Environmental supervisor introduced in construction sites
( 2003-10-06 15:09) (Xinhua)
Choking dust and deafening noise common in many construction sites in China
are seldom seen or heard in the construction site of the Longtan Hydroelectric
Power Station in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The good environment is a result of huge investment in environmental
protection and the efforts of environmental supervisors who monitor the work,
said Lou Ping, an official with the supervision department of the State
Administration of Environment.
So far, 240 million yuan has been invested in environmental protection during
the construction of the station, the second largest hydroelectric project in the
country following the Three Georges Power Project on the Yangtze River.
Environmental supervisors are engaged in monitoring of the construction site,
dealing with sewage treatment, disposal of solid wastes, noise control and water
and soil protection.
Besides Longtan, another 13 key projects, including the Qinghai- Tibet
railway and the south-to-north water diversion project, have introduced similar
systems to prevent environmental problems.
The trial began last year, said Lou, and the administration is planning to
spread the project to other areas in the future.
The environmental supervisor will be a third party invited by the owner of
the project to ensure everything is in line with the regulations of the
environment department.
Lou noted that in the past, there was no supervisor to monitor environmental
problems, just random checks by the environmental protection
department.
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