A section of Nhue river suffers from serious pollution (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) -Rivers in northern provinces are severely polluted, according to the VietnamEnvironment Administration's report released recently.
The worst pollution occurred inthe Nhue, Day and Cau river basins, according to the administration’smonitoring results at 185 stations in five river basins in northernprovinces.
The main reason for thepollution was that the rivers have to receive domestic wastewater from Hanoiand Thai Nguyen and Song Cong cities of Thai Nguyen province, and wastewaterfrom craft villages of Bac Ninh province.
At the time of observation inApril this year, the water level of Nhue River was quite low. The worstpolluted section was from Lien Mac to Cu Da sewers.
In the Day River in Hanoi and HaNam province, the water level was falling compared to the same period lastyear. The quality of water was so bad it could not be used for daily life.
On Chau Giang River in Ha Nam province,the water quality was bad due to polluted water from Nhue Giang River andwastewater from Phu Ly city.
Meanwhile, the water quality ofHoang Long and Dao rivers in Nam Dinh province were good enough for aquacultureand crop irrigation.
The water in Thai Binh, Da, Lo,Ma and Chu rivers was clean enough to be used domestically or agriculturally,albeit with varying degrees of treatment, according to the report./.
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A section of Nhue river suffers from serious pollution (Photo: VNA) 
