The Ministry of Defence on September 16 launched
the construction of infrastructure to address dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa
Airport in Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai.
The project has total investment of 270 billion VND (11.8 million USD) from the
State budget.
Key facilities include disarming war-time mines and bombs, building roads,
zoning off dioxin contaminated areas and removing organisations and military works
from the new detected squalid regions.
Speaking at the launching, Deputy Minister of Defence Senior Lieutenant General
Nguyen Chi Vinh said that the project shows Vietnamese Government’s efforts in
tackling post-war bombs and mines as well as toxic chemicals in hot spots.
Once completed, it will help officials, soldiers and local people reduce their
exposure to detrimental dioxin, he highlighted.
The move is a technical infrastructure preparation for a dioxin treatment
project worth 500 million USD in non-refundable official development assistance
from the US and other partners. Construction of the dioxin treatment project
will begin latter this year, he added.
Bien Hoa Airport is considered as one of the dioxin hot spots in the country
due to its high level of the chemical. According to assessments from Vietnam
and the US, some 500,000 cubic metres of dioxin contaminated land in the
airport need to be treated, requiring a large amount of capital and technology.-VNA
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