Building collapse kills 1, injures at least 6

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 08 April 2014 15:25

Part of the five-storey building, or 15 out of its total of 40 apartments, in a residential quarter of Fenghua collapsed at 8:45 a.m. last Saturday. One person has died in hospital after being rescued from the rubble of a residential building that collapsed in Fenghua City, a city under administration of Ningbo. The female victim was among seven people pulled out of the debris. Rescuers have confirmed that no other residents have been buried in the debris.

The brick-and-concrete structure was part of a community housing 40 families named Jujing Condos. Developed by Fenghua Real Estate Development Co., and designed by Fenghua Municipal Building Design Institute, the buildings were built in 1994 by Xiangshan No.1 Construction Company. The collapsed building was a five-storey building of 15 apartments in the community.

Top officials of Zhejiang Province ordered for the utmost efforts in the search for those trapped and the treatment of those injured in the accident. Firefighters, soldiers and a medical team were called to the scene soon after the building crumbled shortly. Meanwhile, local authorities are urged to start an overall check-up over all residential buildings and guarantee the safety of residents.

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Land project promotion meeting held in Jiangbei District

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 08 April 2014 15:19

The spring session of the land project promotion meeting was held in Jiangbei District on April 2, starting a new round of land marketing, including the 15 Class 1 land projects, launched for the first time.

With a total area of ove r4500 mu, the 15 key land projects are mainly located in the new developing area along the Yaojiang River, the core water front area and the business district of the northern part of Ningbo, including specifically the No.1 and No.2 lands along the north bank of Yongjiang River, the former railway station and surrounding land, and the land near the Baisha Vegetable Market.

Different from the commonly seen projects, the Class 1 development projects refer to those undertaken by the government or enterprises appointed by the government. Firstly, the state-owned lands (gross lands) or village collective lands (raw lands) are drafted and residents are relocated with compensation, and then necessary facilities will be equipped to enable them to become "mature lands" for sales or transfer.

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Yinzhou starts agricultural waste treatment program

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 08 April 2014 15:23

Yinzhou District has recently launched a farmland cleanup program in an effort to establish a long-term agricultural waste disposal and recycling system. Farmers are required to collect containers or packages of fertilizers and pesticides for proper treatment instead of abandoning them randomly in their field.

Untreated farm irrigation runoff containing pesticides and fertilizers flows directly to local rivers and cause water pollution. As, agricultural authorities in Yinzhou District started a pilot agricultural waste treatment program in June, 2011 by setting up eight collection stations in three rural townships to collect agricultural waste.

According to statistics from local agricultural sectors, from late October to the end of December in 2011, the eight pilot stations collected a total of 230 tons of agricultural waste, including 185 tons rice seedling throwers and 45 tons of pesticide containers and bags. About 95 percent of the collected waste were properly handled.

In order to eliminate white pollution of farmland and reduce the risk of water and soil  contamination and the damage to farmland ecosystems, Yinzhou District issued a document titled "Measures on Collections and Treatment of Agricultural Waste" this March. According to the document, townships and villages shall collect all agricultural waste for proper treatment.

Yinzhou District also plans to set up agricultural waste collection stations in all rural townships and neighborhoods.

Tea leaves picking starts

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Category: Ningbo District

Published: Tuesday, 08 April 2014 15:14

It is learned from Ningbo Forestry Bureau that as the weather becomes warmer, tea gardens in Beilun District, Yuyao County and Ninghai County have entered the peak period for tea leaves picking.

According to a person from the bureau, the spring tea in Ninghai County, Beilun District and Fenghua County is primarily green tea, while that in Yinzhou District and Yuyao County is mainly white tea.

"With the recent amiable weather, the tea plants in the mountain areas have budded, and the shoots are now about two centimeters long." said Lu Bingyou, the owner of a tea garden in Ninghai County. Generally speaking, when the tea plants face the southeast on the top of the mountain, they can receive more sunlight. That is why they may grow faster and bud earlier. According to Lu, due to the cold weather, the tea-picking period this year started from March 7, one week later than the last year. It is reported that the average price for the local new tea leaves is about 1000 yuan per jin (500 grams), remaining almost the same as in the same period of last year