The chief and deputy chief of the Shizuishan Environmental Bureau have been penalised for intentionally altering statistics, reported btime.com. Shizuuishan Environmental Bureau staff sprays water cannon towards its building to clear the air quality around the air quality monitor (left). A night after, the building was frozen (right)Pictures taken in early last December show the exterior of the Shizuishan Environmental Bureau in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Ningxia Environmental Protection issued a statement on January 15 to emphasise on the strict control of the air quality detector. Reports claim it could improve air quality within an area of 3.9 square miles, according to South China Morning Post.

Source: Daily Mail January 22, 2018 17:26 UTC