Hanoi conducts total environmental sanitation for parade

With the participation of departments, branches, local authorities, environmental enterprises and youth volunteers, the appearance of the capital has been increasingly clean and civilized, creating an exciting and solemn atmosphere before the country's important political and cultural event.

Mobilize all forces to keep the streets clean and beautiful

To serve the training, preliminary rehearsal and especially the parade rehearsal, the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment and the Hanoi Urban Environment Company Limited (Urenco) have developed and implemented a plan to enhance environmental sanitation throughout the area.

Urenco Deputy General Director Nguyen Thanh Son said that since August 15, general cleaning work has been carried out regularly and continuously by units until September 5. Thousands of sanitation workers have been assigned to be on duty, collecting garbage early before the road closure, ensuring the streets are clear and clean. Particularly on important streets such as Tran Phu, Nguyen Thai Hoc, Trinh Hoai Duc, Kim Ma, Hang Khay, etc., the environmental workers maintain 4 rounds of sweeping and collecting each day using a combination of mechanical and manual means, 2 rounds of sweeping and vacuuming vehicles and 2 rounds of specialized street washing vehicles.

In addition, the Hanoi Youth Union mobilized 6,300 members and young volunteers to coordinate with Urenco to collect trash, distribute trash bags, and remind people to maintain public hygiene. In particular, to support the collection work, the units prepared 800 trash bag hangers and distributed 25,000 plastic bags to volunteers and people. After collection, Urenco transported the trash on the same day, not leaving it to accumulate and cause unsightliness. In fact, after the first training session on August 21, the central wards: Hoan Kiem, Cua Nam, Hai Ba Trung, Ba Dinh... generated about 30 tons of trash, but all of it was neatly handled before 4:00 a.m. on August 22.

However, according to Ms. Tran Thi Hong Nhung, Head of the Environmental Team in charge of Ba Dinh Square area, during the implementation process, the environmental sanitation work also encountered many difficulties, such as: The road ban was prolonged; many environmental workers, especially drivers operating equipment, had to work at high intensity, long shifts causing fatigue; the number of people and tourists gathered in the central area was larger than expected, leading to the situation of littering at the wrong time, causing pressure on the collection stage.

After the first evening practice, in some crowded areas such as Nguyen Thai Hoc, Kim Ma, Bac Co flower garden, Tran Nhan Tong... it was recorded that a small number of visitors littered in the wrong places and some socialized facilities (residential houses, shops, offices) were not open to serve the people; specialized vehicles such as pumping and water supply trucks encountered difficulties because they had not been granted a circulation badge during the road closure period,...

Spreading the image of a civilized capital on a big festival day

Faced with the above problems, on August 22, the Department of Agriculture and Environment and Urenco Company held an urgent meeting to find the optimal solution for the upcoming rehearsal days and parade on September 2. Urenco Deputy General Director Nguyen Thanh Son said that the city agreed to adjust and add more mobile toilets in the Le Truc - Hung Vuong area, Hang Day Stadium, Mai Xuan Thuong flower garden, Tran Nhan Tong walking street, etc. At the same time, continue to mobilize agencies, organizations, and households to open free toilets, contributing to sharing the pressure with the general system.

Along with that, the city strengthens propaganda and mobilizes people and tourists attending the parade to maintain hygiene, not litter, reduce the use of disposable plastic bags, contributing to building the image of the capital as "Bright - green - clean - beautiful - civilized".

On the evening of August 22, leaders of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment inspected and presented gifts to encourage environmental sanitation workers. Director of the Department of Agriculture and Environment Nguyen Xuan Dai said: “Environmental sanitation work for the rehearsal ceremony and the official holiday of September 2 is an important political task. In the past few days, units have mobilized maximum human resources and means to ensure that the streets are always clean, safe, and create a good impression in the eyes of the people and international friends. This is also an opportunity to affirm the motto of building a capital city “Bright - green - clean - beautiful - civilized”.

From now until September 2, the number of visitors and residents gathering in the city center continues to increase. The Director of the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment requests that units continue to concentrate human resources and means on environmental sanitation. At the same time, the leaders of the Department of Agriculture and Environment also call on residents and visitors to comply with environmental sanitation in public places and tourist attractions. "Every small action, from throwing garbage in the right place to reminding relatives and friends, contributes to creating an image of Hanoi as civilized, elegant, worthy of being the heart of the whole country," Mr. Nguyen Xuan Dai emphasized.

The synchronous participation of agencies, organizations, businesses and communities is creating an exciting atmosphere, spreading beautiful actions in society. With the motto "Bright - green - clean - beautiful - civilized" as the guiding principle, Hanoi city is ready for a solemn and brilliant parade rehearsal, leaving a beautiful impression in the hearts of people and tourists.

* This article is in collaboration with the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Environment.

Source: https://hanoimoi.vn/ha-noi-tong-luc-ve-sinh-moi-truong-phuc-vu-le-dieu-binh-713699.html