Polluting plant shuts down operation following complaints

XINXIANG, Henan - A heavily-polluting chemical plant in Fengqiu county of Central China's Henan province stopped operation on Wednesday following reports that the county government tried to bury residents' complaints.

A middle-aged woman, surnamed Wang, whose home borders the Xinxiang Yellow River Chemical Industry Co Ltd, confirmed the plant stopped production on Wednesday morning.

The move came a day after the Beijing-based China Youth Daily reported the Fengqiu county government in Xinxiang issued a document on May 7 to set up a team to investigate the problems at the chemical plant.