The capital city’s environmental bureau ordered all local factories to temporarily shut down and pulled 50 per cent of all private cars off the roads, among other measures, to cope with the issue.
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The red alert- from 7AM today to 12 PM Tuesday – is the most serious level and to tackle it there will be a limit on vehicles on roads according to odd-even license plate numbers. That is greater than 20 times the extent thought-about protected by the World Health Organization.
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Citizens are advised to reduce outdoor activities and kindergartens, primary and middle schools are expected to suspend classes during the alert.
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Red alert is the top most warning of the four-tier system set up in 2012.
China’s government has faced criticism for not issuing severe smog warnings more often.
While many social media users previously criticised authorities for not issuing a red alert during a particularly nasty smog wave at the end of November, some others say the restrictions have been too intrusive. “I think (the government) is doing a better job than before”, said resident Ma Yunan in quotes from Associated Press.
But why is the government suddenly issuing red alerts, after letting the program lie fallow for so long? “Now they are publishing alerts beforehand for us to get ourselves prepared and the alerts are accompanied with some measures”.
The second alert in December month alone comes on the heels of coal burning thermal power plants in the city and vehicular traffic, which are directly linked to decades of unbridled economic growth from huge manufacturing bases.
Wang Bin, head of the emergency response division of the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau, said Saturday that measures were enacted in advance to lessen the pollution’s impact and help the public prepare for the upcoming smog, which is forecast to be worse than the previous round this month. Beijing’s geographical setup makes things worse, as mountains on three sides the city trap smog, with chilly winter air pressing down on it and preventing it from clearing like it should.
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Germany’s Max Planck Institute has published a study in “Nature” magazine estimating that some 1.4 million people die prematurely in China each year because of pollution. However, overall emissions are expected to peak by about 2030 before starting to decline.
