General Studies · Passage and Conclusion

Read the paragraph carefully and evaluate the given statement based only on the provided text. China has created a national executive policy to fight pollution. Under this, they have imposed many restrictions on the use of coal. Thermal power stations were closed and people were not allowed to burn coal, even they could not burn coal for consumption in the house. Besides making norms for emissions from vehicles, there have been several precautionary measures which monitor the air pollution. According to the records, only this year, China's PM 2.5 vehicle emissions killed 1,37,000 people. It is true that Beijing's air quality has improved but the government has not been able to achieve its goals. The Chinese government has acknowledged that pollution has not diminished to 231 of the 338 cities that have been set by them to the extent of eliminating pollution in 231 cities. The second three-year executive policy has been prepared to deal with this. Statement: A very large number of people died in China because they were not allowed to burn coal for consumption in their homes.