Five years of smoke emissions from the laundry plant, villagers dare not open their windows
Release Time:
2013-08-21 14:31
Source:
Guangzhou Daily
Every morning, opening the window to breathe fresh air has become a luxury for Uncle He and his family living in the first team of Dongsheng Guanlan Village. About five years ago, a laundry factory was built in Dongsheng Guanlan Village, just over ten meters from Uncle He's doorstep. Soon after, a chimney was erected at the laundry factory, and the smoke emitted daily has tormented the villagers of the first and second teams of Guanlan Village. Villagers dare not open their windows or hang clothes outside.
Yesterday, more than 50 villagers from the first and second teams of Guanlan Village, unable to endure any longer, went together to the entrance of the laundry factory named Hongrong Laundry Factory to demand an explanation and requested the factory to shut down. Relevant officials from the Environmental Protection Department of Dongsheng Town, Zhongshan City, arrived at the scene and ordered the factory to cease production. Currently, Hongrong Laundry Factory has stopped production and promised to dismantle the chimney within half a month and relocate within a month.
Villagers report:
Afraid to open windows fearing toxic smoke
Recently, some villagers reported to reporters that a laundry factory in their village has been emitting "toxic smoke" for five years and even discharging sewage, polluting the nearby river, causing ongoing distress to the villagers' lives.
Yesterday, reporters went to Dongsheng Guanlan Village, as pointed out by the informants, and found the involved enterprise, Zhongshan Dongsheng Hongrong Laundry Factory. The factory is small, located by the roadside near Changguan Road in the first team of Guanlan Village, only a few meters from the nearest villagers' homes.
According to Mr. He from the first team of Guanlan Village near the factory, the laundry factory has about a dozen workers, usually starting work around eight or nine in the morning, working more than ten hours a day. Once work starts, black and yellow smoke dust is emitted from the factory's tall chimney, spreading into the surrounding villagers' homes. "We dare not open windows or doors, nor hang clothes outside; if we're not careful, the clothes will turn black," said Mr. He.
Nearby villagers complained to reporters: not only does the smoke dust from the factory make people afraid to open windows and doors, but the sewage discharged by the factory has also polluted the nearby river.
What worries the villagers even more is: "Could the smoke dust emitted by the laundry factory be toxic?" "The smoke smells bad, and smelling it for a long time makes people dizzy. Over time, it will definitely harm our health," said Mr. He.
On site:
Laundry factory ordered to stop production
Yesterday morning, more than 50 villagers from the first and second teams of Guanlan Village went together to Hongrong Laundry Factory, demanding the factory stop production. Later, relevant leaders from the Environmental Protection Department of Dongsheng Town also arrived at the scene, and the laundry factory was ordered to cease production. The factory manager also promised the villagers that the factory would be relocated.
Yesterday afternoon, reporters returned to Hongrong Laundry Factory and found that the factory had stopped work. The entire factory was silent, with only two or three workers sitting and chatting at the factory gate.
After more than ten minutes, reporters saw a large truck parked at the main gate of the laundry factory, with workers continuously loading goods onto the truck.
■ Latest developments
Environmental Protection Bureau: The factory has no proof of meeting this year's emission standards and has been ordered to stop production
According to the relevant person in charge of the Environmental Protection Branch of Dongsheng Town, Hongrong Laundry Factory has been ordered to stop production, and the enterprise has promised the villagers of Guanlan Village to move out within a month.
The person in charge said that Hongrong Laundry Factory has complete approval documents and annual emission inspection reports, with no over-standard emissions found. However, this year's inspection report was commissioned by the factory to a third party in May and has not yet issued proof of meeting this year's emission standards. Coupled with strong complaints from Guanlan villagers recently, the decision to order the factory to stop production was made.
Laundry factory: will move out within a month
Yesterday afternoon, reporters saw a letter of commitment signed by Xue Shangchu, the operator of Hongrong Laundry Factory, to the villagers of Guanlan Village. The letter states: "I am the operator of Hongrong Laundry Factory in Dongsheng Town, Zhongshan City. I solemnly promise: Hongrong Laundry Factory will immediately stop production, water supply will be cut off today, the boiler chimney will be dismantled within 15 days, and the remaining equipment will be relocated within one month."
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