Inspectors punish polluters in Tibet

The central environmental inspection team exposed 1,022 cases of pollution in the Tibet autonomous region during a month of random checks, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said on Wednesday.

Polluters involved in 784 cases paid fines totaling 28 million yuan ($4.3 million), while 148 government officials were held accountable during the inspection, which began in mid-August.

Despite achievements made in environmental protection in recent years, they did not meet the central government's requirements and the public's expectations, the ministry said.