Long Thanh Airport constructions flooded surrounding neighborhood with heavy dust
Situated in the center of Binh Son Commune, its primary school is a prime target for dust accumulation. Teachers and students must close doors and shutters to escape perpetual cloudiness and visible stains; however, both still remain permeated with contaminants.
Ke, the security guard, reveals that clean-up for heavy dusting is carried out each afternoon after class is over.
"It's impossible to clean,... The dust is everywhere and comes at all times. I don't know when this will end."
A kilometer away from the construction site, the roof and garden of Nguyen Thi Cuc's family are covered in a coating of red dust.
"We have always supported national projects, but we hope the construction unit could have measures to prevent the dust from affecting lives and health," Cuc said.
The residents of the neighborhood prefer a life free from any dust, forcing them to employ plastic sheets to effectively shield off potential pollutants.
Locals have reported an increase in the amount of airborne dust since March 2022, but the trend has become more prominent over recent months.
Home, food, businesses, everyone is affected heavily by the dust storm. The Long Thanh Airport construction site has also been a source of airborne particles that have obscured motorists' vision along the HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay highway and 769 provincial road.
Even though they are situated some seven kilometers from the site, residents in Loc An-Binh Son relocation area remain profoundly impacted by the particulate matter swirling around.
The Dong Nai people's committee has requested the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment to carry out inspections, requesting that investors engage in an environmental impact assessment accompanied by remedial actions.
The Long Thanh Airport project, which spans an impressive 5,000 hectares of land and is slated to involve an investment capital totaling more than VND336.63 trillion - equivalent to around $14 billion - has set itself a lofty goal: completion by 2026.
Do Tat Binh, the chief executive of Long Thanh Airport's management board, expressed his concern over the fact that gale-force winds and arid conditions have fostered an increase in dust.
In an effort to curb the spread of dust, Bing have requested that construction units spritz more water on site. However, this measure has not proven effective as the area is quite vast and overwhelming. Binh has made it clear that he will be issuing an order for work suspension at night and concurrently, cutting down the vehicle activity at this site during daylight hours.
Source: VnExpress