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Many people have complained about the smell and pollution caused by those facilities. The facilities owners also expressed the desire to move out of residential areas. But after 10 years, the local authorities have struggled to find suitable locations.
In July 2019, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment submitted an official document proposing to relocate the facilities out of the city centre. The proposed location is a 25ha-land in Dien Tho Commune. The provincial people's committee recently held a meeting to discuss the problem and gather opinions about the proposed relocation.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has also proposed to relocate the fish sauce factories to Ninh Ich Industrial Cluster owned by Khanh Viet Company. However, they couldn't reach an agreement with Ninh Hoa and Ninh Ich communal authorities over environmental problems.
According to the communal authorities, the industrial cluster is located higher than the residential areas and the factories would have a negative impact on 350 ha of fish farms. The areas already have to face water shortages during the dry season.
Nguyen Tan Tuan, chairman of Khanh Hoa People's Committee, concluded that the Ninh Ich Industrial Cluster was unsuitable due to a lack of land for small-sized factories, water shortages and underdeveloped traffic system.
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment was asked to work with related agencies, Nha Trang Fish Sauce Association and district and communal authorities to survey new locations. The new location must meet requirements about infrastructure, distance from residential areas and traffic system. The research result must be submitted by September 30.
