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Govt policy moves from past weeks
Updated: June 30, 2021 07:11 China Daily

Counties urged to avoid high-carbon building

Counties across the country have been asked by policymakers to avoid uncontrolled expansion and high-carbon emission construction projects as the nation works to achieve its ambition to curb such emissions.

A guideline issued by 15 government departments, including the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, in early June has made clear the specific requirements for green and low-carbon construction in the counties.

Population density is one of the key indexes for curbing carbon emission.

According to the guideline, the population density for county areas, after their construction projects are completed, should be kept between 6,000 and 10,000 people per square kilometer.

"The construction of county towns should be arranged in an orderly manner and reasonably rolled out, not only to prevent blind, high-density and high-intensity development, but also to prevent disordered expansion," the guideline said.

New buildings in counties should be constructed in safe and proper places, avoiding areas prone to natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and landslides, it said.

The height of residential buildings in counties should be restricted and align with local fire rescue capabilities, the guideline said.

In these counties, new residential buildings should be six stories on average and, in principle, no higher than 18 stories, it added.

Measure aims at child, elderly care services

Central government departments have issued an action plan to help the country further improve infrastructure conditions for elderly care and child care services.

The National Development and Reform Commission, the country's top economic planner, said on June 25 that by 2025, more efforts will have been made to promote standardization in the construction of facilities, enhance the ability to support those most in need and increase the number of inclusive services.

The NDRC, along with two other central government bodies, jointly released an implementation plan on boosting senior care and child care services.

China will build a slew of child care service institutions, expand the supply of services that cover the majority of the public and explore new models such as platforms for family child care sharing, the plan said.

To make cities more child friendly, the plan supports the construction of facilities for extracurricular activities centering on children's natural education, science and technology to boost their quality development.

The plan also supports the renovation of public spaces and facilities-such as urban neighborhoods, roads, communities, schools, medical institutions, parks, libraries, green spaces-to make them more convenient for children.

For older people, the country will build a standardized home-based elderly care service network in grassroots level communities, build or renovate State-run senior care service institutions and support medical institutions in efforts to combine elderly care with medical treatments, the plan said.

Water quality improves over first five months

The country's water quality improved during the first five months of the year, according to data released by China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment.

Surface water quality in China is divided into five classes, with Class I being the best and Class V being the worst.

Data shows that 81.8 percent of surface water was graded Class I to III in the January-May period, up 1 percentage point from the same period last year.

Meanwhile, water graded Class V fell 0.7 percentage points to 2.1 percent during the same period.

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