Jiangsu builders will be fined for raising dust

Many builders in Jiangsu province will be slugged with a fine for dust emissions starting today, even as some of them said they have not been warned of the new penalties.

Under the pilot project in Nanjing and Xuzhou, firms will pay at least 0.24 yuan per sq-m each month for flying dust, such as suspended and inhalable particles, and sand stones, produced on their construction sites.

However, companies will be exempt from the charges if they meet certain criteria, such as installing dustsheets.