Air pollution
Townspeople Demanded the Government Pay Compensation Shijiazhuang
Shijiazhuang, Jia Xiang – inhabitants of the Northern Hebei province, the local government memperkarakan that assessed failed to tackle air pollution. Dragging the local governments to the Court is the first-ever event in Hebei province.
Li Guixin, from Shijiazhuang, Drag City Shijiazhuang environmental protection Bureau to the District Court of Yuhua, Tuesdays (25/2/14), asking the Bureau of that environment to meet its obligations to tackle air pollution based on the applicable LAW, such news written by Yanzhao Metropolis Daily.
Shijiazhuang, about 300 km west of Beijing City data, is the capital of Hebei province. The town is known as one of the areas with the worst air pollution. Li also demanded that environment agency pay compensation of 10,000 yuan or due to 1,630 US dollars of economic losses and health due to air pollution. The District Court earlier had said that they would decide the matter in a hearing within seven days.
Each resident who lives with the smoke is a victim who threatened health and am committed to economic losses, said Li is Government policy holder., they should have to pay damages, because it is they who benefit from the taxes paid by various companies there.
"smoke that filled the city and many people complained. But none of these people are right under law. I did this to awaken the consciousness of citizens and encourages the Government to take decisive steps to resolve this issue, "Li wrote in his report to the District Court and cited globaltimes.cn.
the meantime, Cheng Gang, senior officials and one of the officials at the Environmental Bureau said that the city was entitled to pendudk submit their issues to the Court and this indicates that public awareness in the field of the environment.
Since the end of 2013, the Central Government and regions already issued an ambitious five-year plan in reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but disappointment and complaints increased due to higher levels of air pollution. [Eka]