Beijing reduced more than 1,000 polluting enterprises

Beijing city government announced yesterday that it will force 1,200 businesses that pollute the environment to stop working to improve air quality.

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The Beijing authorities' decision was made after urgent public opinion of the frequent situation of dirty air covering the city, AFP reported. Sometimes the dirty air becomes so thick that the planes and ships cannot go or enter Beijing. People worry that air pollution will have a negative impact on their health.

People in Beijing fear their health will be badly affected by dirty air.

Beijing's Environmental Protection Department has said it will death 1,200 high-level environmental pollution facilities - including chemical plants, furniture factories and metal foundries - from now on. 2015.

'Environmental pollution due to industrial activities is one of the factors affecting air quality in the city', Beijing Environmental Protection Department said. However, the agency did not say businesses that were "purged" would have to close down or move elsewhere.

Air quality in China's capital has been deteriorating for years. But it wasn't until last year that it became a hot topic after the US embassy published a dust concentration index of less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter from their devices on Twitter. Dust with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometers is one of the most dangerous agents for humans in the air. Indicators announced by the US embassy show that air quality in Beijing is always alarming.

Due to pressure from public opinion, the Beijing government has encouraged people to use bicycles to reduce traffic congestion - one of the causes of air pollution. Officials opened more bike lanes and set up a series of bike rental kiosks in the city.