Ecobreves – COLOMBIA: New Steps Against Pollution

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BOGOTA, May 20 2006 (IPS) - eginning May 30, the Bogotá municipal government will implement traffic restrictions in three sectors of the city, affecting public service vehicles that run on diesel and that are older than 10 years. Beginning May 30, the Bogotá municipal government will implement traffic restrictions in three sectors of the city, affecting public service vehicles that run on diesel and that are older than 10 years.

Those affected will not be able to travel through the industrial districts of Puente Aranda, Fontibón and Kennedy between 7:00 and 11:00 a.m. Violators will not be allowed to operate the vehicle and will have to pay a fine.

Carlos Escobar, adviser to the Environmental Corporation of the Atlantic, said in a Tierramérica interview that Bogotá, with its million vehicles, is considered the third most polluted city in Latin America.