Vedan Company, convicted for pollution, will pay compensation of more than VND70 billion ($3.4 million) to farmers in southern Dong Nai Province's Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts within a week, according to chairman of Dong Nai Association of Farmers Tran Nhu Do.
Vedan Company, convicted for pollution, will pay compensation of more than VND70 billion ($3.4 million) to farmers in southern Dong Nai Province's Nhon Trach and Long Thanh districts within a week, according to chairman of Dong Nai Association of Farmers Tran Nhu Do.
The first payment of VND40 billion ($1.9 million) was delivered to farmers in January.
About 6,000 local households were affected when the company dumped untreated wastes into Thi Vai River, destroying farmland and fish and shrimp ponds.
(Source: VNS)
