6 officials warned for black waterways in Shanghai
Six officials were warned by the city government on Saturday for the two rivers they are in charge of failed the latest quality assessment and remained malodorous and black over the last three months.
According to the report issued by the city’s river chief office, the dissolved oxygen and transparency indexes of the two rivers, Weishen River in Jinshan District, and Jiantoucun River in Baoshan District, failed to meet the standards.
The river chiefs of the two rivers were ordered to immediately take measures to treat the water.
The river chief scheme is a nationwide campaign to improve city waterways.
District directors are appointed as chiefs of the main waterways in the areas under their jurisdictions. Directors of sub-districts or towns are appointed as secondary chiefs responsible for smaller waterways in the area.
Chiefs who neglect their duties will be warned, and even face a punishment.
In September, chiefs of other four rivers were warned for malodorous and black problem. By last week, the waters in the rivers had been cleaned up.