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Numbers from the Government Work Report delivered by Wang Anshun, acting mayor of Beijing, at the First Session of the 14th Beijing Municipal People's Congress on Jan 22, 2013.
2%
Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year.
180,000 old vehicles
Roughly 180,000 old vehicles will be taken off the road. Buses, sanitation vehicles and government cars will be encouraged to use energy efficient models.
44,000 households
The coal-fueling heating system of 44,000 households living in bungalows in downtown Beijing will be replaced by cleaner and more energy-efficient systems.
520 kilometers
The water supply pipe network to be constructed or upgraded will reach 520 kilometers in Beijing to ensure water diverted from the Yangtze River can be used in 2014.
