The municipal government of the Chinese capital Beijing has announced an orange alert for heavy air pollution and has decided to implement emergency response measures effective from 00:00 on March 2 until 24:00 on March 4.
In particular, the transportation of construction waste, mud, sand and stone will be suspended. Other measures include the suspension of a number of outdoor construction operations and the halting or restriction of production operations of some manufacturing companies. Meanwhile, building demolition, fireworks and outdoor barbecues are prohibited.