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Beijing to ban polluting cars during smog alerts

Source: The Times of India, Date: , 2016

Beijing , Nov 21, 2016 : Beijing will next year ban highly polluting old cars from being driven whenever air quality alerts are issued in the city or neighbouring regions, the city's environmental protection bureau said on Monday.China has adopted various measures over the years to reduce the blankets of smog which shroud many of the country's northern cities in the winter, causing hazardous traffic conditions and disrupting daily life.

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