Legislators and political advisers have called for advanced technologies to be used in helping China battle air pollution, with the nation soon due to test a cutting-edge drone designed to clear smog.

 

Talking to deputies from Guangdong province and Shanghai on Thursday, Xi inquired about the readings for PM2.5 in the two areas, urging local authorities to make the air cleaner.

 

PM2.5 is particulate matter in the air smaller than 2.5 micro-meters that is believed to be most hazardous to health.
 

The top leaders' remarks come as Chinese aviation designers prepare for the test flight of the SYW-1 drone to see if it can clear smog.

 

The unmanned aerial vehicle, with a glide parachute, has been developed and manufactured by AVIC Aerospace, a subsidiary of the Aviation Industry Corp of China.

 

It will carry out its first smog dispersal test at airports or ports in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, said Ma Yongsheng, a deputy to the NPC and chairman of AVIC Aerospace.
 

The new drone is 90 percent cheaper to operate than the fixed-wing aircraft that have been used to disperse smog for several years.
 

The drone can carry 80 kg of smog-dispersing chemicals and can remain airborne for three hours, AVIC Aerospace says. A future model will be able to carry 700 kg of chemicals.
 

It can also be used for agricultural seeding, disaster relief and aerial mapping.

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