Environment probe snares 2,000 officials
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MORE than 2,000 officials from Party and government departments have been punished for malpractices related to environmental policy implementation.
Last month, inspectors were sent to eight provinces and autonomous regions — Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Henan, Guangxi, Yunnan and Ningxia — to review the work of local governments.
In Ningxia, officials from Yongning County were held liable for failing to shut down a metalware factory that had been the subject of public anger because of smoke and dust emissions. The official line was that the factory had ceased production in August 2015, but it appeared to have continued to operate right up to July 2016.
The officials had to apologize and were removed from their posts.
“Environmental inspectors mainly focus on provincial and city-level Party and government organs,” said Zhai Qing, vice minister of environmental protection.
Malpractice will be reported to the central government and it be considered during the performance assessment and appointment of senior officials, Zhai said.
Inspectors heard from provincial regulators, interviewed officials, carried out field investigations and promoted hotline and e-mail contact channels for the public.
Environmental cases reported by the public mainly covered air pollution, water pollution, noise and solid waste. Most have been dealt with.
So far more than 100 people have been detained by the police for harming or polluting the environment and it is estimated that fines in the eight regions will surpass 100 million yuan (US$15 million).
There are plans to send environmental inspectors to all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities over the next two years.
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