Inspections on environmental issues planned

New round of central government checks follows previous successes

A new round of central government environmental inspections will be carried out across the country in the next three years after the practice has proved effective in environmental protection, a senior official said on Friday.

The inspection will be extended to central government bodies and State-owned enterprises, particularly those at high risk for having problems with pollution, said Liu Changgen, executive deputy director of the central ecological and environmental inspection office at the Ministry of Ecology and Environment. Liu spoke at a news conference.