The 'red alert' will last 89 hours, taking effect from 7 am on Saturday until 12:00 am on Wednesday.
During the period, vehicles are only allowed on the roads based on odd or even license plate numbers.
Public education institutions, including kindergartens, primary schools as well as middle schools, are advised to suspend classes and students can study at home.
Beijing's environmental watchdog issued its first air pollution alert last Monday, and emergency response lasted 72 hours.
China Daily - china.org.cn
18/12/15
Beijing issues second red alert ahead of smog...
ReplyDeleteBeijing issued its second-ever red alert for smog Friday ahead of severe pollution forecast to hit China's capital, weeks after putting its emergency response plan into action for the first time.
The notice from the capital's environmental bureau orders factories to close and pulls half of all private cars off the streets, among other measures, as bad air floods into the city for the third time this month.
The red alert, the highest tier of a four-colour warning system, will last from Saturday to Tuesday, according to a statement on the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau's website.
It will be the second time the highest level alert has been issued since the city established a pollution warning system in 2013.
Beijing issued its first red alert on December 7, declaring emergency pollution measures following scathing public criticism of the city's weak response to choking smog that settled on the city earlier in the month..............http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/asia-pacific/96025-151218-beijing-issues-second-red-alert-ahead-of-smog
18/12/15
Chine : deuxième alerte rouge à la pollution en deux semaines à Pékin...
ReplyDeleteLa ville de Pékin, en proie à une vague de smog nocif, vit un nouveau pic de pollution. Elle a décrété vendredi une alerte rouge, valide entre samedi et mardi, la deuxième en l'espace de deux semaines.
Nouveau pic de pollution à Pékin. L'alerte rouge a été décrétée vendredi 18 décembre, pour la deuxième fois en deux semaines, en prévision d'une nouvelle vague de smog nocif, annoncée dans la capitale chinoise.
Le bureau municipal en charge de l'environnement a ordonné des fermetures d'usines et la mise en place à partir de samedi d'une circulation alternée pour les véhicules privés, entre autres mesures, afin de limiter ce nouvel épisode de brouillard polluant.
L'alerte rouge sera valide entre samedi et mardi, selon une note publiée sur le site Internet du Bureau de la protection environnementale de Pékin, alors que la ville profitait encore vendredi après-midi d'un éclatant ciel bleu...............http://www.france24.com/fr/20151218-pekin-deuxieme-alerte-rouge-pollution-air-deux-semaines-chine