|
Many people are making money by helping contractors dispose of construction waste, according to Liao. “It is a lucrative business as there is no cost involved,” he said. Since the first truck of waste was dumped in the river in October 2006, other people have followed suit, resulting in the 10-meter-high obstruction.
The committee has put up a sign near the river, warning people not to dispose of garbage in the river. According to Liao, his committee has sent employees to stop people dumping waste in the river, but to little effect, as it has no law enforcement powers.
The Longhua Subdistrict and Bao’an water supply bureau have jointly launched an investigation and issued several fines, the newspaper quoted an official with the water supply bureau surnamed Peng as saying. However, the illegal disposal continues, mostly at night, said Peng.
The district government said it will conduct a further investigation.(Wei Jie)
|
