BEIJING: China is speeding up construction on major infrastructure projects to mitigate the economic impact of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) epidemic.
The construction on 89.1% of 11,000 key projects had restarted as of March 20, Ou Hong, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission , told a press conference Saturday.
In breakdown, 97.8% of the 533 key transportation projects supervised by the NDRC have been under construction, with all the major railway projects resuming operation, said Zheng Jian, another official with the NDRC. The construction on some 97% of major highway and waterway projects, 87% of airport projects, and 86% of water conservancy projects also resumed, said Ou.
The officials pledged efforts to speed up the resumption of key projects by solving the problems of labor shortage, transportation and supply of raw materials with accurate measures. - Xinhua
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