Thanh Nien Daily
Vietnam’s prime minister has asked relevant ministries to inspect Mekong Delta sand exports after a local newspaper said exports to Singapore were booming, altering the area’s water flow and causing environmental damage.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the Ministry of Construction need to verify whether the report is true and submit the findings to PM Nguyen Tan Dung by September 15, the government office said Monday.
Earlier, Tuoi Tre newspaper said the volume of sand shipped from the Mekong Delta region to foreign countries in the first half of 2009, mainly Singapore, shot up to nearly 7 million tons, a seven-fold increase compared to 2008 and equivalent to the total exports of the last 10 years, citing the Customs Agency of Can Tho City.
Exports from Vietnam to Singapore jumped after Cambodia banned sand exports in May on concerns over the potentially devastating impacts of sand dredging, the newspaper said.
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