Choking on air pollution, Hanoi heads ‘hot’



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Hanoi allocates units to develop response scenarios, recommends people during the days that the air quality index is “very bad”, “harmful” to minimize the harmful effects of air pollution on health. .

In the first days of January, all monitoring points in Hanoi showed a “bad” Air Quality Index (AQI), which affected people’s health.

Choking on air pollution, Hanoi heads 'hot'
The AQI index in Hanoi has always been “bad”, “very bad” in recent days. Photo: Tran Thuong

Many adverse weather patterns are expected to appear between now and March, causing deterioration in air quality.

To improve the AQI index, the Hanoi People’s Committee has just issued an express document asking the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to coordinate with departments, branches and popular committees of districts and cities to mobilize people not to burn straw, do not reuse charcoal stoves. beehives, review and mobilize charcoal / honeycomb stoves to convert their business types to ensure the complete elimination of charcoal stoves in the city.

The Department of Natural Resources and Environment presides and coordinates with the Department of Health, relevant departments and sectors to develop detailed response scenarios, prevention of air pollution, integrating long / medium / short term protection plans. aerial atmosphere in the city.

At the same time, in coordination with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development to evaluate the effectiveness of the straw burning restriction models implemented, study and propose a model for the application of straw reuse after harvest; propose to develop policies to help people use straw as a raw material to produce useful and environmentally friendly products, ensuring that the goal is not to burn more straw that causes environmental pollution.

The City Police is tasked with strengthening the coordination of functional units to inspect, review and operate vehicles that emit black smoke, motor vehicles that are out of date. In which, there is the concentration of vehicles that use diesel fuel, not ensuring the shielding, causing environmental pollution, taking earth and rock to the road.

The city assigned the Construction Department to strengthen measures to manage, inspect, and monitor environmental protection at construction sites, renovation works, and cobblestone pavements.

The Department of Health coordinates with the Department of Natural Resources and Environment to develop a response scenario, recommending to people during the days that the AQI air quality index is “very bad”, “dangerous” to minimize the effects harmful of air pollution. public health.

The city of Hanoi also assigned related units to strengthen the propaganda and mobilization of religious establishments, the cult to limit the burning of incense, votive votives, especially during the end of the year festivals and New Year festivals. to minimize the impact on the environment.

The Popular Committees of districts and localities strengthen the control, inspection and urge the units to implement environmental sanitation in the area to ensure the comprehensive collection of waste, transportation and proper treatment. , rules, not arrears.

Proactive construction of storage locations, transit stations to actively store waste for a period of 5-7 days to ensure garbage safety, environmental sanitation and urban beauty. The city’s centralized waste disposal complex cannot receive waste.

In addition, the districts, towns and communes launched a movement for each neighborhood, commune, residential group, women’s union, elders’ association and youth union organizing the program to clean the environment. the area on Saturdays and Sundays. Reinforce propaganda, mobilize people to throw out their garbage on time, in the right place …

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