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Shanxi Governor: Environment a top priority
(www.chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2006-05-19 14:08 Governor of China's biggest coal production province explained his moves to cope with the deteriorating environment on May 11.
According to Yu, the province will invest billions yuan each year in environment protection. One of the biggest move the government decided to take is to plant trees along with railways, highways and road connecting major provincial cities. The specific plan set rules for how many lines of trees each section of roads is required to plant. Yu promised to raise the ratio of one per cent each year. "By the year of 2010, the percentage will reach to 18 per cent from current 13 per cent," Yu said. Another project will support the building or central heating factories in middle and small cities in the province. Dusts from private heating stoves are considered the biggest pollutants during winter seasons, Yu said. While the government is seeking legislative means to limit the polluting emission of big factories, such as iron and power plants. "We'll be very tough on shutting those who cannot reach legal emitting standards." |
Yu Youjun talked about his ambitious blueprint before a group of China's Internet media journalists who are invited to his province to help promote the province's image.