Less developed villages to be renovated

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Category: Governmental News

Published: Tuesday, 10 April 2012 09:48

Recently Ningbo has launched a renovation project on a number of less developed villages, said local authorities. Some renovation works have started in several villages.

In recent years, with the advance of the new rural construction program, Ningbo rural areas has taken new look. However, some old villages in less developed areas remain unchanged. The infrastructure and public services lag behind. Some low-income rural families achieve little income growth. The collective economic organization doesn’t function well. Yang Shengjuan, director of municipal agricultural office, said: "the improvement of underdeveloped areas are crucial to narrow the gaps between urban and rural areas, between the rich and the poor and among different regions."

In order to speed up the development of the underdeveloped area, the municipal government has listed the renovation project as one of their major tasks this year. According to their plan, 70 villages will face renovation and 60 of them will have completed their renovation project by the end of 2012.

To ease the financial burden of local farmers, the municipal government decided to grant a special fund to the project. Governments at county level are required to give supportive funds at the same time. The total financial aid this year is estimated as 180 million yuan($28,616,852).