The Paper's reporter Li Siwen intern Lai Jianchao
"A quarry was built next to the community, and I felt like I was living on the construction site every day, and the dust was flying." Recently, some owners of Lincheng Town, Lingao County, Hainan Province, reported to the surging news (www.thepaper.cn) that a quarry and a sand and gravel processing plant were built at a straight-line distance of their community, resulting in serious dust and noise pollution, as if they were in a "construction site".
Mr. Liang, the owner, said that standing on the balcony of the community, you can see the open-air operation of the quarry, the gun machine produces a lot of dust when working, and the scene does not take measures such as dust reduction and covering, "This quarry is just in the upper outlet of the community, the dust is blown to the two large communities on our side, and usually the windows do not dare to open." Mr. Liang said that many of the owners in the community are northerners, and buying a house was originally used for winter vacations.
In this regard, on January 18, the surging news reporter called the Lingao County Ecological and Environmental Bureau, the relevant person in charge of the bureau said that after receiving the feedback from the masses, the Ecological environment bureau conducted an on-site investigation and found that there was indeed a certain dust pollution problem in the quarry, and there was no sewage permit.
The sand and gravel processing plant has a large amount of sand that is not covered
The owner said that the construction of a quarry near the community disturbed the people
Lingao County is located in the northern coastal area of Hainan Province, with flat terrain, beautiful environment and a long coastline.
"We're like migratory birds, we come here when it's cold in the winter. I've been here before and I feel refreshed and especially enjoyable. But this year, I felt particularly uncomfortable, not only was I always woken up by noise in the middle of the night, but the air I breathed every day was filled with dust. Ms. Liu told the surging news that Lincheng town is not far from Lingao County, because she likes the climate of Hainan, she bought a house in the town's Linhai home community for the winter family leisure vacation, did not expect to just move in not long, the community straight line distance of about 600 meters to build a quarry and sand and gravel waste processing plant.
Ms. Liu said that the neighborhood was originally a large piece of woodland, with a wide view and fresh air, but in May 2021, there was a construction team to start logging construction, "In May 2021, it began to be developed, when I bought a house, I thought it was to build a university town, to know that it is a quarry, we will never buy this house." ”
"Every day we quarry, crush, process gravel, work day and night, and there is always noise." Ms. Liu said that the quarry also built a sand and gravel waste processing plant next to it, in addition to noise, there is also serious dust pollution, "now I don't dare to open the window at all, not long after the window is opened, the furniture in the house is a layer of ash, the balcony door does not dare to open, and the clothes cannot be hung outside." ”
In addition to Ms. Liu, the owners of the Lanjiang Huafu Community, which is also about 600 meters away from the quarry, also said that they were quite disturbed. Mr. Liang, the owner, said that after the construction of the quarry and the sand and gravel waste processing plant, a large number of large trucks carrying sand and gravel passed by the main road next to the community every day, especially at night, "The trucks full of sand and gravel drove very loudly, and they were often woken up by the sound of trucks and horns in the middle of the night." ”
Mr. Liang said that the Lanjiang Kindergarten and Lanjiang Primary School in the community are not far from the quarry, and the dust generated in the quarrying and processing has seriously reduced the air quality, "Our residents dare not open the windows, and the family has prepared an air purifier, but the children have to come out for outdoor activities, go to physical education classes and run exercises, and the impact on the body can be imagined for a long time in this dust environment." ”
In December 2021, a local television station reported the incident, and from the live video released by the media, it can be seen that in the mining area of the quarry, there are four gun machines in the mining area of nearly 40 acres, which produce a lot of dust during operation, but there are only two fixed fog cannons in the entire mine area, and they are not opened for use. The head of the environmental protection brigade of the Lingao County Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau said in an interview that it is true that no wet operation is adopted when mining in the mining area, resulting in a large amount of dust.
The owners pulled up banners demanding that the quarries be banned
County Environment Bureau: Has ordered the suspension of work for rectification
According to the information published by the Land and Resources Bureau of Lingao County, the mine to which the quarry belongs is named Basalt Mining Area for Construction in Meitai Village, Lincheng Town, Lingao County, and the mining rights holder is Hainan Yinhe Yongsheng Development Industrial Co., Ltd., which mainly mines basalt for construction, and the mining method is open-pit mining.
In the "Environmental Impact Report of the Basalt Mining Area Project for Construction in Meitai Village, Lincheng Town, Lingao County" published by the Lingao County Government, Hainan Yinhe Yongsheng Development Industrial Co., Ltd. said that the impact of the project on the surrounding environment is within a controllable range, the surrounding residents are supportive of the project construction, and the pollutant emissions can meet the total amount control requirements. And in the report, it is clearly mentioned that before the construction, it has been publicized in nearby residential areas, schools and other places to consult the opinions of the local people.
However, many owners of the Linhai Home Community told The Paper that they were not aware of the construction of the quarry and had not seen the public information. "We went to the property and the property said they didn't know when the quarry was built. Without soliciting the opinions of the surrounding residents, where did the surrounding residents come to the conclusion of the supportive attitude of the surrounding residents to the project construction? Mr. Liang said.
The surging news reporter saw that at the end of 2021, there were owners who reflected the quarry problem through the message board of the governor of Hainan Province, and on January 4 this year, they received a reply from the Lingao County Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau, saying that about 40 mu of land in the mining area was indeed not covered by green nets, the raw material piles in the south of the mining area were not covered by green nets, and the wet operation was not adopted when the blasting machine operated. In response to these problems, on December 17, 2021, the Lingao County Comprehensive Administrative Law Enforcement Bureau has issued a "Notice of Order for Rectification", requiring immediate corrections.
On January 18, the surging news reporter called the Ecological and Environmental Bureau of Lingao County, Hainan Province, and the relevant person in charge said that after receiving feedback from the masses, the quarry has been ordered to stop work and rectify, "We confirmed on the spot that this quarry does have a certain dust pollution problem, and there is no sewage permit, and it has now been forced to stop work, and it can only resume mining after correction and acceptance." ”
For the owner of the community who wants to ban the quarry, the person in charge said that the quarry has complete procedures and can only be rectified in accordance with the regulations to meet the requirements of environmental protection and reduce the impact on surrounding residents.
On the same day, the relevant person in charge of the quarry project of Hainan Yinhe Yongsheng Development Industrial Co., Ltd. said that the construction procedures of the quarry are complete, it is a reasonable and legal mining, and for environmental pollution problems, it has been completely stopped for rectification.
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