BEIJING: China has resumed construction at almost three-quarters of its 110 major water conservancy projects, despite the novel coronavirus outbreak and unfavorable weather conditions, the Ministry of Water Resources said.
Excluding Hubei province, the center of the outbreak, and Northwest and Northeast China where cold weather still lingers, construction had resumed at about 95 percent of national projects, the ministry said in a release on Monday. About 47,100 workers are at the construction sites of 80 national projects, which indicates 60 percent of the employees had returned to work. Regarding epidemic control, the measures the ministry had taken in promoting the resumption of construction had proved to be effective, the release said. The ministry has designated officials to follow each of the major projects. Aside from learning about the difficulties the projects faced, the officials are also responsible for strengthening coordination of the projects and offering guidance on the way ahead.
– The Daily Mail-China Daily News exchange item
