BEIJING, October 11 -- More than 100 factories in Beijing were forced to shut or cut emissions and all construction work was suspended as the capital fought back against heavy smog choking the city for the third day.
All construction and demolition work in the capital was suspended and trucks carrying earth and gravel were kept off road. Construction sites were ordered to be covered and frequently sprayed with water to reduce dust. In Beijing’s Haidian district, a construction site that failed to comply with the measures was fined 20,000 yuan, the Beijing Times reported. Local officials found three excavators working on site during an unannounced check, and piles of exposed earth and gravel. Fines totalling 33,500 yuan were handed out to drivers of earth and gravel trucks still on the road despite th ban. In Beijing, members of Brazil’s national football team – which is in town for the Americas’ Super Derby-Doctor Nicolás Leoz Cup against Argentina on Saturday – complained that they felt uncomfortable during their training sessions at the capital’s Bird’s Nest National Stadium, the Brazilian media reported. “It felt difficult to breath, and my throat was dry and felt like it was burning, as if I’ve inhaled thick smoke. You can’t escape this kind of problem, we have to face it. We are not finding excuses,” Brazil’s Robinho was quoted as saying. “[My] eyes hurt, and were in swelling pain, just like they were burning,” fellow player Diego Tardelli Martins said. The training was stopped at least three times yesterday afternoon, because players felt too uncomfortable to continue, the report said. Source: Agencies
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