Reconstruction Work to Start in Two Villages

    Post-earthquake reconstruction in Northwest China's Qinghai province will start in two pilot villages in Yushu prefecture on May 4.

    Before a comprehensive reconstruction plan is released, pilot reconstruction will start in the villages of Trangu and Ganda near the epicenter of Gyegu town, rescue and relief headquarters said on April 27.

    Reconstruction will start there May 4, Xinhua News Agency reported.

    The headquarters also set a target of May 14, a month after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake, to clear the ruins of major buildings such as government offices, schools and hospitals.

    "The rescue and relief work has entered a new phase. We have to set clear new targets," Qiang Wei, Party chief of Qinghai province, was quoted by Xinhua as saying.

    Meanwhile, China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin, who visited quake survivors and rescuers during a trip to Yushu on Monday, said the government would go all out to rebuild the quake zone.

    Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, also met with representatives of monks who joined the rescue.

    He said the monks showed patriotism and compassion in their quake relief work and called on them to continue to bring spiritual support to survivors.

    (Source: China Daily)