Monosodium glutamate producer VedanVietnam has agreed to pay only 2.4 billion VNA (127,000 USD) of therequested compensation of 53 billion VND (278,000 USD) for farmersliving in the polluted communes of the southern province of Ba Ria-VungTau, which were affected by the company's untreated waste.
During a meeting on Tuesday, provincial authorities and the Institutefor Natural Resources and Environment provided the legal evidence anddata from site tests on which the compensation level was based.
The national General Department of Environment and Vedan also attendedthe meeting.
Yang Kun Hsiang, Vedan's general director, said it would paycompensation of 127,000 USD to rice, aquaculture and fishery farmers,but not to salt farmers.
The environment department had previously asked Vedan to pay 10billion VND (523,000 USD) of the entire amount of 53 billion VND inadvance to farmers.
It also had asked Vedan to pay for expenses to cover legal fees, datagathering and evaluation reports of damages to farmland.
The department has urged authorities of Dong Nai province whereVedan's factories are located to speed up the assessments of damagecaused by the pollution in the province. Ba Ria-Vung Tau province hascompleted the work, while HCM City continues to conduct itsassessments.
The ministry has asked the provinces and HCM City to continue tonegotiate with Vedan on the compensation amounts and report on itsfindings before May 20./.
During a meeting on Tuesday, provincial authorities and the Institutefor Natural Resources and Environment provided the legal evidence anddata from site tests on which the compensation level was based.
The national General Department of Environment and Vedan also attendedthe meeting.
Yang Kun Hsiang, Vedan's general director, said it would paycompensation of 127,000 USD to rice, aquaculture and fishery farmers,but not to salt farmers.
The environment department had previously asked Vedan to pay 10billion VND (523,000 USD) of the entire amount of 53 billion VND inadvance to farmers.
It also had asked Vedan to pay for expenses to cover legal fees, datagathering and evaluation reports of damages to farmland.
The department has urged authorities of Dong Nai province whereVedan's factories are located to speed up the assessments of damagecaused by the pollution in the province. Ba Ria-Vung Tau province hascompleted the work, while HCM City continues to conduct itsassessments.
The ministry has asked the provinces and HCM City to continue tonegotiate with Vedan on the compensation amounts and report on itsfindings before May 20./.