Recently, Hanoi has invested in vehicle mobile, air monitoring and wastewater monitoring stations, located in the solid waste treatment area in Nam Son District, Soc Son District and Xuan Son District, Son Tay town. Over the next period, 20 air monitoring stations automatically fixed and sponsored by the France will be received. It is expected that from 2017 to 2020, Hanoi will continue to invest in gas effluent monitoring stations, automatically at the industrial parks and zones.
Addressing the workshop, Chairman of Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung said that Hanoi will offer priority for solutions synchronizing and improving basic environmental conditions, as well as tight management solutions for dealing with the environment in the locality on the field of socio-economic development.
Chairman Chung suggested the German environmental expert group to help build monitoring systems for automatic monitoring air and water as well as provide support in human resource training. He affirmed that Hanoi will consider mechanisms to mobilize investments. "This is one of the urgent tasks of Hanoi, that must be done this year, so that these systems can offer synced solutions for the City, and provide practical solutions to specify how to ensure the Capital's clean environment and sustainability," he stressed.
On behalf of the German group, Doctor Friedhelm Schroeder affirmed that the group will spend one month to survey Hanoi’s environment.