Nearly 8 acres of rice and many areas of vegetables and trees were affected
As noted by the reporter Youth On April 23, a part of the rice field in Tam Lac 2 village (Vu Lac commune) next to Toan Van Company turned yellow. Besides, many trees in people’s gardens also had their leaves burned. Mr. Do Van Vien (Vu Lac commune, Thai Binh city, Thai Binh province) said his family has more than 6 acres of cultivated fields here. The rice was growing green and then suddenly the plant withered and turned yellow.
Nearly 29,000 m2 of rice died
“By the end of this month, the rice will bloom, but Toan Van Company’s ammonia gas leaked, causing my family’s entire rice area in this field to turn yellow, making it difficult to fix. We recommend that you Relevant agencies stepped in to clarify the cause and have a plan to support us,” he said.
According to people living in Tam Lac 2 village, Vu Lac commune, on the morning of April 17, an ammonia transport vehicle stopped at Toan Van Company to refuel, leaking ammonia gas into the environment.
Immediately after discovering the incident, the company reported the fire prevention and fighting force of Thai Binh Provincial Police to handle the leak. However, it was still not possible to completely fix it, a certain amount of gas was released into the environment.
Mr. Hoang Van Dam (53 years old, residing in Tam Lac 2 village, Vu Lac commune, Thai Binh city, Thai Binh province) said: “On the morning of April 17, when I saw a strange smell in the air, I immediately ran into the house to close the house. Then take a motorbike and move in the opposite direction of the wind to find a well-ventilated location. These past few days, the trees in the garden, from newly planted vegetables to large trees, have withered leaves.”
In just a few hours, the plants quickly withered
According to Mr. Dam, about 5 years ago, Toan Van Company bought rice land from people to grow clean vegetables. After 2 years of farming, the company built an additional warehouse to store phosphate and nitrogen fertilizers.
Mr. Hoang Van Dam (53 years old, residing in Tam Lac 2 village, Vu Lac commune, Thai Binh city, Thai Binh province), one of the households affected by the ammonia gas leak incident
“In addition to the company having to compensate people for the damages, we also ask the company to pay for medical examination costs so that we can feel secure about our health,” Mr. Dam added angrily. .
On the same day, talk to PV Youth, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Minh, Vice Chairman of Vu Lac Commune People’s Committee, said that immediately after receiving information about the gas leak incident at Toan Van Company, local authorities were present at the scene to record the situation. , damage statistics. Accordingly, more than 8 acres of fields of more than 10 households in the commune were burned and some people’s crops were affected.
“Currently, the government, the company and the people whose rice was affected have had a meeting and agreed on a compensation plan to ensure legitimate rights for the people. Accordingly, the company will compensate nearly 1.2 million /quintal of rice,” Mr. Minh said.
Solve the problem
April 23, discussion with reporter Youth, Ms. Mai Thi Tuoi, Deputy General Director of Toan Van Company, said that the incident happened on April 17, the same afternoon, we had a meeting with the commune government, Tam Lac 2 village and more than 80 households living around here. so that the business can apologize for causing an unexpected incident to occur. At the meeting, we also explained to people to feel secure that the gas leaked into the environment was ammonia gas, used to produce nitrogen fertilizer. Because the high concentration causes the leaves to rot. In addition, to quickly overcome the consequences, we also request to visit relatives and quickly come up with a compensation plan to support them.”
Also according to Ms. Tuoi, up to now, the affected rice growing households have been compensated by the company. Specifically, the compensation the company pays households is 2.3 quintals of dry rice/acre of field, 1.2 million VND/quintal of rice. The households all agreed with this compensation plan.
“There are about 80 households living in Tam Lac 2 village near the company headquarters. We have visited each family’s health. For some families with affected vegetables and trees, the company requested support. Support always gives people peace of mind, but Mr. Do Xuan Nhu (Deputy Head of Tam Lac 2 Village – Reporter) said that the custard apple trees and jackfruit trees have lost a lot of leaves and are sprouting new buds, so we need to wait 1 more time. 2 days, when the extent of the impact is clear, the company will be asked to provide appropriate compensation. We respect people’s opinions,” Ms. Tuoi said.
April 24, confirmed with reporter YouthMr. Nguyen Thanh Minh, Vice Chairman of Vu Lac Commune People’s Committee, said: “Currently, the company has compensated for the damage to the number of households whose rice is affected. This afternoon, the local government continues to coordinate with businesses.” to come up with a compensation plan for the households of Tam Lac 2 village and will complete the compensation work as soon as possible.”
Regarding the tank truck leaking ammonia gas, Ms. Tuoi said, Hong Phuc Company is a transportation business, with an office lease contract from Toan Van Company. That day, while traveling from Phu My Fertilizer Factory in Ba Ria – Vung Tau to Lao Cai, when stopping to fill up oil at Toan Van Company, an incident occurred.
“We sincerely apologize to everyone for this unexpected incident. Some people are worried about the incident affecting their health, we also encourage people to see a doctor. If the doctor diagnoses If your health is affected by this gas, we will pay all costs,” Ms. Tuoi said.
