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ABOUT 1 million cubic meters of construction waste has been dumped in the Qinghu section of Guanlan River in Longhua Subdistrict, Bao’an District, forming a 10-meter-high hill.
The amount of waste, including bricks, cement and sand, blocked half of the river and posed a flooding threat as this year’s rainy season approaches, the Daily Sunshine said.
The area was hit by a minor flood last month when a small bridge was almost demolished by the water, said Liao Huiqiu, director of the Qinghu neighborhood committee. He said authorities are very concerned about the situation in the section south of the Jihe Expressway where the waste has been dumped.
Liao said a large quantity of construction waste needs to be disposed off properly everyday in the subdistrict, because a lot of old buildings are undergoing reconstruction and renovation. “However, no such place has been designated for disposal,” he said.
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