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A dioxin contaminated area in Biên Hòa Airbase. VNA/VNS Photo
HÀ NỘI The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has for the first time awarded a prime construction contract to a local Vietnamese contractor for its Dioxin Remediation at Biên Hoà Airbase Area project.
Though Vietnamese companies have been involved in USAID dioxin remediation work in both the Da Nang Airport remediation and Biên Hòa Airbase remediation projects until now they have been subcontractors of American firms.
Through this contract, several on and off-base areas with high levels of dioxin contamination will be environmentally remediated, including areas of high traffic posing greater exposure risks. The contractor will also construct a long-term storage facility for excavated soil, as well as an access road and fencing.
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Military officers searching for unexploded ordnance in Quang Trị Province, one of the heavily bombed region of Vietnam during the resistance war against America. VNA/VNS
Vietnam unveils plans to ramp up post-war UXO, toxic chemical clean-up
Sun, 10 January 2021
Vietnam plans to step up efforts to clear post-war unexploded ordnance (UXO) and toxic chemicals, aiming to remove about 800,000ha of bomb and mine-polluted land by 2025.
The information was announced at a conference held on January 8 by the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences, or Committee 701, under the Ministry of National Defence.
THE country plans to step up efforts to clear post-war unexploded ordnance and toxic chemicals, aiming to remove about 800,000ha of bomb and mine-polluted land by 2025.
Việt Nam plans to step up efforts to clear post-war unexploded ordnance and toxic chemicals, aiming to remove about 800,000 hectares of bomb and mine-polluted land by 2025.