The Chemical Command under the Ministry of Defence on October 24 announced the completion of dioxin cleanup at A So airport in A Luoi district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue. Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Deputy Minister of Defence and head of the National Steering Committee on the Settlement of Post-war Unexploded Ordnance and Toxic Chemical Consequences, said after three years of implementation, A So airport is now free of the toxic chemical which has damaging impact on people’s health and the environment.
He attributed the success to the Party and State’s resolve to handle post-war consequences as well as the Vietnam People’s Army’s capacity to master advanced science-technology.
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Source: Vietnam Plus News