Suffering from cutting stone

For the past few days, Ms. Minh's entire family has been sick. From morning to night, they have to listen to the deafening, head-aching sound of stone cutting. Not only that, there are days when dust from the stone cutting workshop is carried into the house by the wind. Her husband's sinusitis has become noticeably worse. Fed up with this situation, Ms. Minh complained to Ms. Hong, a colleague at the same company:

- The weather is really harsh, Hong! My family is all sick. We are already tired from the bad air, and we are also tormented by the deafening sound of rock-cutting all day and night.

Listening to Ms. Minh, Ms. Hong also shared:

- My family is not any better. My father-in-law has lung disease. The weather has been bad these past few days, making it harder for him to breathe. My mother and I have been sick all the time, coughing and having runny noses. Why does the stone factory work all night?

Hearing Ms. Hong's question, Ms. Minh had more reason to vent her anger:

- At the end of the year, many families need to finish their new homes early so they work overtime. Sometimes I see them working until almost dawn. They can't sleep well at night. That's why my children often get sick.

- It's not just the stone factory, but the air quality is too bad. The past few days the newspapers have reported that the air quality has been at a red alert level, and the fine dust index is also very high.

- It's really hard, sister. Is it possible that the stone factories located in residential areas also contribute to the deterioration of the city's air quality? - Ms. Minh asked.

- That's right, before, there was also a stone cutting workshop near my house, in addition to the deafening noise, it also spread dust everywhere. After cleaning the tables and chairs, when I came back a moment later, I saw white dust. My neighborhood had to ask the ward to help and persuade them to move to another area.

- Then I have to go back to the neighborhood and discuss with the ward to see if they can help. Many families in the neighborhood have complained about this, but the factory is on their land so there's nothing they can do - Ms. Minh complained.

Listening to the story of two colleagues in the room, Mr. Phong joined in:

- As far as I know, factories that make noise or emit dust that pollutes the environment will be fined and have to take remedial measures depending on the severity... According to Ms. Minh, I see that the stone factory is also using the land for the wrong purpose. The land in Ms. Minh's house is for living, not for production.

- Phong is right. I think if we keep the stone factory near the residential area in the city, it will be noisy and dusty, which will not be good for our health in the long run, Ms. Hong continued.

- Yes, last night I discussed with the neighbors and then suggested the ward to take action.