{"id":21507,"date":"2008-07-05T12:46:16","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=21507"},"modified":"2008-07-05T12:46:16","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T19:46:16","slug":"china-issues-guidelines-on-post-quake-reconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2008\/07\/china-issues-guidelines-on-post-quake-reconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"China Issues Guidelines on Post-Quake Reconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chinese government has announced plans for rebuilding towns and cleaning up damage from the earthquake. From Xinhua<\/a>:<\/p>\n \nChina’s State Council<\/a> published on Friday guidelines on post-quake reconstruction, emphasizing house repair and building work.<\/p>\n The State Council, China’s Cabinet, stressed priority for repairing and building houses for people whose homes were destroyed during the May 12 tremor.<\/p>\n “Check for repairable buildings and fix them as soon as possible; scientifically choose sites, economically use land and set down reasonable quake-resistant levels for building new houses,” the guidelines said.<\/p>\n Areas suitable for living must be marked off based on scientific standards and evaluations on geology and natural resources. Meanwhile, the government will see to the reasonable distribution regarding population, industry and productivity, according to the guidelines.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n