Environment
Hanoi lakes threatened by pollution
  • | Tuoi Tre | October 21, 2011 10:24 AM

Over the years, the pride of Hanoi, its numerous lakes, have been seriously polluted.

The pollution has become so alarming that Hanoi authorities have started to organize regular seminars to look for solutions to protect the lakes without much success.

Fish die en mass due to water pollution in Truc Bach Lake in Ba Dinh District


A large volume of waste seen under Thai Thinh Ditch in Dong Da District

Untreated water from nearby households is directly discharged into Thai Thinh Ditch



Ban Nguyen Lake in Tay Son Ward in Dong Da District is filled with water-fern.


A man throws rubbish into Ban Nguyen Lake

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