|
CHINA> National
![]() |
|
WB OKs $710M loan to aid China quake-zone recovery
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-02-13 15:27 BEIJING -- The World Bank (WB) China Office announced here on Friday the approval of a US$710 million loan for the reconstruction of areas devastated by the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that shook China last May. Sichuan and Gansu, the two provinces that suffered the most losses from the earthquake, will receive 510 million dollars and 200 million dollars respectively from the WB project named the Wenchuan Earthquake Recovery Project. According to the World Bank, the fund will go primarily toward financing the recovery and reconstruction of infrastructure such as roads, bridges, water supply systems and waste management, as well as medical facilities in selected counties in both provinces. In Gansu, funds will also aid the reconstruction of education facilities. "This project will assist many quake-stricken communities rebuild their lives by restoring essential services," said project manager Mara Warwick, a senior urban environment specialist of the World Bank.
Of China's four trillion yuan (about US$585 billion) national economic stimulus plan issued at the end of 2008, one trillion yuan is designed for quake-zone reconstruction. Official statistics showed the earthquake claimed 69,227 lives, with 374,643 people injured and 17,923 missing by September 25, 2008. Of the total direct economic losses estimated at 845.1 billion yuan, Sichuan took up 91.3 percent, Gansu 5.8 percent. |
连江县| 无极县| 黎城县| 文登市| SHOW| 大同县| 抚顺县| 任丘市| 财经| 洛扎县| 揭阳市| 辽中县| 临夏县| 三明市| 奉节县| 青浦区| 城口县| 阜康市| 孝义市| 睢宁县| 嵊州市| 固镇县| 营山县| 宽城| 中西区| 福州市| 两当县| 渝北区| 黄大仙区| 观塘区| 安岳县| 上犹县| 黑山县| 咸阳市| 那坡县| 徐水县| 休宁县| 伽师县| 三门县| 临邑县| 马山县|