Sejong City Fine Dust Crisis Alert... Grade 5 Vehicle Operation Ban Tomorrow

Imposition of a Fine of Up to 100,000 Won for Violations

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Ministry of Environment announced on the 12th that it has issued a fine dust (PM2.5) crisis alert at the 'Interest' level for Sejong Special Self-Governing City starting at 6 a.m. on the 13th and will implement emergency fine dust reduction measures for the first time this year.

Accordingly, in Sejong City, the operation of Grade 5 emission vehicles will be restricted from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. A fine of up to 100,000 KRW will be imposed for violations.

On this day, high concentrations of fine dust occurred mainly in the metropolitan and Chungcheong areas as domestic and foreign inflows of fine dust accumulated due to stagnant air. The high concentration of fine dust is expected to persist until the 15th and then dissipate on the 16th.

In the case of Sejong City, due to its geographical characteristics with high relative humidity favorable for fine dust formation, the average concentration of fine dust (PM2.5) exceeded 50㎍/㎥ until 4 p.m. on this day.

It is expected to exceed 50㎍/㎥ on the 13th as well, meeting the fine dust crisis alert criteria for implementing emergency reduction measures.

Mandatory workplaces and construction sites located in Sejong City will also be subject to fine dust emission reduction measures such as operation rate restrictions.

The Ministry of Environment, Geumgang River Basin Environmental Office, and Sejong City will crack down on workplaces and construction sites that emit large amounts of fine dust.

Kim Seunghee, Director of Air Environment Policy, said, "As high concentrations of fine dust occur in the metropolitan and Chungcheong areas, we ask for cooperation in refraining from vehicle operation, and in Sejong City, to ensure that emergency fine dust reduction measures are faithfully implemented."

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