Experts recommended concerted efforts from HCMC and ten provinces to improve water resources management and environmental protection in the Đồng Nai river basin. These include: (1) developing an environmental protection plan for the entire basin, (2) assessing pollutant levels and strictly regulating waste discharge into the river, (3) drafting a law on national environmental protection and biodiversity conservation, (4) collecting and treating wastewater before disposed into the river, (5) developing measures to control sand mining and deforestation and protect river’s ecosystem.
Source & further information: “Polluted Đồng Nai River basin needs co-ordinated clean-up by cities, provinces: experts” at https://vietnamnews.vn, accessed on 12 Mar 2021