Deforestation to blame for Beijing’s pollution

Deforestation to blame for Beijing’s pollution

Near the Mongolian Plateau where in hills and plains are present all around, Beijing is experiencing a maximum temperature which cause pain to the people. The sandstorm which came from the Gobi desert conquers the urban area every year during spring season. The whole city is full of dust and becomes grey, painting the lives of the people.

Almost every year during that season, people are experiencing the dusty season and they usually wear mask and cover their head in order to get rid of the dust.

Deforestation results to a great destruction and deteriorate the soil and can cause sandstorm. Some areas are affected by deforestation by making rice fields into sandy seashore and agricultural land into wetland.

Deforestation not only decreased the volume of water resources but it also the reason why sandstorm exist that destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of agriculture land, widening the desert land.

The solution to the deforestation is not only by preventing private vehicles and public vendors and removing private factories. The government of China must make an effort to completely stop illegal logging, huge irrigation and other building of infrastructure that ruin the existing forest and the community.

Beijing no longer needs a large bypass encircling a town and tall buildings. Instead, Beijing requires a green belt. Financial support is even more effective to help addressing the problem in pollution and to make the sky to its natural color.

S.Zhou