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Sichuan a year ahead of schedule on reconstruction

By Fu Jing and Zhao Tingting (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-03-06 14:03

Sichuan is optimistic about completing reconstruction of the quake-hit areas by 2010, one year ahead of the scheduled three years, Jiang Jufeng, governor of Sichuan and member of National People's Congress, said Friday on the sidelines of the annual session of the NPC.

Sichuan suffered an 8.0-magnitude earthquake epicentered in Wenchuan city last May.

Last August, the State Council, or the Cabinet, required Sichuan to fulfill its major reconstruction projects in three years.