Posted on 07 Apr 2008
Chinese plan for shutting down steel plants during Olympic Games
It is reported that China
which plans to shut down factories in Beijing
during the Olympic Games will also target other big time polluters in the
neighboring municipality Tianjin as well as the
provinces of Hebei, Inner
Mongolia, Shanxi and Shandong.
The shutdown will begins on July 17th 2008 and will continue
till September 20th 2008.
In addition to that, Beijing
city also plans to shut down construction sites to help improve air quality
during the Olympic Games.
The official website of the Olympic Games reported that Mr
Zhou Shengxian head of the State Environmental Protection Administration will
close several coal fired power plants as well as steel mills and cement plants,
to cut emissions of the acid rain causing pollutant.
As per report, more than 10 factories in Beijing
and Hebei
scheduled for closure over the next two years will now be already are shut down
before June.
