According to informburo news portal, eco-activists in Almaty proposed a ban on driving on personal vehicles on the first Sundays of every month. Sergei Ponomaryev, a member of the public council, journalist, said about it at the meeting of the public council for improving air quality in Almaty.

The initiative was supported by independent environmentalists and other members of the group.

As you know, in Milan, because of the smog, personal transport is prohibited on Sundays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., but traffic is still open on certain streets.

on foot, on bicycles. If you want to go out of town, to the country, then you need to do this before 10.00, and return by car after 17.00” said Sergei Ponomaryev.

He noted that while they plan to spend a day without cars once a month, on the first Sunday and only in the historical center of the city.