Pollution in China News

Till a decade ago, 5 lakh people used to die prematurely every year in China due to pollution, this has also reduced now. China was successful in reducing the level of pollution because it worked against pollution on a war footing. India needs to learn a lot from China in view of the serious problem of pollution. On this, we have prepared a report on how China was successful in controlling pollution in a decade, it is important for you to see this report.

As public discontent mounted over the country's choking smog, China's ruling Communist Party made clean air a priority.

From January to November, the capital saw the average concentration of PM2.5 - the smallest, most harmful particles of pollution - reduced to 60 micrograms per cubic meter, a reduction of 25.6 percent.

Some northern Chinese cities failed to improve air quality by much last month, hitting the smog-prone region`s overall results in a drive against pollution, the government said as it warned provincial officials to comply with stringent steps to clear the skies.

Some companies refused the inspection or prevented inspectors from carrying out their duties.

A cement producer in Beijing used more electricity than usual in December, when it should have suspended production.

The city of Haikou in Hainan Province continued to have the cleanest air out of the nation's 74 major cities, while Shijiazhuang in Hebei Province was the worst polluted.

The 500 reading regarded as the most hazardous, several times higher than the safe levels prescribed by World Health Organization, (WHO) and extremely dangerous to health.