China To Relocate Over 1 Million People In Shanxi Coalmine Sinking Areas By 2008

Nasdaq ^ | 02/18/07

[TigerLikesRooster]

China To Relocate Over 1 Million People In Shanxi Coalmine Sinking Areas By 2008

(RTTNews) - The provincial government of China's Shanxi Province said it would relocate 1 million people to new areas from the coalmine sinking areas and shanty towns before 2008. China's richest coal province, Shanxi faces the prospect of expanded sinking areas as a result of long-term and intensified coal mining. The Governor of Shanxi, Yu Youjun, at a meeting on shanty town reconstruction indicated that the provincial government in a joint effort with state-owned coal companies would relocate over 0.6 million people out of the coalmine sinking areas and shanty towns at a cost of approximately $859 million or 6.87 billion yuan.

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[nctexan]

The right of 'eminent domain' is an open and shut case in China.

Maybe we can get the ACLU to get involve to fix the situation.

With 1B people, it sure would keep them out of our hair for a while.

[x_plus_one]

How hard is it to relocate yourself from living in a sinkhole?

[johniegrad]

How hard is it to relocate yourself from living in a sinkhole?

Yeah, things are looking up for those people.

[x_plus_one]

Maybe they can't get the right "papers" to move.

[grey_whiskers]

I'm almost done with a vanity on China. This article will help nicely. Thank you very much.

I'll give you a courtesy *PING* when it's done. :-)

Cheers!

[verum ago]

talk about needing to reduce your 'carbon footprint'...

[GSlob]

relocating [from a ground subsidence area or a shantytown] at cost of $1200 a nose can only mean relocating them to another shantytown.

[investigateworld]

Please add me to that ping.
Thanks

[Kenny Bunk]

You don't get it.

THe CHICOM are digging their way to Kansas.

[GSlob]

Let them dig. The Earth mantle is somewhat liquid, besides being hot.