Protesters dump on Fujian landfill site
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A protest by more than 100 villagers against a garbage landfill project in Pingnan county of Southeast China's Fujian province has entered its 40th day.
The protest, which started on Oct 11 in Houlong village of Pingnan, has forced the suspension of the project as the villagers take turns guarding the garbage pit to prevent trucks from pouring waste into the landfill.
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Zhang Changsheng, a 54-year-old farmer in Houlong village in Pingnan county of Fujian province, points at the landfill near his village on Nov 13. Nine villagers have been detained for protesting the polluting site. [China Daily] |
The protesters have blocked the entrance to the dump every day from 8 am to 5 pm, and nine protesters have been detained in the process.
The project, including a household waste landfill site and a chemical waste disposal facility, was launched in 2005 to dispose of the household waste of 40,000 people in Pingnan county. It is situated 7 km from the village and 5 km from the nearby Rongping chemical plant.
At a cost of 39 million yuan ($5.9 million), the project covers 15.5 hectares of land and has a designed daily capacity of 120 tons of garbage.
Local officials said the dumping started in 2008, although villagers claimed the landfill has been in operation since 2007, causing foul smells as well as attracting flies and other pests.
The villagers have been protesting since the construction started in 2006 and they have forced the suspension of the project several times by crowding into the site or blocking the entrance.
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