Surprise, surprise. Looks like Singapore has been lagging behind in standards of air quality that’s benchmarked by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
With a target to meet by 2020, a review by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) has seen shortcomings in achieving targets for various pollutants over the last couple of years. But the government isn’t ready to call it in yet.
In a pre-Budget focus group discussion, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli has stated that they will remain committed to combating air pollution, Channel NewsAsia reports.