Beijing to Take Several Measures to Control Air Pollution
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A photo taken on February 12, 2016, shows the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing under heavy smog. [Photo: Imagine China]

Beijing Municipal authorities have pledged to strengthen air pollution control efforts in the capital.

Measures include setting up more air quality monitoring stations, as well as building a web of ventilation corridors to expel smog and pollutants.

Chen Jining, Minister of Environmental Protection, said there are a variety of issues to be resolved.

"First of all, we should solve the coal burning issue in Beijing. By the end of this year, coal in 400 villages in the capital will be replaced by clean energy sources, and all the power plants burning coal will be shut down. Secondly, controls on automobiles burning diesel oil will be strengthened, and the restriction measures on such vehicles during periods of heavy pollution will be intensified."

The issues also include pollution brought by some industrial plants in the capital, as well as strengthening the emergency response during heavy pollution days.

Beijing will also cooperate with neighboring Tianjin Municipality and Hebei Province on the issue.

The area will start using uniform criteria while issuing pollution alerts by the end of March.

Yu Jianhua, chief engineer of Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, said these efforts can maximize regional environmental benefits.

"The coordinated regional development could pave way for the 3 sides to help supply each other's needs and work collaboratively. For example, Beijing could make good use of its advantage on funds so as to enlarge the environmental benefits in Hebei through our assistance."

The uniform alert system will first apply to Beijing, Tianjin and 4 other cities in Hebei Province.

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