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Public comment period open on draft plan to rebuild quake hit county seat

A draft plan for the reconstruction of the seat of Beichuan County, the worst hit area in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, is now open for public comment. The new seat of the Beichuan county will be located in Huangtu township in neighboring... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, Dec 03 2008

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20 May 08		2 minutes after earthquake in Beichuan County 5-12-2008 » YouTube videoHow people act after earthquake in Beichuan County, in China's southwest Sichuan province.
03 Dec 08		Reconstruction plan goes public » Shanghai Daily A DRAFT plan for the reconstruction of the seat of Beichuan County, the worst-hit area in the May 12 earthquake, is now open for public comment. The plan locates the new seat of Beichuan County in Huangtu Township...
10 Feb 09		New seat plan of China's quake-hit county released for feedback » People's Daily The construction plan for the new county seat of Beichuan, a worst-hit area in China's May 12 massive quake last year, unveiled Monday for public feedback. The new county seat is two km east of Anchang Town in Anxian County and 23 km from the...
21 Dec 08		Beichuan rebuild wins approval » Shanghai Daily A plan for rebuilding the county seat of Beichuan, devastated in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, has undergone an expertise appraisal by China's construction authority. The plan is still at the public comment...
21 Dec 08		Plan for rebuilding China's quake-hit county seat goes through expertise appraisal » People's Daily A plan for rebuilding the county seat of Beichuan, devastated in the 8.0-magnitude May 12 earthquake, went through an expertise appraisal by China's construction authority on Saturday. The plan is still in the procedure of public comment. ...
07 Feb 09		Villagers begin relocation for new county seat of quake-leveled county » Shanghai Daily LAND acquisition has started for the construction of new seat for Beichuan County, the worst-hit area in last year's 8.0-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan Province, according to local authorities. More than 10,000...

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