VietNamNet Bridge – Controlling pollution in a sustainable green transport sector is part of a five-year plan approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

As part of the plan, priority will be given to 18 projects costing about VND700 billion (US$34 million) to come from the State budget.

Projects will include a legal framework and policies on environmental management, boosting Viet Nam's participation in international law enforcement; managing waste generated by transport activities; raising public awareness; and applying scientific and technological advances.

The plan will also point out main targets to 2015, including to have all transport enterprises to introduce environmental and waste management systems.

By 2015, the country will replace at least 25 per cent of its train carriages and install equipment to collect and treat waste in at least 80 per cent of its coach stations.

It will also map out the effects of sound in 50 per cent of the nation's airports and recommend measures to deal with it.

In the plan, Viet Nam will target to develop an environmentally friendly transport system by 2030 and to properly control elements causing pollution in all sectors: road, railway, inland waterways, sea and air.

It will also introduce incentives to encourage individuals, organisations and the private sector to support the plan and invest in green technology in transport activities.

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