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China's
government has repeatedly vowed to get tough on pollution, which
has fouled the country's air, soil and water, prompting public
ire.
But enforcement of laws is often lax.
The official Xinhua news agency said the chemical plant in
Gaoyou city in the eastern province of Jiangsu was given the
fine for dumping water with an abnormal pH level.
"After the news was released it was called into question by the
public, who thought a fine of 603 yuan was too low and
insufficient to act as a deterrent to companies which break the
law on the environment," Xinhua said.
The environment ministry was paying "great attention" to this
case and had ordered an investigation and for "serious
punishments" to be meted out, the report added.
Environmental protection bodies at all levels had a
responsibility to uphold the law, the ministry added.
($1 = 6.4763 yuan)
(Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Nick Macfie)
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