41 held for unlawful dumping in Anhui

Forty-one people have been detained for storing and dumping thousands of tons of solid waste in areas close to the Yangtze River in Anhui province, local authorities announced recently.

Media reports said the people were responsible for five cases of storing and dumping waste in the riverside cities of Wuhu, Tongling and Chizhou.

A joint investigation launched by Xinhua News Agency and the provincial environmental protection department in late March found 60,500 metric tons of solid waste in Qianjiang Industrial Park in Chizhou. The park lies on the southern bank of the Yangtze.