Beijing boosts anti-smog battle,Yunnan Adventure Travel

Beijing boosts anti-smog battle

Intense pollution in the capital prompts government to restrict vehicle use, suspend manufacturingplants, and asks Party members to play bigger role in green movement.

Beijing authorities have ordered government workers to tightly restrict vehicles use due to thecapital's intense smog, and have asked members of Communist People's Party to lead thegreen movement.

The city of more than 20 million people has been enveloped in heavy smog since Feb 20, with anorange alert issued on Feb 21. The forecasting authority on Monday predicted the pollution willnot ease until Thursday when a cold front is expected to bring wind.

The Beijing Public Emergency Committee and Beijing Air Heavy Pollution EmergencyHeadquarters jointly issued a notice on Sunday, demanding all Party and political institutionspostpone meetings and limit vehicle use.

Party members and cadres must lead the green movement and go conduct themselves in anenvironmentally friendly manner, according to the notice.

Manufacturing plants in the city have suspended or cut production, construction work has beenhalted, and no barbecues are allowed.

According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, almost all of north, east and central Chinaare suffering. Beijing and the provinces of Hebei, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and Liaoning havereported severe smog.

The ministry said on Sunday it had sent 12 inspection teams to Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei andsurrounding areas to check the response to the pollution.

According to the ministry, the teams will review local governments' response to the pollution andtheir implementation of September's central government action plan.


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