There are already a large number of victims, and the biggest concern is what if Reading School doesn't find out
Recently, a state-owned enterprise in Shanghai based in Lujiazui filed a lawsuit against five state-owned enterprises in Suzhou, including Suzhou Iron and Steel Group, Suzhou Institute of Environmental Sciences, Suzhou Development Zone Management Committee, and Suzhou Natural Resources Planning Bureau, claiming up to 10 billion yuan
The story can be traced back to a land auction in Suzhou in 2016. At that time, the overall auction of the Suzhou Green Bank project, involving more than 10 plots, was located in the Suzhou Development Zone, which was originally the old factory of Suzhou Iron and Steel.
Due to its unique geographical location, it has attracted fierce competition from many real estate companies. After 222 rounds of fierce bidding, it was originally estimated at 30500 million yuan of land was finally sold at 85The ** of 2.5 billion yuan was won by Lujiazui Group.
Lujiazui Company was proud of its successful bid, thinking that it had obtained a piece of fatty meat, but unexpectedly, this fatty meal turned out to be a poisonous ......
The following is an overview of the entire Suzhou Green Bank project, which was originally the factory area of Suzhou Iron and Steel.
In the map below, the areas highlighted in yellow are the plots that were recently found to contain excessive toxins. It is evident that there are four plots of land with obvious problems, namely sites 14, 4, 3 and 2.
It is worth noting that Site 2 is the top school district planned by Lujiazui Company for the entire community, and they have successfully attracted Reading School in the UK, which is a long-established and top 10 aristocratic school in the UK. Reading schools are highly recognised overseas, making it easier for students to study abroad once they study here.
After Lujiazui successfully obtained the land, the construction work immediately began. Thanks to the hard work of a large number of construction workers, the school was completed in less than a year.
It can be seen that the newly built school has a beautiful design and a modern atmosphere. As soon as the news broke, parents in Suzhou consulted the local admissions committee, and even though the school had not yet officially opened, more than 200 students had already signed up.
This is the first branch of Reading School in China and they take this project very seriously. In the process of applying for a teaching permit, they strictly follow the British standards for inspection and acceptance. Unexpectedly, a serious problem erupted in the soil test. They found that the soil of the new school contained more than 50 times the safety standard of benzopyrene and naphthalene
This is a class of carcinogens recognized by the World Health Organization, through breathing and ** contact, can enter the human body, if long-term exposure, it is easy to cause various tumors, including lung cancer, stomach cancer, bladder cancer, etc.
More seriously, long-term exposure to pregnant women greatly increases the risk of neonatal malformations. It is even more toxic than the fearsome aflatoxin.
Naphthalene, although it belongs to the second class of carcinogens, its toxicity cannot be underestimated, and it also causes harm to the human body through ** contact and respiratory inhalation. It is understood that long-term exposure to naphthalene will cause great damage to human liver and kidney function and hematopoietic function.
The first of these two toxic substances lies in industrial production, just as Suzhou Iron and Steel was not properly treated in the steelmaking process, which caused these chemicals to pollute the soil and groundwater, making the land a poisonous land.
It is hard to imagine how serious the consequences would have been if Reading had not discovered this matter in time and continued to expand its enrollment, and hundreds or even thousands of students would have been studying and Xi living in this campus for a long time......
However, due to lax law enforcement in Suzhou, at least hundreds of people have already suffered from it!
The construction of the project began with the acquisition of land in 2016 and ended in 2023 when a lawsuit was formally filed with the Jiangsu Provincial High People's Court. However, too much time has passed, and the Lujiazui company has already started construction, not only building schools, but also building a large number of residential and commercial complexes.
From the satellite image, it can be clearly seen that they have developed more than half of the area, and the field shooting can present a clearer picture.
Schools, residential and commercial areas have emerged, forming a mature residential real estate, and many owners have already purchased houses and moved in. Not only did this group lose their property, but their physical and mental health was also greatly affected.
Nowhere is the most affected being the hundreds of construction workers who are working on site and suffer from health damage. The first step in building a house was to dig the foundation, and they turned over the poisonous land ...... in its entirety
This health effect can take years, or even decades, before it finally becomes apparent.
In the end, Lujiazui Company made a record claim, not only because the amount was huge, but also because it revealed the source of the pollution, Suzhou Iron and Steel. They also sued the Suzhou Institute of Environmental Sciences, the Suzhou Development Zone Management Committee, the Suzhou Natural Resources Planning Bureau and other ** authorities, demanding that they bear joint and several liability.
It is hoped that the Jiangsu Provincial High Court will deal with the matter fairly, and punish not only the enterprises that pollute the land, but also the state authorities that hold the power to enforce the law but fail to fulfill their basic responsibilities and obligations.
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