With the fine dust crisis continuing to grip South Korea… the Seoul City Government has announced new measures to try and tackle the issue.<br />Fed-up citizens, however, are continuing to demand more active countermeasures to clean up the air.<br />Kim Mok-yeon reports. <br />With March recording the worst fine dust pollution on record in Seoul, the city government unveiled a list of measures it will take to try and tackle the issue. <br />Compared to 2016, the fine dust and ultra-fine dust problem has worsened at concerning levels, especially in densely populated areas such as Seoul and Gyeonggi-do Province. <br />In a bid to combat the problem,... high-emission vehicles wilI be restricted from entering the center of Seoul beginning in July.<br />Seoul City also plans to cooperate with private delivery companies to replace about 100,000 motorcycles by 2025 and distribute 1,000 electric motorcycles to franchises by the end of this year. <br />Mid-sized town buses that run on diesel and school buses for young children will also gradually be switched to electric buses.<br />The city also plans to cut household emissions by replacing 900,000 old heaters with eco-friendly models by 2022.<br />However, concerned citizens say that this is not enough. <br />"Citizens gathered in front of Seoul's Gwanghwamun square on Monday afternoon, calling for the government to come up with more concrete measures to tackle the nation's worst-ever fine dust crisis."<br />Participants, who are mostly part of an online community calling for action against fine dust, said that they came to the rally so that their voices could better be heard.<br />"The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is check the fine dust levels. I hope the government can adopt the measures they announced as soon as possible."<br />"I think there is progress on reduction efforts, but I believe more could be done so that my children can live in a country where they can breathe freely.<br />"The government's measures seem very helpful but I think we need to come up with a fundamental solution and find the root of the problem."<br />Although acknowledging the government's efforts to cope with the fine dust issue, concerned citizens continue to call for more agressive steps in hopes of clearing South Korean skies. <br />Kim Mok-yeon, Arirang News. <br />
