HCM City People's Committee has asked related agencies to focus on dealing with canal and channel pollution and encroachment in the area.

Police in the northern province of Hoa Binh yesterday filed charges against three individuals who allegedly dumped waste engine oil into the Da River, polluting fresh water supplied to hundreds of thousands of people in Hanoi.

Hanoi will give daily reports on tap water quality following the oil contamination at the Da River Water Plant.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has asked the authorities of Hoa Binh Province and Hanoi City to direct Song Da Water Investment JSC (Viwasupco) to address the polluted tap water from the Da River, discovered last week.

Nguyen Van Ton, Director of the Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco) confirmed on October 14 that there was no toxic substance in strange-smelling tap water in Hanoi.

Authorities have been asked to find the truck that was used to pour engine oil into a spring near Song Da Water plant. The oil spill has been identified as the cause of the foul smell of the tap water used to supply residents of Hanoi.

Some small factories in the northern city of Hai Phong have been blamed for polluting local water resources with untreated wastewater.

After efforts from local authorities, the environmental system of ponds and lakes of Hanoi has improved markedly. 

There is no denying the important role of and benefits brought from having retention basins in urban areas.

Over 42% of the households in HCM City are using water that isn’t safe.

 Eco-tourism offers a valuable source of revenue for the southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, but challenges such as pollution remain. 

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