Government to halt public construction work if fine dust levels spike
Social affairsMar 31, 2019
South Korea will order a halt to public construction work in the event of high concentrations of fine dust, the government said Sunday. The finance ministry said it will dispatch guidelines to all state agencies to follow the new rules going forward. It said that if fine dust alarms and warnings are issued and overall conditions require action to reduce the inconvenience of people, state organizations that have placed construction orders can stop work. Under such circumstances, builders will not