Capital launches plan to clean air

Beijing agrees to pay 460 million yuan cost to reduce coal consumption in 2 Hebei cities

Beijing is joining with Langfang and Baoding in Hebei province a three-year project to control air pollution, with funding of 460 million yuan ($74 million) for this year, the municipal environmental authority said.

The focus of the project this year is reduction of coal consumption. Langfang and Baoding will share the funding from Beijing equally, the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau said.