This Overall Planning for Post-Wenchuan Earthquake Restoration and Reconstruction, as a cross-sectoral policy document, is formulated for the purpose of doing a good restoration and reconstruction job in a powerful, orderly and efficient way and rebuilding a beautiful homeland so as to restore the normal socioeconomic order in the quake-hit areas. The overall goal is to achieve the major task of restoration and reconstruction in approximately three years; The basic living conditions and the economic development level should reach or surpass the pre-disaster level; Make every endeavor to build a new homeland characterized by enjoyable life and work, eco-civilization, security and harmony, and lay a solid foundation for sustainable socioeconomic development. More specific targets include: —— Housing shall be available to each family. Basically complete the restoration and reconstruction of urban and rural residences, make it possible for the disaster-affected people to live in safe, economical, practical and land-saving houses. —— Ensure employment for household of working population. Ensure that at least one member in each family has a stable job, and that urban household per capita disposable income and rural household per capita net income surpass the pre-disaster level. —— Each person is secured. All the disaster-affected people shall enjoy basic living allowances, and basic public services such as compulsory education, public sanitation and basic medical treatment, and have access to public culture and sports, social welfare, etc. —— Improve infrastructures. Completely restore the functions of infrastructures such as transportation, communications, energy, water conservancy, etc., ensure that the support capacity reach or surpass the pre-disaster level. —— Ensure development in economy. Improve and expand special advantage industries, optimize industry structure and spatial layout and enhance the scientific development capacity. Ensure improvement in ecology. Gradually restore the ecological functions and improve environmental quality and ensure apparent enhancement in disaster prevention and mitigation ability.
China · 2008-01-01