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BEIJING, June 3 (Xinhua) -- China's central and local governments
should strive to resume production in earthquake-affected regions
along with taking care of lives, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.
Wen made the remarks at a disaster-relief meeting on Tuesday, saying
the resumption of normality was a priority.
Wen said governments at all levels should make efforts to resume
agricultural production. Transport departments should channel
agricultural resources including fertilizer, diesel oil and seed to
ensure summer crops.
Efforts should be made to control animal diseases and to dispose of
waste so that it will do no harm to the surrounding environment.
Disaster-relief groups should devote themselves to repairing damaged
equipment and machines in the quake zone to resume agricultural
production as soon as possible.
Wen also stressed the importance of restoring industrial production,
saying officials should make every effort to resume production of
energy resources, as well as the transport of coal, refined oil and
natural gas.
Reconstruction of resources production plants and large enterprises
would also take priority, said Wen.
He ordered local governments to repair national and provincial
highways that connect affected areas to neighboring regions, in
order to ensure the transport of food, grain, drinking water, tents
and the sick and injured.
Efforts should be made to resume commercial networks and services,
and to build shops near residential quarters to provide daily
necessities.
Financial services and the power grid should also be restored, he
said.
The May 12 quake centered in Sichuan's Wenchuan county had claimed
69,107 lives as of Tuesday noon, the Information Office of the State
Council said.
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