VietNamNet Bridge - Da Nang Chairman Huynh Duc Tho has asked the branch of Coca-Cola Vietnam Beverages Ltd. to strictly implement regulations on environmental protection, reported Tuoi Tre Newspaper.

In his dispatch to the Da Nang branch of Coca-Cola Vietnam, Tho asked the branch to check and direct its divisions to seriously comply with legal provisions relating to environmental protection, its commitments in environmental records, a wastewater discharge permit and environmental treatment measures.

If the company does not comply, the city will strictly handle and withdraw the operation license of the firm in accordance with law, the document says.

According to Da Nang Chair, the city has received many complaints through the hotlines of the local People’s Council and his own email about the Da Nang Coca-Cola branch’s discharge of untreated wastewater to the environment, affecting the lives of local people.

Danang authorities have assigned the Department of Natural Resources and Environment, in coordination with the police and relevant units, to regularly check the implementation of environmental protection measures during operation by Coca-Cola Da Nang.

PV