Garbage piles up along Ho Chi Minh City Canal
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 08:45 GMT+7
Despite efforts to revitalize the landscape along Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal in Ho Chi Minh City, the canal is still littered with trash.
Garbage covers both the banks and the surface of a canal section from Tan Binh District to District 3, especially around bridge piers and canal edges.
In particular, plastic bags, old household appliances, and styrofoam boxes are piled high in the areas around Bridges 1 and 2 in Tan Binh District as well as Bridges 6 and 7 in District 3 and give out a foul odor.
On rainy days, the garbage follows the rainwater to run straight into the canal, causing pollution.
Many kinds of garbage have polluted Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal in Ho Chi Minh City
Residents often gather along the canal for entertainment, then drop litter and take their pets to a path along the canal and let them poop and pee there despite many prohibition signs.
Hoai Thu, a 22-year-old resident in District 3, said “I often get some fresh air in the canal in the afternoon but feel uncomfortable because of the rubbish on the canal banks.
“I have to avoid garbage left by drinkers. I even saw them eating, drinking, and then urinating into the canal”.
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 in Ho Chi Minh City is still under construction, so wastewater in the area flows to Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal.
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| On heavy rainy days, garbage follows the rainwater to the canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| Local residents let their dogs poop on the grass near the canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| Many kinds of garbage are dropped on the path along Hoang Sa Street, next to Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| A bag of trash is hung next to a sign banning parking, gatherings, and littering along Nhieu Loc - Thi Nghe Canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| Many people park their vehicles to fish on the canal regardless of prohibition signs. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| People are disappointed over garbage dumps along the canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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| Garbage piles up next to the canal. Photo: Tien Quoc / Tuoi Tre |
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