Beijing: China today said it has shut down 17,000 polluting industries following a pollution discharge inspection of 1.41 million companies from January to September this year.
Another 28,600 firms were ordered to suspend their operations, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said today.
Among the violators, 46,800 enterprises were found to have discharged pollutants and 63,700 were involved in illegal construction projects, the ministry said.
The industries most complained about were chemicals, metal smelting and processing and non-metallic mineral processing.
During the inspection, violations were found in urban treatment of dust, central heating and oil vapor recovery in petrol stations, the ministry said.
Another 28,600 firms were ordered to suspend their operations, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said today.
Among the violators, 46,800 enterprises were found to have discharged pollutants and 63,700 were involved in illegal construction projects, the ministry said.
The industries most complained about were chemicals, metal smelting and processing and non-metallic mineral processing.
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During the inspection, violations were found in urban treatment of dust, central heating and oil vapor recovery in petrol stations, the ministry said.
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