BEIJING: China is considering measures to curb pollution in its smog prone Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and nearby areas during the upcoming winter season as the government ramps up its push to improve air quality, a draft plan showed on Thursday. That would be the second year Beijing has enforced emission cuts in winter. The cuts to heavy industry are aimed at reducing the concentration of breathable particles, known as PM2.5, by around 5 percent year on year from Oct. 1 until March 31, 2019 in the region. Steel mills in six key cities, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Tangshan, Handan, Xingtai and Anyang, will be asked to cut 50 percent of their capacity during the heating season, which typically begins in mid-November. Firms in the rest of the cities in the region will need to shut no less than 30 percent.

Source: Pakistan Today August 02, 2018 12:56 UTC