Garbage, fish blanket Nhieu Loc-Thi Nghe Canal in Ho Chi Minh City
Saturday, July 01, 2023, 11:10 GMT+7
Trash and fish covered the surface of a Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal section in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City on Friday morning following a heavy rain on Thursday night.
The garbage and dead fish in the canal gave off an awful smell.
Many local residents voiced their concerns over the emergence of fish, mainly tilapia, and carp.
Schools of fish emerged along a section from the first to third bridges spanning the canal.
“The phenomenon often occurs after rains. During the rains, poisonous waste may flow from sewers from the canal, causing fish to find it hard to breathe,” a local resident said.
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| A large volume of fish emerge to the surface of Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal in Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City. |
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| The administration in Ho Chi Minh City launched the first phase of a project to clean Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal in 2012. However, a wastewater treatment plant in Thanh My Loi Ward, Thu Duc City under Ho Chi Minh City has yet to be developed, so wastewater in the area flows to Nhieu Loc – Thi Nghe Canal, thus polluting it. |
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| A large volume of trash blankets a canal surface section. |
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| Schools of fish often emerge to the water surface after rains. At noon, more fish swim to the water surface to breathe. |
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| Garbage and dead fish cover an area of the canal. |
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| A sanitation worker picks trash from the canal, June 30, 2023. |
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