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Community anger blows over dusty air in Wuhan
By Pan Zheng |
December 23, 2010, Thursday
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RESIDENTS of Houhu in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, are complaining about dusty air caused by dump trucks making frequent trips in the area, Wuhan Evening News reported.
The Jiangjian District government said on Tuesday night that more cleaning workers and watering carts will be dispatched to Houhu and that all construction sites in the area will be strictly monitored. All measures will be introduced within a week to improve the environment as soon as possible, the report said.
"When the wind blows, the dust flies everywhere and you can smell it pretty easily when you're walking on the road," Tang Jincheng, a Houhu resident, said in a letter to the newspaper earlier this month. "We have to keep our windows and doors shut all day, and my mom needs to mop the floor twice a day."
"Now it's a big decision just to take a child outside." Tang added.
The Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau attributed the dusty air to a nearby concrete mixing station and the transport of construction materials.
Residents also said there was too much exposed earth in Houhu and that more trees and greenery needed to be planted to reduce dust levels, the report said.
However, the local administration seems to have little control over the dump trucks due to weak regulations.
"According to the regulation, we should be responsible for the management of dump trucks," the Urban Management Bureau of Jiangjian District's deputy director surnamed Wang told the newspaper. "But we actually cannot stop those trucks on the road. Only traffic police have the power.
"However, if we don't stop the truck immediately, then we don't have enough evidence to punish the driver later."
The Jiangjian District government said on Tuesday night that more cleaning workers and watering carts will be dispatched to Houhu and that all construction sites in the area will be strictly monitored. All measures will be introduced within a week to improve the environment as soon as possible, the report said.
"When the wind blows, the dust flies everywhere and you can smell it pretty easily when you're walking on the road," Tang Jincheng, a Houhu resident, said in a letter to the newspaper earlier this month. "We have to keep our windows and doors shut all day, and my mom needs to mop the floor twice a day."
"Now it's a big decision just to take a child outside." Tang added.
The Wuhan Environmental Protection Bureau attributed the dusty air to a nearby concrete mixing station and the transport of construction materials.
Residents also said there was too much exposed earth in Houhu and that more trees and greenery needed to be planted to reduce dust levels, the report said.
However, the local administration seems to have little control over the dump trucks due to weak regulations.
"According to the regulation, we should be responsible for the management of dump trucks," the Urban Management Bureau of Jiangjian District's deputy director surnamed Wang told the newspaper. "But we actually cannot stop those trucks on the road. Only traffic police have the power.
"However, if we don't stop the truck immediately, then we don't have enough evidence to punish the driver later."
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