Companies shut down
Print Edition
China shut down 8,347 heavily polluting companies last year in Hebei Province, which has the worst air in the country, as the government moves to tackle a problem that has been a source of discontent.
Local authorities will block new projects and punish officials in regions where pollution is severe due to lax enforcement, Xinhua news agency cited Yang Zhiming, deputy director of the Hebei provincial bureau of environmental protection, as saying.
Hebei, the country’s biggest steel producer, is home to as many as seven of the country’s 10 most polluted cities, Xinhua said.
Some small high-polluting plants are relocating to remote areas to avoid oversight, Yang added.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
