Chengdu reconstruction under way

By Wang Wei (China Daily)
Updated: 2008-08-05 07:18

The provincial government plans to complete 60 percent of reconstruction in rural areas on original sites by the end of this year and finish all work by the end of 2009.

According to the central government's arrangements and Sichuan provincial reconstruction plans, Chengdu has put forward a vision for reconstruction efforts.

Rural housing reconstruction includes options for local farmers including rebuilding houses at the original sites, reconstructing homes at allocated sites, voluntarily moving to other locations, and fixing and reinforcing buildings that were damaged.

All must comply with scientific designs for rural housing and preserve traditional Sichuan culture in building styles as well as guarantee good quality.

In urban reconstruction, owners still have the right to the use of land even if the buildings were destroyed. Victims who lost houses in the earthquake can rent low-cost housing, buy price-controlled or commercial housing or exchange land and rebuild their home somewhere else.

Three months have passed after the catastrophic earthquake jolted Wenchuan county. People from all over the world lent their helping hands for children who lost their parents, for parents who lost their children and for tens of thousands of people who were sick, suffering and scared. Residents of Chengdu and other disaster-stricken areas are uniting and working hard to build a better future.

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