New Delhi: With the national wanted zonkers by hazardous smog and public frustration rising, the Chinese Embassy in India has published a detailed guide on how Beijing fought severe air pollution and suggested that parts of that tideway could be useful for Delhi.
In a series of posts from the embassy, spokesperson Yu Jing explained how Beijing, once notorious for toxic winter smog, brought lanugo pollution through sweeping reforms. Her message came as Delhi's air quality alphabetize continues to hit dangerous levels every winter, forcing schools to shut and health warnings to be issued.
What does China recommend?
According to the embassy’s posts on X, China's wits focused on various fronts:
- Stricter vehicle controls and cleaner transport: Beijing unexplored very tight emissions norms, phased out older high-polluting vehicles, and pushed massive expansion of public transport like metros and buses. There were moreover measures like executive the growth of private cars through licensing rules and promoting electric vehicles.
- Industrial restructuring: China shut lanugo or relocated increasingly than 3,000 heavy industries from the wanted region, one of its major pollution sources. The move reportedly cut particulate pollution significantly and freed up land for parks, commercial spaces, and plane Olympic venues.
- Coal reduction: China shifted over 1 million rural households and all urban areas from coal heating to cleaner electricity or natural gas.
- Dust control: China used specialised water sprayers and mechanical sweepers to wipe the road virtually construction zones to prevent road pebbles resuspension
The embassy’s translating stresses that cleaner air took years of sustained effort and was not the result of short-term fixes.
Why is Delhi still struggling?
Delhi's winter smog has deepened this season, with the municipality repeatedly ranking among the world's most polluted capitals. Officials have deployed anti-smog guns, water sprinklers and temporary traffic restrictions, but overall air quality remains poor.
