Officials probe toxic waste case
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August 21, 2011, Sunday
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AUTHORITIES in Yunnan Province said yesterday they will launch an investigation into corruption involving watchdog officials in the wake of the dumping of toxic waste.
The Qujing City government will investigate to determine whether watchdog officials were guilty of dereliction of duty.
If any are identified as guilty, they will be handed over to judicial authorities, the city's information office said in a statement.
The city government also has ordered a thorough check on the distribution of all dangerous materials amid efforts to prevent similar pollution threats.
A chemical company's dumping of carcinogenic industrial chemicals near a reservoir that feeds one of the country's largest rivers has sparked fears it could threaten the water sources for tens of millions of residents.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection earlier launched an investigation into the pollution of Chachong Reservoir in Yuezhen Town and the Nanpan River, which feeds into the Pearl River, a major river that flows through southern China.
Luliang Chemical Industry Co was found to have illegally dumped over 5,000 metric tons of chromium-contaminated waste near the Chachong Reservoir and in the hills of Luliang County in Qujing from April to June. It suspended production on August 14.
"Rainfall in June washed some of the chemicals into local water supplies and caused 77 cattle to die," the Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee said on its website Thursday.
The Qujing City government will investigate to determine whether watchdog officials were guilty of dereliction of duty.
If any are identified as guilty, they will be handed over to judicial authorities, the city's information office said in a statement.
The city government also has ordered a thorough check on the distribution of all dangerous materials amid efforts to prevent similar pollution threats.
A chemical company's dumping of carcinogenic industrial chemicals near a reservoir that feeds one of the country's largest rivers has sparked fears it could threaten the water sources for tens of millions of residents.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection earlier launched an investigation into the pollution of Chachong Reservoir in Yuezhen Town and the Nanpan River, which feeds into the Pearl River, a major river that flows through southern China.
Luliang Chemical Industry Co was found to have illegally dumped over 5,000 metric tons of chromium-contaminated waste near the Chachong Reservoir and in the hills of Luliang County in Qujing from April to June. It suspended production on August 14.
"Rainfall in June washed some of the chemicals into local water supplies and caused 77 cattle to die," the Pearl River Water Conservancy Committee said on its website Thursday.
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